Iran

Ahmandinejad, kind of a buzz kill, don't you think? The guy has to be smart, right? He's the leader of an entire nation. I'm not claiming he'll do well in Trivial Pursuit or can survive in the wilderness without provisions, but he just has to be at the very least a "B" student. Can we agree on this? Even if we can't, just for argument sake, can you give me this one?

And then we get this: Ahmadinejad announced the conference would set up a "fact-finding commission" to determine whether the Holocaust happened or not. The commission will "help end a 60-year-old dispute," he said.

So, given this type of statement, we don't have too many options.

a.) He believes this to be true.
b.) He does not believe this to be true, but is using this to further his international/political drama.

Can there be other options? If so, please comment

Until then:

If a.) Wow. I'm stunned that you're this dumb;
If b.) Then, well, Fuck you.

Additionally, how do you solve this mystery? How would one, or say everyone go about uncovering the chilling truth to this 60+ year old caper? Now I'm starting to get excited. It's like when I used to watch an hour long episode of 'The A Team' only to be broadsided in my deepest moment of curiosity and pure enjoyment with "To Be Continued."

"To Be Continued!!!!!!!!!?" What the!!! mother f'n, sonofa, shiiiiiiiiiiiitttt!!!!," my eight year old throat would bellow. You can't just suck me in like this and then expect me to wait a whole week to finally be soothed back into normalcy with what portends to be yet another deliciously clever ending. I want gratification NOW!

Anyhow, deep breathes, breathe in, breathe out. I'm okay. But what is Iran really about? Why is this Israel/Palestine issue so important? Discover all you want, maybe only 1 Jew died from a staph infection and everybody conspired to brew this into the "Holocaust." Okay, what now?

Dear Israel,

We found out the truth. Please move.

Thank you,

Iran

How about this. Let's have some fun and assume the completely farcical, and totally impossible: the Israelis leave Israel. Huh? Pretty nice, eh Iran? So, for the second time in one post - what now? The Palestinians still can't feed themselves. And for that matter, get the world off their addiction to oil, and neither can you.

My Politics

Because it's 9:29 pm, and to those of you who don't really know me, this is too close for comfort to my bedtime. Also, my tea is actually cooled to room temperature, I'd rather be reading, I haven't shined my shoes in weeks, my room is a mess, I haven't sent a thank you card to my grandma for her as always on time birthday card (from 9/23), and only God knows how many other things are pressing down upon me.....this is why I must get out my Politics. Now.

Surely we all know this will be sloppy, lazy, canned, cliched and served frozen on a no-name toothpick.

So....my Politics:

I don't like rich liars
I don't trust rich Socialists.
I get worried if a person with a lot of power is going to consult a numerologist, astrologer, or for that matter anyone/thing/idea that is too specific.
In the end I think it all evens out, e.g. Ken Lay is dead and countless anonymous people put in daily and by the minute, even second, more heart/soul/blood/sweat & tears than they will ever withdraw. Where am I? You tell me.
People in ivory towers are good for ideas, but horrible for reality.
Che Guevarra started well, and then ended up ordering death and murder.
I don't think Jesus would back even half of what his followers preach. Wait a gosh-darn second! Is that politics? It's all politics, si o no?

I picked up Al Franken's "Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them." I'll start it soon enough, after I'm done with AHWOSG, and possibly a few others that have stalled in the 2nd lane. And then we'll really get to talkin' bout politics. Funny thing about politics is that people get so hooped up on their party and their party's line, that they can't see through their own smoke. Well, I guess that goes for all of us solipsists.....

Rumy's Gone

Terrapin - I can't figure out
Terrapin - if it's an end or the beginning
Terrapin - but the train's got its brakes on and the whistle is screaming...

How quickly the tide comes and goes. The Decider didn't take long to release Don. I heard several soundbytes (sp?) of people claiming that he should have resigned long ago. Of course, I believe he did try to resign twice before. Not that I'm a fan of DR, but witchhunts of figureheads usually miss the mark.

Wait a minute! This isn't a politico-blog, damnit! But before we move on, I would like to say that the writers here at Clipstone Street are pleased to see that the PEOPLE have acted upon their dissatisfaction, and that it seems that they did vote for change. Change can be good. Once, I changed my underpants....and it felt glorious!!