I didn't know this was illegal

Two Chicago Men Intentionally Strike Bicyclists For Fun and Receive Probation for Aggravated Battery

One of those evenings when the light just seems to glow and glow.  I feel so happy here and so at peace.

Why I No Longer Listen To Obama -- who talks a LOT by the way.

Captain Steven Hiller: You really think you can do all that bullshit you just said?
Obama? Sadly, no.
(Link is to Will Smith, character Hiller, quotes from Independence Day, one of my fave kitsch movies along with Mars Attacks!  and Congo.)

The Small People Vote:

Tony  (“I want my life back”) Hayward 
Solipsistic Asshole of the Week Award to:  

Carl-Henric Svanberg

It's Bloom's Day -- take a walk, drink a pint. Kidney breakfast optional.

Harsh. As well it should be....via Smirking Chimp

The Do-Nothing 44th President

by David Michael Green | June 12, 2010 - 1:14pm

I like seeing these guys...

Bullocks Oriole

From Spiegel Online

"Daniel Ellsberg, legendary leaker of the "Pentagon Papers" in 1971, still has a bone to pick with the White House. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, the 79-year-old peace activist accuses President Obama of betraying his election promises -- in Iraq, in Afghanistan and on civil liberties."

We miss our mom on her birthday -- and every other day.

From "Informed Comment" - Juan Cole 6/3/2010

The Hypocrisy of Netanyahu

Oil makes us crazy...

Ok -- so BP fails to use proper precautions and safety features and the well blows.  There is no working automatic shut-off mechanism. Then they pour on a shitload of toxic dispersal agents.  Then they attempt various methods of stopping the flow, none of which work and some of which make it worse (though they do have rather cute names).  Now they want to nuke the damn thing.  What could possibly go wrong?