Sunday, July 13, 2008

Schumer: Don't blame me for IndyMac failure - CNN.com

Schumer: Don't blame me for IndyMac failure - CNN.com. Okay -- you're one of the big shots on the banking committee. So, I think you get to take some blame too asshole.

What irritates me about the current Dems vs. Republicans is the deep seated need to point the finger of blame at the "Bush administration" for everything that's going wrong.

I may be a democrat, but I am NOT going to blame the banking crisis on the Republicans. I'm sorry, they weren't the only ones on the switch for the last 15 years. I believe a Clinton was "running the show" when this whole free-wheeling mortgage market took off. No-one was bothered by it then. When everyone saw the writing on the wall, NO ONE did anything. And that includes the Democrats who control Congress right now.

Shut your stupid mouth Schumer. You're not helping anything.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Saw WALL-E

We took the boys to see WALL-E today. We all agreed that it was a good movie. I think the most challenging type of movie to make is one where the action has to speak for itself, and this one does a pretty good job of it.

One warning: if you have problems with the green movement; if being made to recycle makes you angry. If pointed statements about rampant consumerism and the destruction of nature bother you, I'd say you need to stay away. You won't like it.