Friday Not Ranting

I've got about 8 million half-finished posts. All of sudden I thought it might be time for something a bit calmer, instead. Lake picture courtesy of one of my imaginary, invisible, internet friends.




Oh, and how about some music along with your beverage?



(Cross-posted at Whiskey Fire)
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Cats and Orbs and Bonds

There are your cats and orbs. Now for the bonds.

Please show us on the chart where the phony baloney "Debt Ceiling Crisis" touched you, Mister 10 Year T-Note yield:


"No where, ittdgy™³²®©, I'm doing GRRRRRREAT!!!"

That chart is a fine illustration of the fact that this entire "crisis" was ginned up by our owners in order to manufacture consent. Consent to pay for the tax cuts, wars, and bailouts for said owners with austerity ("now is the time to eat our peas") for the rest of us. I am reminded of how our politicians and corporate media joined together to lie us into war with Iraq back in 2002-2003.

(Cross-posted at Whiskey Fire)
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Mission Accomplished

House Passes Debt Ceiling Plan

Meet the New Boss


Same as the Old Boss


Glenn Greenwald:

It appears to be true that the President wanted tax revenues to be part of this deal. But it is absolutely false that he did not want these brutal budget cuts and was simply forced -- either by his own strategic "blunders" or the "weakness" of his office -- into accepting them. The evidence is overwhelming that Obama has long wanted exactly what he got: these severe domestic budget cuts and even ones well beyond these, including Social Security and Medicare, which he is likely to get with the Super-Committee created by this bill...

Send in the clowns.

(Cross-posted at Whiskey Fire)
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