Yes, that title is from the new Hold Steady release. One of the bright spots in what's shaping up to be a very bleak week. Ironically enough, an album entitled "Stay Positive". sorry Craig, I'm finding it hard.
Supreme Court decides every one needs guns, and trigger locks cannot be mandated, regardless of what the actual, you know, PEOPLE want.
SCOTUS also decides millionaires can buy political office with no recourse for opponents who are less wealthy, AGAIN leaving those pesky citizens with little recourse, especially when populists are running against oligarchs. Let's call this one the Bloomberg/Perot law.
And, of course, the useless Republican lite faction of the Democratic Party conspires to continue the rapid erosion of what used to be known as the Bill of Rights and is now more akin to what the Clash referred to as "Know your rights; all THREE of them... unless, of course, you try to actually use 'em"
Back to the SCOTUS: punitive damages may now be known as slight, inconsequential reprimand based on what the offending party wants to pay.
And on top of this, the ongoing tragicomic drama that is what's left of my professional life. At least I got a couple free drinks out of it last night.
I'm sure there's more hell out there, that's the visible tip. But I can't bear to look anything else up, and I have to get out.
11 days of Fest now, and I hope I can pull out of this.
Time to offer sanctuary once again to my American colleagues, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteThe bourbon isn't as cheap, but the beer's good.
Hang in there my friend. I'll have a cold beer waiting for you at the FEST tonight.
ReplyDeletePlus TMBG.
duuuude, if the Fest can't cheer you up ... we will need to start airlifting you SF's finest tastiest products.
ReplyDeletehang in there.
If misery loves company, I can put you in touch with partners of the Exxon Valdez lawyer.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the Supreme Court was looking for reason to pack heat so they can shoot the brighter attorneys who show up in der court.
ReplyDeleteEverything Scalia says keeps proving he's from Uranus.
He and his "Originalist" crap... how is this what the Founding Fathers meant:
Scalia noted that the handgun is Americans' preferred weapon of self-defense in part because "it can be pointed at a burglar with one hand while the other hand dials the police."
I just didn't know Jefferson had a cell phone.
Go figure.
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ReplyDeleteI an digging the new HS album. It makes sucking down this country a little easier.
ReplyDeleteThe line "let's call this the Bloomberg/Perot law" is so perfectly fitting. Love the rant and I'm right there with you.
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