Random Notes from a Crank

You know it's bad when an article from The Onion is strikingly accurate. 

Check out "Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step to Get to Depression." 

In unsurprising news, the latest polls done by CNN show the majority of Americans disapprove of how President Adolf is handing the economy: "New Poll Crystallizes Trump's Self-Inflicted Wounds on Musk and Tariffs." 

Unfortunately, his approval rating is still 45%, which is preposterous. What a bunch of morons and clowns.

Yet the Wall Street Journal opinion page has described what's happening as "the dumbest trade war in history." 

I suspect those 45% aren't reading the Wall Street Journal. 

I've been watching The X-Files lately because there isn't much on in the evening. The series has reminded me that the GM products of the 90s were pretty damn ugly. 

I wonder if there are any people who got out ahead of all this nonsense and are hoarding alcoholic beverages from abroad since Moscow Don is threatening to put a 200% tariff on alcoholic beverages from the European Union. 

Although I'm not a regular buyer of Ouzo, I do like it from time to time. No "Opa!" for me.

New Album Forthcoming from Amanda Shires

One of the new releases I'm looking forward to next month is Amanda Shires' Down Fell the Doves. 

Two years ago her Carrying Lightning beat out her (now) husband's Here We Rest in my Top Ten/Twenty Albums of the year post. 

2013 looks like another year where Isbell and Shires might battle for the top spot. 

For some info about Shires' forthcoming album, check out "Is Amanda Shires the Sexiest Violinist Since Thomas Jefferson?" on the Wall Street Journal blog. 

The Rise of Southern Football

Click HERE for an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal about the sociopolitical influences in regard to Southerners and their love and use of college football.

Wal-Mart Implies Who Their Employees Should Vote For

As related HERE, meetings have been going on in Wal-Marts about the how the fate of the presidential election will possibly lead to unionization, a naughty word--an outright shibboleth--in the corporate behemoth's eyes.

Regardless of who wins the election, I hope that Employee Free Choice Act passes. With House and Senate races, for the most part, looking good for the Democrats, the bill may pass anyway (I doubt the Dems will do as well as they did in '06 when they lost NO seats and flipped many others.). 

But, then again, Wally World and other corporations that oppose the EFCA contribute a lot of cash to both the GOP and Democrats--greasing the skids of government in their favor.