A Jerk Knee Reaction.

The operation was a success. Well, it was cheap; and after all, the knee did bend a full 90 degrees; reacted well when struck with a reflex hammer; the patient didn't die, or wind up with two knees on one leg. Best of all we got to put it on our government health care card, which only cost us about fifty or sixty percent of everything we earn. What could be so bad?

Bottom Feeders

Hmmm. My perspective is off a bit in this drawing, but I believe it is right on in the sentiment.

As this summer of 2010 presses on, the main item occupying the news is the Arizona border. This is a very long, and unprotected border between Mexico and Arizona. The Federal Government of the U.S. provides no effective protection of that border, and in fact seem to enjoy the fact that there are so many illegal immigrants from "Mexico" coming into the U.S. Speculation is that the Democrat Party views these illegal immigrants as potential votes. Estimates have run from ten to twenty million potential illegal aliens in the country at this time. An alternative opinion is that these folks are really just a source of cheap labor for American business. Another side of the arguement points to the crime and drug element that is coming into the country with the illegal immigrant population. What we have not heard any mention of is the fact that this becomes an easy place for terrorists to enter the country. Post September 11, 2001 there was extreme angst that the "dots had not been connected" in recognizing the nine-eleven bombers. This referred to connections to mid-east countries, and aliens who were "legally" in this country taking flying lessons, etc. The stories were well documented. We really sounded concerned that our national security folks had dropped the ball. Well, how about having a wide open border, and all but inviting any and all to cross it? I believe we are in for another big castastrophe, and I believe it can and should be placed firmly at the feet of Mr. Obama and his administration. Of course, "I told you so" is going to be of little consequence when yet thousands of American Citizens are once again slaughtered by religious and or political zealots. Maybe a good tactic would be to point out that some illegal aliens might also be killed in such an attack. That might actually cause some concern on the part of the current administration.

The BP Pinata

This is a tough one, however, since I am usually swimming upstream anyway, I'll give it a try. The media and the masses seem to be revelling in the thought of punishing BP for their environmental damage as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I too think punishment is in order. Here's the but: I think this process of punishment, fines and restitution should be handled judiciously and even handedly. I do not get the sense that this will be the case. The lottery mentality has taken over. The bottom feeders; in this case, the government, the media, the insurance companies, and the attorneys, have arrived. They will posture that they are protectecting "the little guy", when in fact their only concern is to either advance an agenda, e.g. the green movement, or to gain notariety and big fees via commissions and fees, or to get that "big scoop", and maybe even one of those highly prized Nobel thingies, or finally to squash any and all claims, even legitimate ones. Watching Ken Feinberg in a press interview yesterday, brought to mind a huge tic, dug in, and growing rapidly with it's fortunate find of a fat and healthy host.

Charge It Up.

Here we go again. The summer before mid-term elections; the Oil "Spill" disaster in the Gulf of Mexico; Arizona being sued by the Federal Government for daring to do the federal government's job, since the feds seem loathe to do it; and Obama's ratings slipping faster than the housing market. Time to break out the Queen Mother of desparation tactics. Michele Obama was invited to be a guest speaker at the NAACP annual conference/meeting. Interesting that we have not heard anything from this group in years. Suddenly, post meeting, we have what could be classified as a rant from Ben Jealous, the current leader of the NAACP, wherein he is charging the Tea Party people of racism and racist tactics. Really? Interesting. No evidence of this in the news up to this point. Given the massive size and number of events of the Tea Party movement, one would expect that statistically, there would have to be hundreds of incidents just to register a fraction of 1% of the participants in this movement. Yet, there was none in evidence. There was an oblique, and questionable reference to one billboard, which was subsequently removed when objection was voiced, and some "alleged" name calling during a political demonstration in Washington. The media, who are besotted with the Obamas, would have run saturation coverage of any real events, were there any to report on. Silence. Now, suddenly, we have an outcry from the NAACP, following Ms. Obama's visit to the group? There is one point on which I have to acknowledge the Obama administration. They promised transparency, and to be sure, one can see right through them.

Image Consultant

It's the summer of 2010. There is a weekly TV series on HBO call "True Blood". It is about vampires. Vampires also seem to be finding their way back into some movies, and kids venues, so I thought a Kartoon on the topic was in order. Of course with the vampire craze on the rise, so to speak, I guess this fellow did not even need to worry about his image. He is finally in vogue. So much for this bit of silliness.

Something Fishy Here.

Fans, assuming there are any, will recognize this as a Kartoon Makeover. I used the same picture before to comment on a beached whale and suchi. This time it's a new subject, and some added color. We are now at about day 89 or 90 of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Today the coast guard coordinator, Thad Allen, announced that he had about 500 "skimmer" ships at the ready to collect the oil. Very nice. After three months of watching the BP oil leak hemorrhage into the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama team now thinks it's okay to use the skimmer ships and other resources that the rest of the world was offering us on day 3 of this catastrophe. Well, credit where it's due; Obama did not let this crisis go to waste. It gave him a platform to drone on about his green agenda, big business, nasty oil companies, and whatever other idealogic chum he feels like spewing.

Going My Way ?

This came about in the summer of 2010 as a result of the government (Obama administration) to discontinue space exploration. Mr. Obama instructed his newly appointed head of NASA, that his primary goal should be to "help the Muslim nations feel better about themselves" and their contributions to math and science. No, seriously, that is what the NASA administrator said in an interview given to Al Jazeera. One has to admit. that is an odd primary task for the world's premier space agency. Aside from that, someone in government decided that we could get into space by catching a ride with some other countries that are going there.