Sirened

So last night George Bush addressed the nation and tried to act all bi-partisan like, saying both sides are working on the economic apocalypse. Of course, this is after his goons tried to get 700 billion blank check dollars for the corporate overlords to do as they wished. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who would have otherwise been accountable to nobody, is a former CEO for Goldman Sachs.
I guess Bush and company were hoping that Congress wouldn’t read this thing and just say, ok here is your 700 billion dollars Mr. Decider. Then when Congress actually read the proposal and …read more

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So far this election, Barack Obama has done the best job he can possibly do in not taking on the persona that he is “the angry black guy.” Of course, despite these efforts, there are many whites out there who still believe this about Barack Obama. Perhaps even John McCain.
Last week the AP and Yahoo released statistics of a survey they conducted amongst over 2,000 white people. The pollsters stated positive and negative adjectives about black people and asked people to respond accordingly. 20% of all the white people polled said the word “violent” strongly applied to black people. Not …read more

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With the stock market plummeting and people’s financial assets taking a bigger hit than John McCain’s reputation, Sirened made a bold financial guarantee last week. I told readers to consider betting your 401k on the San Fransisco 49ers (-4) at home against a terrible Detroit Lions football team. Well, if you took my financial advice, you nearly doubled your depleted fortune!
I said that the 49ers should have been 10 point favorites in that game and were a “lock”, and what happened? They thumped the Lions 31-13. In sports betting (the best financial advice currently out there), it’s important to take …read more

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If you’re thinking of perusing the financial news Monday morning, take a stiff drink instead.
That’s what the e-bags who regulate the securities industry do first thing in the morning. And then another little nip for brunch, and why not a wee sprinkle before lunch?
Feature the new bank holding company structure for Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
In 1933, while the crash of ‘29 was still being digested, the regulators devised the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial banks and investment banks to reduce the likelihood of further conflicts of interest.
Over the last ten years, or maybe eight, the regulators rolled over like …read more

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Showing the same keen appreciation of justice evident in its electoral activities, Florida is letting republiscum representative Mark Foley off the hook.
Foley achieved notoriety last year for DingDongDangling e-mails to young congressional pages.  But the communication technically didn’t take place in Florida, according to the state’s Department of Law Enforcement, so forget about it.
This is just one of the vile tricks being pulled in dark corners as the world gapes at apocalyptic headlines.
It’s the American Way!
Image courtesy of the gubment.

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The House of Reps voted last night to pass the most recent Seafloor Sodomy bill.
This is worth watching, especially if you’d like to visit the beach and not find it covered with oil-soaked birds and Chevron secondary offering prospectuses.
The oil industry plays the American public like a fiddle. Every time there’s a scary event, the refiners raise gas prices by a buck, and let it slide back 50 or 60 cents after the terror passes.
It’s the American way.
Note: this doesn’t concern you unless you live on the west coast, east coast, Gulf coast, Alaska border, anywhere in between, or …read more

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Wow, this whole not talking about actual issues in the presidential race has even trickled down to Ralph Nader. Here is Nader spending 2:30 minutes complaining to his bird “Cardozo” about why his latest presidential bid isn’t getting enough media coverage. His possible solution, which he mutters along with other psycho drivel is that perhaps he should dress up as a panda.
Please pass this video along so that “Cardozo” can become the next presidential celebrity. On a side note, why the fuck is this guy running for president again?

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The masters of the universe are at it again, acting to dismantle environmental regulations while John Q. Public is distracted by scary news.  It’s the old Kansas City Shuffle–you’re looking right while they’re going left.
The House is about to vote on allowing drilling on the coast, and the only thing the environment has on its side at this point is that a lot of republiscum don’t think the bill gives their oil refining masters enough tax cuts.  And it specifies drilling at least 50 miles out, not right on the effin beach.
Fifty miles out is nice–far enough away that you …read more

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It’s becoming clearer every day what a miserable failure a George-John McBush/Lipsticks presidency would be. Yesterday, as American financial institutions crumbled to the ground, McCain stated that “the fundamentals of the economy are strong.”
Oh really. You mean the one where rich people got huge tax breaks so they could invest in sub-prime mortgages in order for little bread crumbs to trickle down for American Oliver Twist types? Yeah that one, the one that allowed itself to run wild in a big circle jerk fuck fest that gobbled up everything in its path and left only blood stained remnants on the …read more

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At the moment there are all sorts of polls circulating about who will be the next ‘Decider’ of the United States of Bankruptcy America. Polls are coming out daily and after months of an Obama edge, we’ve now seen the momentum shift to the side of John “Big Tuna” McCain, who thinks that if he’s going to cook the food then he should be able to buy the groceries, or something.
Anyways, in uncertain times like these I look to the rock of financial stability, the bookies. While McCain might have a slight edge in the polls, he still does not …read more

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