The Lesser Evil?

From now to November we're going to face a long and potentially nasty Presidential campaign. If we take the position that if there is no good alternative we must choose the lesser evil. The Obama vs. Romney battle will really not be that interesting given that both campaigns have bought into the "pro-business" read pro-corporate dogma. Romney thinks he already had the election won. Things aren't as bad as 1980 but not they're not as good as 1996 when Bill Clinton coasted to victory. Or maybe Romney hopes that a computer glitch in Florida will give the Supreme Court an excuse to throw the election to him. Obama in his neurotic desire to show that he's not an "angry black man" out to impose "African socialism" on America has signed the misleadingly named JOBs act. The "JObs" act will cause the next financial meltdown 5 to 7 years from now and sadly Obama will have to share some of the blame.

Rock and Roll is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself

The Repub primary campaign is effectively over with Mitt Romney the winner. Surprise!
Attention is now shifting to the Repub sideshow, which includes various freaks like Ted Nugent. Nugent was a third tier rock musician from the 70's who became a gun nut after his career fizzled in the 80's. Lately he's emerged in a series of reality shows and most recently spoke at an NRA convention urging acts of violence against President Obama.

I like free speech as much as everyone else but even I draw the line at making violent threats against people. Some would argue that Nugent is showing the effects of too many mind altering drugs back in the 70's. In any case he's a bigger embarrassment than Ozzy Osbourne and Steven Tyler put together.

The sad part about this is that young people are getting the impression that rock and roll is the music of middle aged white reactionaries. Tempus fugit and all that I guess.

Problem Needs Attention

Recently a Border Patrol Agent Ricardo Montalvo and his girlfriend Carla Gonzalez Ortiz were arrested for smuggling guns and ammunition into Mexico. There have been several cases of corruption and misconduct in us law enforcement agencies that need to be addressed. There is the failed "Fast and Furious" operation. But Congressional Repubs seemt to be using it simply to score partisan points: the have offered no real solutions.

There should be an independent commission to investigate how much criminal organizations have penetrated u.s. law enforcement and what can be done about it. This is as great a threat to national security as any other.