DOUCHEBAG OF THE WEEK: THE CHICAGO POLICE

Chicago has been locked down in martial law as the United States gets it's first taste of what's to come. Slow week, but let's see those runner ups.

1)The Euro- A badly conceived idea that appears to be moments away from total collapse. There was no way to reconcile multiple governments, each with their own agenda, with a single currency and no way to print your way out of trouble. Add on top of that the same wild spending that plagues our own banking system and you have a recipe for disaster. Funny that places Argentina and Iceland are NEVER mentioned in what can be done to fix things but that would require actual work like arresting people involved in the scam in the first place, demanding the government fix things or else be thrown out on their ear and nationalizing the banks. But no, we get austerity measures and complaints that the reason society is collapsing is the workers have it too good and  we need to give some of the slave wages back so the rich can buy that sixth summer home. With Germany still demanding austerity measures, and the Greek public hell bent against it, the Euro appears doomed. Most major economists agree with this position, with people like Paul Krugman writing articles that sound an awful lot like what I've been blogging about for months.

2)The House Republicans-Never has there been a more worthless group of douchebags than the Tea Party/GOP of the House. In past weeks they have allowed tuition to rise on students, tried to kill food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicare and SS, aka the Paul Ryan Budget plan, and now have thumbed their nose at Obama, the Senate and everyone else trying to dig the mess we've dug for ourselves. Ignoring the budget recommendations that the Senate agreed on should the doomed to fail Super Committee do just that (which they did), then automatic cuts to the military would take place. The House instead raised the amount by $8 billion and proceeded to make huge cuts to all the same social programs that Democrats have been fighting for. DOA for this bill but it's heartening to see the House Tea Party WASTE EVERYONE'S FUCKING TIME! There was no chance of this passing, gives more ammo for the democrats come November and was just a thumb in the eye to all those agreed to the rules. Way to go dudes. I hope you all lose come November.

3)Iran- Playing the stall tactic brilliantly, rumors have surfaced about a secret deal between Iran and the US which would stall any action against the Islamic nation until after November.  It reminds me a great deal of the Japanese right before Pearl Harbor who used similar tactics as did North Korea and we can all agree neither of those went over well. I am not for war for war's sake and we should never enter war until all other options have been exhausted, but regardless of what people like Peter Berg think, Iran getting nukes is an existential threat, especially to that of Israel. The argument that MAD would work for a bunch of zealots holds little water as past experience demonstrates fundamentalists do not adhere to the same principles as others and giving Iran nukes would be the same as giving a five year old a loaded gun. It's only a matter of time before a nuke is used and then it's game over mankind. Doing nothing or attacking both have horrific consequences which is why there has been so much debate over what to do. Unfortunately, the action of letting them get nukes virtual guarantees the end of everything so I seriously doubt that that is the right action. If Iran won't back down, it needs to be taken out as an act of war and pray other powers like Russia don't get involved. The alternative is the near or total extinction of mankind.

4)The Florida Education system- A recent report surfaced that half of all students in Florida High Schools can't pass a simple reading test. The dumbing down of America continues.

5)CNN- This week the failing channel dropped to it's lowest ratings in fifteen years. Add to that a recent interview with former owner Ted Turner (which explain a lot about what is going wrong there) who was not happy with the way the channel was being run and felt it no longer was about news but personalities. Here, Here. CNN is near unwatchable with boobs like Wolf Blitzer and John King stinking up the joint. I'm available CNN and I will bring you real news rather than the pre-packaged crap you keep forcing down our throats.

6)Juries- No other country on earth uses juries anymore, except in some capital murder cases, and justice hasn't been destroyed  there so can we please accept the fact that this idea is long dead and no longer necessary. The original reason for juries was to protect the average citizen from government interferes which is exactly what we are getting with trail by jury. Prosecutors have been become assembly line operators, plea dealing rather than trial. This used to be a great idea as juries were more likely to convict than not, a matter that is no longer the case. NEVER TAKE THE DEAL! A friend of mine was recently offered twelve years for using a stolen credit card. He wisely told them to go blow, went to trial and got three years, with parole available after one. Much better than what was offered. Many times, you'll walk. Look at Casey Anthony. Guilty as hell, yes but free due to an idiot jury. More recently, an all white jury somehow delivered a not guilty verdict to a Houston police officer accused of beating a black burglary suspect. Nevermind the fact that the whole thing was caught on tape as seven cops beat the snot out an unarmed, on the ground teen. Even the Houston Police Department was disgusted with the verdict.  Juries are not smart enough to make credible decisions anymore and the best option are professional juries and television cameras in EVERY court room, Supreme Court included, with every trial aired every day for anyone to watch. Any judicial misconduct would be readily seen by the public, media and other lawyers, keeping the whole procedure more honest than it is now.

7)Battleship- Bombs away. Only making $25 million, this BO disaster will peter out with a world wide cum of less than $300 million which is at least $100 million shy of pulling in a profit for this turkey. Did no one read the script before hand and realize what a giant pile of shit this was? And why aliens? A realistic war movie with actual batteleships fighting would have been far more interesting. And say goodbye to Taylor Kitsch who should have stayed a model because acting is not his thing, after two box office losers (this and John Carter). He'll be coming soon to a McDonalds near you.

8)Chicago Cops- Martial law has come to America and it is in Chicago this weekend for the NATO summit. Peaceful protests for the most part have been reported with a couple questionable stories. One is of masked individuals storming a diner and attacking people with hammers. Agent provecuers anyone? The other highly questionable story is the arrest of three "terrorists," who were held in a no knock, warentless search that found "bomb materials" in the apartment. Nevermind the fact that none of these people had arrests for anything like this (one had vandalism charges against a former high school), the lawyers for the three arrested say the bombs were nothing more than beer making equipment. As Molotov cocktails only have a few very simple ingredients (gas, bottle, rag, lighter) I fail to see how these students planned on throwing the GIANT container (the size of a water cooler) unless the Incredible Hulk was part of the group. Having talked with people who make beer, they all say the equipment shown looks a lot like the same things that they use. Expect these changes to be quietly dropped in the coming weeks when the test the containers and find beer not gas. Protesters are being targeted by the fascist cops and here we have a great example over why a police state matters. How long before some you know gets arrested for some trumped up charge? So congratulations Chicago cops. Your martial law crap has indeed made you douchebags of the week.