Ding Dong Etc.

It turns out that Fox tv has fired Sarah Palin. Even they got tired of her nonsense. Palin's political star only lasted four years. Some people think Palin still has a political career, maybe even a shot at the Presidency in 2016, but it's hard to see how. Palin has pissed off most of the GOP establishment as well as most right-wing opinion makers. Now she doesn't even have a forum on Fox. Never fear, Fox news has a conisderable number of opinion makers waiting in the wings.

Up The Wrong Tree Again

The conflict in Northern Mali rages on. Islamist extremists linked to Al Qaeda have taken over the north of the country and threaten to take over the rest. This would turn Mali into a new terrorist hot spot. This only occurred because of the collapse in Libya last year, which provided an opportunity for Al Qaeda to expand. This should be the last we shoulc hear of any good coming out of the "Arab spring." From now on it can only get worse.

Shut the $#* Up Already!

The newest stupidity from the Neo-Conservatives, the same people who brought us the disaster in Iraq and all it's consequences, including the economic mess we're in. It's funny how the Neo-cons for all their intellectual pretensions,never seem to get the point. Their recent campaign against the nomination of ex-Senator Chuck Hagel is a case in point. The Neo-Cons accuse Hagel of being an "Anti-Semite" because he had made statements supposedly "insensitive" toward Israel. Yeah right.

On the one hand, this just might be partisan spite, like the shooting down of Susan Rice. On the other, the Neo-Cons can't let go of their obsession with Iran. If they can't push the Obama administration into a war with Iran, they can create a climate in which the next Repub president can find an excuse to go with Iran. Attacking Iran, will do nothing to stabilize the Middle East. It will only make matters worse, bogging us down in another quagmire. Neo-cons are a good example of idiots who have convinced themselves of their cleverness.

On and On It Goes

The recent kerfuffle over the "fiscal cliff" was avoided but not solved. Too odd things have happened. The Congress forgot to include aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Which caused Repub pols like Chris Christie and Peter King to lash out at their own party. Like most Repubs Christie and King are against government spending when it's being spent "other people." Now another battle is brewing over the Federal Spending Limit.

The news out of Washington is starting to soulnd like that boring and pretentious show "Downton Abbey." The difference of course is that you can't tune out the follies in Washington.