Good morning. Look at me...not hungover! Let's see what's in the news this morning.
First, I got about ten press releases from the Romney campaign. Apparently, he gave a speech yesterday on religion. He's comparing it the greatness of a Kennedy speech. His campaign really, really, wants you to know about it. (KXAN)
Not so fast, Ellen. The strip clubs are rising up against the tittie tax. (Chron) I know this money is earmarked for a good cause and all, but in general, I oppose sin taxes. But $5 bucks isn't a lot to spend for what you get in return. I love the breasticles. Plus, I've paid more for less if you know what I mean.
Retiring State Rep. Mike Krusee launches his redemption campaign. (Austin Chron) Some people are dubious.
God uses 19 year old gunman to make statement on the commercialization of Christmas. (CNN)
Wow, that's a lot to digest this morning. I think I'll take the day off and try to reconcile all this news with my own personal world view...and maybe go get a manicure. My fingernails look are getting a little Howard Hughe'esque.
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For Krusee and the guy responding to him on his blog:
They need to rent out the Superdome, and put all the people with urban planning, alternative transportation, bike path, new urbanist, condo, density, "sustainable" development, global warming, and land use fetishes -- (mostly gay guys with Napoleon complexes) -- in it. Then lock the doors and have a giant bukkake fuck fest to exhaustion of ass eating and face sitting and whatever else for seven days while videos of Starchitects and fucking Bono and Al Gore are broadcast over the jumbotron. Whoever is still left fucking on the 50 yard line at the end of day seven, we take that guy's fruity eco-friendly diamond shitting morally correct urban planning ideas and implement without question as the infallible divine mandate of heaven. From that day forward, questioning the winner or speaking, bitching, or even mentioning anything having to do with land use or transportation is punishable by immediate no-trial death.
There are no experts on land use and transportation issues, only amateurs with Napoleon complexes wanting to implement their respective fantasies. So let's make a deal: Death to those who treat it like a matter of life and death, in exchange for selecting our next Lenin. Only it will be quasi-religious in nature, like the nutball Muslims and Christians.
And don't give me this "responsive government"/citizen involvement crap. The government only responds when a rich dude shows up with a wad of cash and wants to do something. You can't centrally plan for that, because the rich dudes are mobile and so is their cash. You want your central planning? You get yourself a Lenin as your substitute Jesus, mofo.