Democrats will always be Democrats. Because they do not fulfill their role, and are as often con artists as leaders, they are the problem.

People who think Atlas Shrugged had deep significance will always assume they know more than us.

99.9% of Americans will never penetrate the cloud of propaganda that envelops them.

Meaningless elections that change nothing will continue to absorb our good energy, assuring the owning classes that their wealth and power will not be threatened by public opinion.

Things are shaking a little on the ground. The occupation of Wall Street might be the beginning of a movement, might not. It might be infiltrated, the bankers might send in agents provocateur to break some windows or burn a flag to discredit them. It’s a tried and true tactic.

But maybe change is in the air. It is long awaited.

This is the end of the blog as we know it. I’ve said everything I have to say at least seven times seven. It is fun to write, and I will continue to do so, maybe even here. But a wise man once told me that life is about making decisions, moving forward. This blog is a sideways place.

See ya. Been fun. And check the date. It is not April 1st.

From Friday’s Democracy Now! interview with Glenn Greenwald regarding the murder or Awlaki:

JUAN GONZALEZ: Glenn, what can people who are concerned about this extraordinary extension of the powers of a president to basically ignore any kind of due process with our American citizens, what can they do?

GLENN GREENWALD: Well, one thing that is obvious, is that voting for Democrats as opposed to Republicans doesn’t help. In fact, if you read The New York Times article from 2010 confirming that Awlaki is on the hit list, it makes clear that there’s been no instances where George Bush ordered American citizens targeted for assassination, that this is extraordinary and perhaps an unprecedented step under the Democratic president. What people in the Arab world did, when their leaders did things like imprison them, let alone kill them, and their fellow citizens without trials, is they went out into the streets and protested and demanded that it stop. Continue reading “It’s a question of whether we actually even believe in that piece of paper” →