Far East Cynic

Why it matters

And why all of the folks defending the indefensible are wrong. James Fallows sums it up very well: Nonetheless I contend that a full process of American self-examination and accountability will make a tremendous long-term difference in international views of the United States. Even among those who at the moment

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The video you helped write…….

Billy Joel updated for the 21’st century(Language NFSW): Flame on baby! Courtesy of College Humor-who says undergrads don’t learn anything? UPDATE-College Humor wants you to see their ads. You can see the video here.

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This is pretty cool……

Chino Otsuka has combined pictures of herself from 30 years ago to make an interesting montage: See the rest here

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That kind of day

It just was………….. Bonus points if you can guess what Mommy does for a living!

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Tell this to your tea party friends…..

I’m going to go on a series of posts disproving some of the wildest distortions that have been beamed into the minds of those who believe that they have some kind of a novel new notion, about government and taxation. The Tea Parties may have started as a grass roots

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The tea for Tea Party goers…….

Since their blood pressure is up and all:

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Tea Parties

Are a waste of time. I would no more go to a tea party,  than I would to an anti-war demonstration. I’ll fight stupidity through the ballot box, thank you very much. The  teabaggers are acting like they are some holy crusade, however they don’t really have a coherent message

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Now I have to get an I-Phone

They have an Astro-boy ( proper name: Atomu) application for the I-phone: Sh*t-and I was going to save money this month too…………

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Possible job for me in retirement……..

They say that you should work doing  something you love. This might be a good way for me to spend my golden years…………………………..

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Don't let the facts get in the way of the script……..

I am convinced the political well in America is good and truly poisoned. If so, the country is in for a long down hill slide regardless of who is President. Consider the right wing monologue. In just about 75 days, the nation has slid down the road to facisim, socialism,

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