JJG Journal

Here’s a little common-sense prediction: It currently looks like the U.S. taxpayer (against my better advice) will bail out the U.S. financial sector (i.e., all those non-productive capitalist parasites at Wall Street) at the official tune of $700 billion. We all know that this figure is just an estimate and that the true cost of this historic fascist-government...Continue Reading »

The French opposition today withdrew its support for the France’s military deployment in Afghanistan, calling the mission there an unwinnable “war of occupation”. If civilian and military casualties continue to escalate  in this most nightmarish of states Germany will follow. Who is going to be left to “finish the mission”, whatever the heck the mission really is? The U.S. under the next president, that’s who.

I always thought that no person in their right mind...Continue Reading »

That is what the U.S. has. It has Republicans representing the interests of big business and corporations, and it has “Democrats” (the Republican-light party) representing the interests of big business and corporations. The sole purpose for the existence of the “Democratic” party is to give the voter the illusion of choice. There really is no choice, just the illusion. It’s a clever system, much more so than Communism, Fascism or any other sort of totalitarianism. As the late George Carlin...Continue Reading »

That’s what the outgoing Bush administration is doing by allowing the U.S. military to conduct offensive actions in another sovereign country…namely Pakistan. What would the U.S. leadership say if Russia were to launch air strikes on Georgia under the pretext of destroying terrorist cells and protecting national security interests….oh, wait, we know that answers already.

WASHINGTON, 17 Sep (IPS) - The George W. Bush administration’s decision to launch commando raids and step up missiles strikes against Taliban and al Qaeda figures in the tribal areas...Continue Reading »

Seen this bumper sticker today? What does it signify to you? That the person driving in front to you has felt it necessary, or at least in good taste, to publicly state that they support the U.S. military.

At least to the tune of purchasing a “Made in China” bumper sticker and pasting it on their car. My guess is that by pasting this symbol on their vehicle, many people feel that they actually are doing something for their country via a show of solidarity....Continue Reading »

As a frequent tax payer I am pretty upset that the policies of a government that I have not elected have created a financial situation that I am now asked to clean up with my taxpayer money. So I’m happy to read this post of Senator Bernie Sanders, who has some very good and specific suggestions as to what we should do about minimizing the ill effects of our government’s actions on middle-class taxpayers like myself…here goes:

(1) The people...Continue Reading »

Have a look at this recent John McCain clip. What black lady did the McCain campaign convince to serve as the backdrop here? Any ideas?

That’s a preview of the headlines around the world if Mr McCain is elected. Considering that the U.S is (still) a global technological leader, this is just the kind of headline that is sure to inspire confidence and let pesky upstart nations know who is in charge, right? Here’s John McCain in a recent interview for Yahoo, responding to the question of whether he prefers a PC or MAC with the following answer:

“Neither. I’m an illiterate that has to rely on my wife for all of the assistance I can get.” (John McCain on whether he prefers a PC or MAC computer.)

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As expected, the government bailout (i.e., your bailout; the bailout financed with taxpayer money) of the financial sector will reach costs as high a one trillion dollars. Fun, fun. Best explanation I could find for this mess is contained in this interview with Robert Scheer. Mr. Scheer lays out...Continue Reading »

I’ve recently spend some time in Europe (Germany, Luxembourg, France) on a short vacation trip and noticed that the number of American tourists has decreased markedly, surely due to the expensive Euro. Another thing I’ve noticed when talking to my European friends and acquaintances is that almost all of them look forward to change in U.S. leadership. Most Americans that do not travel overseas have no idea how much America’s image abroad has suffered under Bush/Cheney. Electing a person of mixed racial background would re-assure many European that America still is  a maverick...Continue Reading »