A Little Bit of Africa Right Here in the USA

Caught this over at the LA Times (via Drudge) this morning:

In Africa, money, ethnicity and family connections still count more toward success than does hard work. Bribes usually trump talent; corruption tops integrity. Young Africans hoping to follow in Obama's footsteps -- even those with the same name -- may face disappointment and disillusionment.

And after reading it I really had to scratch my head trying to differentiate between this description of Kenya and a similar description of this country:

In America today, money (as seen in Obama's election and the kind of power people like George Soros can wield), ethnicity (Roland Burris) and family connections (Beau Biden, Caroline Kennedy, Jesse Jackson Jr, Todd Stroger Jr, Emil Jones III). Bribes usually trump talent (Rod Blagojevich); corruption tops integrity.

Play it!

Bobby Rush on Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to the vacant senate seat.

A passionate Rush, appearing besides the former Illinois AG and the indicted governor, said he challenged any pol to try to block Burris who would become the only "black senator.

Rush -- who defeated Obama in a 1990s congressional race -- went on to implore reporters gathered in Chicago not to "hang or lynch" Burris, despite the bizarre circumstances of his appointment.

"This is a good decision," Rush told reporters. "Roland Burris is worthy. He has not, in 20 years of public service, had one iota of taint on his record as a public servant. He is an esteemed member of this state and this communnity."

When all else fails, don’t forget to play the race card.


Sometimes I am just so proud that people like this are part of my states congressional delegation.

You know Caroline Kennedy?

I know this has been all over, but it still pretty damn funny.



On a related topic, what exactly is Caroline Kennedy’s qualifications for US Senate, besides being a Kennedy? Oh that’s right, she did a lot of fundraising for Obama.

Sounds a lot like pay for play.

Does anyone seriously think this wasn’t staged?

I was near the Kluczynski Federal Building, the same federal building that Obama and the transition team have been meeting, last week with long tube shaped package full of drawings. I saw at least one car observing me, not to mention the many binoculars from rooftops that were on me.

Can anyone imagine a breakdown in security so complete that the secret service wouldn’t pounce on a paparazzi who unknowingly got close enough to Obama at a $5,000/day private resort that if the photographer reached into his camera bag and traded his telephoto lens for a rifle we’d be saying president elect-Biden?



I call fucking shenanigans on this vain attempt in narcissistic pre-legacy construction.

Merry Christmass

Merry Christmas

I got a Sham-Wow and a waffle iron.

Guns from the Russian Bear

Theyre Not So Grrrreeeeaaaatttt!!!

But Russia's RIA news agency last week quoted "confidential sources" as saying that Russia was fulfilling terms of an S-300 contract with Iran, and the official news agency of Iran, IRNA, reported on Sunday that Russia was supplying it with the missiles.

If this is the case, and the missiles are used to defend Iran's nuclear facilities, attacking them would be made more difficult.

Hopefully they work about as well for Iran as they did for Syria.

The Resurgent Russian Bear

They send a 25 year old destroyer that probably hasn’t seen dry dock since the day it was launched with a crew that most likely gets less than 30 days a year at sea and this is supposed to be some kind of threat?

Russia today looks like a cross between the demographic train wreck that is Italy and the one dimensional economy that is Saudi Arabia. Long term, the oil will run out and their population’s refusal to make babies makes Russia a doomed culture and civilization (in the Sam Huntington sense of the term). Southern Russia gobbled up by Muslims and eastern Russia gobbled up by the Chinese means that in 100 years a full blooded Russian will be about as rare seeing a Baiji in the Yangtze.

I actually think it’s a shame to see a culture so willing to commit suicide, but what are you going to do?

At the end of the day, this planet belongs to those willing to fuck and have children.