1927-1933 Chart of Pompous Prognosticators

Chart locations are an approximate indication only

1. "We will not have any more crashes in our time."
   - John Maynard Keynes in 1927

    

2. "I cannot help but raise a dissenting voice to statements that we are living in a fool's paradise, and/
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And now for a brief interlude from politics. 

That, Dear Readers, is the soothing sound of smoothness in the girliest of all girl parts.  Mm, hmmm.  Of course, that smoothness follows a slight burning sensation.  And a little redness. … Read full post »

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It is true that we rarely recognize the most significant moments in our lives while they are occurring.  And so it was that when Rita DiCarlo opened a Match.com message from a new admirer… Read full post »

Barring a sudden attack of civil responsibility by the McCain campaign or the media, perhaps Obama's response to the latest kerfluffle should be to embrace the Sarah Palin/lipstick pig reference.  Under the heading of "political retorts we'd like to see," imagine Obama walking out on a s… Read full post »

I fear that our entire political process is in unprecedented danger of turning six.

When the Founding Fathers created this Grand Experiment that we all love so dearly, they were serious men grappling with serious issues.  They endeavored to create a political process whereby t… Read full post »

Since at least 1960, and perhaps even farther back, America has almost always elected the better-looking of the two presidential candidates.  There have been a couple of possible exceptions, but those have had exceptional circumstances (e.g., LBJ benefitted from the Kennedy factor in 1964).

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        When it comes to fixing things, I'm helpless.  I admit it.  If I need a screwdriver I grab a butter knife, and for a hammer I use an old shoe.  My feminist friends have lost all faith in me.  So it is not without a… Read full post »

Why do millions of people think McCain is so honorable?  Is it because he keeps telling us that he is?  Are we just believing hype?  Let's review, from off the top of my head.

In the 1960s, by his own account, McCain stole, fought, used prostitutes and lied.  Youth,… Read full post »

Last night, Gov. Sarah Palin compared her record to Obama's, snarking, "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."  For this she received rousing cheers and a standing ovation.

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We've all heard the call, "What does Hillary want?" ever since Obama pulled ahead in the primaries, and as the convention approaches the chorus is growing.  Well, now I'm going to turn it around and put the burden on Senator Clinton.  What do YOU, the Great Salon Unwashed, want… Read full post »

Poor Le Xing's penis got stuck in a park bench, and now I invite your puns and bad jokes about it in the comments section, below.  Here is the story:

On August 8th, police and emergency services were called to a park in Hong Kong after Le Xing, 41, decided to stick his penis… Read full post »

In an excellent Open Salon article, Jay Rosen talks about the press' reluctance to do real reporting and inform the public when one candidate's campaign is substantially more deceitful than the other's.  Rosen points out what a problem the "he said/she said" reporting by the MSM has be… Read full post »

The newest rumor floated by the McCain campaign -- that McCain will make a "surprise announcement" that he will serve only one term as president -- is drawing lots of buzz, most of it negative.  The almost universal conclusion is that such an announcement would be a… Read full post »