So the European Union has agreed to cough up 17 billion to help Greece from going bankrupt. There will be more billions needed in September to keep the country afloat and the other European countries will probably swallow hard and give it to them. Yet the newscast is full of idiots in the streets of Athens rioting with police and causing mayhem. As Desi Arnaz used to say to Lucille Ball, "'Splain it to me Luci."
I know that there will be cuts to salaries and benefits of civil servants and that government functions will need to be reduced under a new austere budget, but can anyone articulate alternatives? Would the morons with the masks in the streets prefer that the entire country go bankrupt and that civil servants be fired and government functions totally eliminated? Can these be the descendants of Pericles, Socrates and Hippocrates? Or are they distant cousins of Moe, Larry and Curly?
The behavior indicates the latter lineage. Hopefully the populace at large will understand that austerity is necessarily the way forward and that Zeus will not be arriving anytime soon to rain down gold coins into the Hellenic treasury.
In the meantime, can someone call up a legion of Spartans to quell the stooges in the street before they destroy the place. The poor Athenian police appear to be woefully overmatched at this point. This entire episode, much like the takeover of the State Capitol in Wisconsin, is totally Greek to me.
BBFN - Fanatticman
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A Few Things I Hope To Ask God Someday
I try to keep in perspective how lucky we are to live in this country and to be afforded the blessings and freedom which we all share. And it's all because of God. He must be terrific. Look at all of the stuff he created and look at all that he puts up with. He has been very generous to me and my family and has tolerated a lot from yours truly over the years. And yet I'm like mostly everybody else; I am still asking for stuff and not totally satisfied with the what I have. Good thing he doesn't take it personally. Probably just watches the circus and says to himself,
"I should have known". But that's the whole point, isn't it? He did know. And so if I ever get to see him face to face, there are more than a few questions I have got to pose to him. The list could go on for pages, so consider this the short list of icebreaker questions:
How did Hitler get through quality control? I know you are too busy to inspect all of your creations, but shouldn't some department head roll because of that?
What's up with the irony of good food vs. bad food? You could have made beer, chocolate and potato chips healthy foods and stuck cauliflower and brussel sprouts in the junk column. I'm just saying!
Why don't you like Haitians?
Could you have made the holes on a golf green 6" wide instead of 4"?
Was Keith Olberman really necessary?
Explain gnats to me.
Can you stop with the Tornadoes please.
With all due respect if you want to see the awesome power of your creations once in a while, you might consider a ride in a Porsche on the Autobahn.
Do we get a day off from purgatory every time our wives use a credit card? Is there some redeeming value associated with endless spending of which we mortals are unaware?
And lastly, for now, is the good thief really up there with you?
BBFN - Fanatticman
"I should have known". But that's the whole point, isn't it? He did know. And so if I ever get to see him face to face, there are more than a few questions I have got to pose to him. The list could go on for pages, so consider this the short list of icebreaker questions:
How did Hitler get through quality control? I know you are too busy to inspect all of your creations, but shouldn't some department head roll because of that?
What's up with the irony of good food vs. bad food? You could have made beer, chocolate and potato chips healthy foods and stuck cauliflower and brussel sprouts in the junk column. I'm just saying!
Why don't you like Haitians?
Could you have made the holes on a golf green 6" wide instead of 4"?
Was Keith Olberman really necessary?
Explain gnats to me.
Can you stop with the Tornadoes please.
With all due respect if you want to see the awesome power of your creations once in a while, you might consider a ride in a Porsche on the Autobahn.
Do we get a day off from purgatory every time our wives use a credit card? Is there some redeeming value associated with endless spending of which we mortals are unaware?
And lastly, for now, is the good thief really up there with you?
BBFN - Fanatticman
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Anthony's Weiner
Well, Well, Well - the guy who said you can't make this up was grossly underestimating this situation. The unbelievably arrogant and cocky Mr. Weiner admits to bombarding cyberspace with photos of his Oscar Mayer and then tearfully apologizes, while insisting he should not have to resign. I guess he figures that as long as his little Anthony can stay on his feet, so should he.
And under the dome where the largest collection of hypocrites, liars and self-absorbed cretans roams the halls, can it be long until there are more disclosures of similar tweets and facebook photos. This may be the tip of the iceberg, if you catch my drift, with these potential coming attractions as sequels to Anthony's Weiner:
Harry's Reid
John's Boehner
Barney's Frank
And if the epidemic spreads to the female side you could be looking at:
Nancy's Pelosi for God sake.
No, No, No sunshine, you can't make it up. Anthony's Weiner is something not to relish, but to be covered up again; this time with mustard.
BBFN - Fanatticman
And under the dome where the largest collection of hypocrites, liars and self-absorbed cretans roams the halls, can it be long until there are more disclosures of similar tweets and facebook photos. This may be the tip of the iceberg, if you catch my drift, with these potential coming attractions as sequels to Anthony's Weiner:
Harry's Reid
John's Boehner
Barney's Frank
And if the epidemic spreads to the female side you could be looking at:
Nancy's Pelosi for God sake.
No, No, No sunshine, you can't make it up. Anthony's Weiner is something not to relish, but to be covered up again; this time with mustard.
BBFN - Fanatticman
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