Month May 2011

On Osama’s assassination

The startling demise of Osama bin Laden (OBL) has really upset me. Despite the fact that nearly every authoritative voice in this country and every single mainstream media pundit telling me that OBL was evil incarnate, I still can’t help…

Absolutely, killing Osama is right up there with D-Day

Obama just said the assassination of Osama is “one of the greatest intelligence and military operations in America’s history,” a statement which is patently false and trivializes the horrendous battles US military have been through. For someone who prides himself…

Greece may quit Euro Zone, Der Spiegel

Secret crisis meeting being held tonight in Luxembourg Everyone is of course furiously denying it. If Greece leaves, their new currency would be worth much less and their national debt consequently much higher. They would have no chance of paying…

California’s budget fiasco

California budget negotiations have an eternal air of unreality about them. Negotiators make lofty assumptions about income and revenue, only to be proven wrong later. Complicated proposals requiring the approval of eternally squabbling factions are floated as though they have…