Current Events

The saying goes: "The more things change, the more they stay the same."

Okay, I'm paraphrasing. I think that's how the saying goes, but I digress.

The news is just filled with fun stuff:

- Iran's election woes and demonstrations of not-so-gentle love for the opposition.

- North Korea and their missile fetish.

- California's utter meltdown (again) thanks to a lack of the government's ability to do a goddamn budget.

And what's the news headlines all about?

Michael Jackson.

That's right. The news is focusing the majority of their attention of a possibly-drug-related death of a celebrity with a laundry list of psychological issues longer than both my extended arms.

Way to deal with priorities, news folks! Let the guy's family deal with his death with some privacy. Give them a bit of dignity and move on to more important issues. Jeez...

Ah, California. Why does my home state have such problems? The Chronicle actually sums it up nicely. The problem isn't from any one cause (though the severely-polarized legislature and governorship isn't helping). This is all from years and years of legislation and policies that are not compatible.

And 'cause everyone can't play nice in the sandbox, the 8th largest economy in the world is taking the express route in the toilet circling.

Apparently the Governator's declaration of emergency means that after 45 days, the Legislature can't do anything but work on the budget.

Why wait 45 days? Seriously... these guys shouldn't get a dime of money, even per diem, for every day the budget is overdue. And that should apply to the Governator as well. His veto posturing isn't helping at all.

In other news, they're apparently going to remake "Alien Nation".

That bunker in Idaho is looking more attractive every day now...