A Couple Of Thoughts On The Day

Today I viewed a bit of video on the riots that are taking place in Jolly Ole England. I just am pretty sure that this kind of thing won't be happening in my neighborhood anytime soon. We'uns is all armed 'round here, clinging to our guns and religion as it were, and a few rioters would no longer be with us if they tried a bit of rampaging. I can guarantee that.

So the U.S. was downgraded by this S&P. It probably does not really matter much in the long run. Our country is in a race to the bottom and this is obvious. Past action by the "rating agencies" have been part of the problem. At least that is what they are saying on the financial "news" networks.

My friend said he heard that Rep Barney Frank broke wind on Maddow's show. I did not see it of course and will not go looking for it but, if true, I would imagine that it is because Barney is not as "tight" in the hindquarters as most folk. Just a guess. I could be wrong.

An Economist Speaks Out

The other day I was taking my child and her "brother" to the local recreation center for an afternoon of swimming. Out of the blue my daughter asks "What is up with the economy anyway?" I wondered where that came from. Her friend says "You don't want to know." Mind you this child is all of eleven years old. My daughter indicated that she did indeed want to know. I asked the young man to fill us in. He then proceeded to tell us that "People have been quitting their jobs and businesses because of Obama." Sounds about as logical as anything that the so called highly educated "economists" are saying now. The boy may have a future.