Random Thoughts on Various Subjects 14

1. I got into a debate about ethanol this week with Big T. I told him that ethanol required more energy to make than what you got out of the ethanol. This is disputed by the USDA, a government agency. Nevertheless, ethanol is a waste of money and would consume resources and cause more environmental harm than is currently used in fossil fuel production. This is not in dispute. And how does this shit come about? Government subsidies.

You can read about it here and here.

2. Sub-prime mortgage lenders took a hit this week which caused jitters on the stock market. This might be the bursting of the housing bubble. Frankly, I don't know. Economic predictions by even the most learned of folks usually turn out to be wrong. But what I will predict is that there will be a call for government regulation of these sub-prime lenders. That is a virtual certainty.

3. Khalid Sheik Mohammad came clean with a confession that he did it all--9/11, the beheading of Daniel Pearl, pissing in the soup at an Olive Garden in Tuscon, etc. And why did this fuckhead suddenly confess? Probably because of that bullshit at the Department of Justice involving the Attorney General firing a bunch of folks for not having their lips pressed firmly to the imperial ass.

4. Oregon is considering a bill that would require climbers on Mount Hood to wear electronic locators in case they need rescuing. I think these beacons are a good idea, but I think the public should be a bit pissed off that their tax dollars go to subsidize mountain climbing. I say let the shitheads die. They deserve to bear the consequences of their own stupidity. As it stands, these fucknuts climb the mountains and expect rescue units to spare no expense in saving their retarded asses. This shit isn't right. Instead, these climbers should climb at their own risk and make their own arrangements for a rescue. A mountain climbing insurance policy might be the way to go. As it stands, I laugh when mountain climbers, BASE jumpers, drug addicts, etc. die. Death by stupidity is not deserving of anyone's sympathy. Fuck every goddamn one of them.

5. The IDIOT OF THE WEEK is former Israeli ambassador Tsuriel Rephael who was the envoy to El Salvador until police found him naked, drunk, tied, and gagged in an apparent S&M session that went awry. Rephael identified himself after officers removed the ball gag from his mouth.

6. Valerie Plame testified this week that Dick Cheney fucked her over to get back at her husband and ended her clandestine career at the CIA. Cheney is a scum sucking lowlife bastard. It's time to impeach the vice president.

7. E-MAIL JOKE OF THE WEEK (Courtesy of Clint Monts)

A LITTLE FLAB !!

One morning while making breakfast, a man walked up to his wife, pinched her on the butt and said "If you firmed this up, we could get rid of your control top pantyhose."

While this was on the edge of intolerable, she kept silent.

The next morning, the man woke his wife with a pinch on each of her breasts and said "You know, if you firmed these up, we could get rid of your bra."

This was beyond a silent response...So she rolled over and grabbed him by his 'DANGLER.'

With a death grip in place, she said "You know, if you firmed this up, we could get rid of the gardener, the postman, the pool man and your brother!"

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