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JUST WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR? More Thrill of Getting Published. The whole warped argument about our national debt must be seen in a different light if we are ever going to see the light. I took a modest whack at it in this piece, printed in The Mountain View Telegraph , one of our weeklies hereabouts. (Unreadable, but cute, no?) Here ' tis , readable: Thursday, 21 July 2011 09:09 Willis Duff Tijeras resident The word "government" has been mutated by some into "monster," a conniving enormity out to "get in your way." Perhaps it's because the combination of local, state and federal government is just too big for us to see clearly, like fleas have trouble seeing the dog. So it must be a monster. In truth, government is a huge nonprofit whose purpose is to keep our civilization functioning the way we want it to. In the U.S., the government works for you. You are the client. "You" are all of us c

"Message Control" a Super Weapon of the Right Americans aren't nuts. We actually know what the important stuff is, even though we are bludgeoned with talking points - all carefully orchestrated by the Selfish Rich (see the next post below). Proof that we are not crazy? Try this : Now you know I'm a survey maven, no? This is well designed, well executed public opinion polling. There is a very high probability that it represents how Americans actually think. But would you guess that from what Congress is up to? No, not Congress , the crazed Right Wing Nuts in Congress and the corporate media that echos their brain farts. Our agenda is being set by a small minority of well-organized loudmouths riding an ideological broomstick. JOBS and THE HEALTH OF OUR ECONOMY are the real issues. The current madness of Slash Slash Slash into the humanitarian side of government spending, and Give Give Give to the richest is, well... madness! Even Genuine Conservative David Brook

Whadda Republican! [Click to enlarge] 'Nuff said. Graph credit: http://www.chrismartenson.com/debt

Just as W is asking for another $50 billion for the Iraq war (the Iran war buildup?), Gary Trudeau hits the old nail on the head again. Have a giggle - or a gasp - by checking out this Sunday Doonesbury.