Wild and wacky stuff afoot!!!

You have to love when major shiat hits the fan just before and/or during a holiday weekend.

Palin abruptly resigns for no apparent reason (well, citing no coherent or discernable reason, to be more precise). The word on the street, aside from "maybe she's pregnant" (which still wouldn't explain the bizarre and sudden torpedoing of her political...anything...ever), is that some nasty things are cooking regarding embezzlement, federal indictments and a probable scandal of epic (fail) proportions. Good times. Good riddance to a woman who truly epitomizes *everything* wrong with America, politics and human beings in general.

Then there's the abysmal state of the economy, and the withering of those holographic green shoots the yapping MSM puppet-heads have been trying to cram down our throats for months. This, as well as the Palin thing, really underscore that it's about damn time that we, collectively, took a stand against those whose action belie their belief that by and large, the average American is an idiot.

I invite you, my loyal reader (lolz - I'm pretty sure there's one of you, and even that may be a gross overstatement) to broaden your horizons. Explore the internet, shut off the CNBS, the FixedNewz, and the telly in general if it's news and information you want. Talking heads, the jig is up and you, collectively, whether in print, on television or radio, are quickly going to go the way of the dinosaur. You are racing towards extinction, because you allowed yourselves to be bought and paid for by corporate interests, thereby violating every previously-held tenet of what was once an admirable and critical function of our society - journalism. Now, you're nothing more than over-coiffed shills and honestly, your tired act has and will continue to erode until you are reviled and dismissed by everyone, not just we the "bloggers in our parents' basements". That's the best Dennis Kneale, Sarah Palin et al. could come up with as of late? "Ohhh, the nasty, mean blogger people"? Really? Your ilk epically fails at pokker. Why would you tip your hand and call out bloggers (for whom you clearly have nothing but disdain) if you weren't, to some degree, fighting an unease that perhaps your web of bullshit an spin was about to unravel? In short, you wouldn't - you'd continue to naively believe in the fallacy that bloggers are irrelevant and hold no power. Guess we'll have to see how that works out for you, now, won't we?

Mad, gigantic, humbled props to the following folks, to whom an enormous debt of gratitude is owed for at very least being on the front lines and attempting to get the information you might *actually* benefit from to you, versus inundating you with more inconsequential celebrealitard-centric DREK that serves only to obfuscate the truth and steer you away from reality. Try something for me, would you? Spend ONE WEEK reading instead of watching television. I'm not some high-falutin' teevee rots yer brain, I'm so very erudite and yer nawt, hurr hurr kind of gal. I love those rare moments of television entertainment, but sadly they are few and far between. So, spend a week reading up on things instead of being spoon-fed what the MSM wants to feed you. These are my favorites, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do:

zerohedge (blogspot) - Tyler Durden et al. defy description. If you are uneasy about the economy (and truly, you should be, no matter who you are), well, ZH's posts won't make you feel better at all, but they WILL educate you. I'll take the latter, thank you.

The Market Ticker - Karl Denninger minces no words. You won't be receiving hugs and love and regurgitated bullshit. I think you know where to go for those.

Something mighty is coming. Hope it's Change....

Survey Says? Errrrrt. (or, "ow, my balls!")

Pre-Report Consensus:
The March U.S. Treasury monthly budget report showed a deficit of $192.3 billion. Fiscal stimulus and various bailout plans have pushed federal spending up sharply. Half way through the fiscal year the deficit stands at $956.8 billion, about double the deficit at this time last year. Looking ahead, the month of April typically shows a sizeable surplus. Over the past 10 years, the average April surplus has been $107.7 billion and $84.6 billion over the past 5 years. The April 2008 surplus was $159.3 billion. But in today's economy, past news is only useful for portraying the stark reality of how much federal spending is supporting the economy.

And for dessert? This tasty morsel!

(I so dig the TD).

Mitt's Game Book

Today, the oracle spoke and revealed that POTUS'08 candidate Mitt Romney will set up shop in the Granite State, dig in to the business of campaigning in preparation for the 2010 mid-term election, and get into fighting shape for 2012. Feign surprise, ye shall not, should such a quest result in a slam dunk for Romney. Recall New Hampshire's most recent congressional slap-fight. Rinse, repeat.

Meet your new friend, Senator Mitt Romney.

You heard it here first.