A small addendum to the raisin bran post: I see by the news that yesterday's market fiascoes have led EuroSoc central bankers to promise TWO scoops of money for Greece.

Next up: The same for Portugal, then Spain.

And I simply cannot believe how how silent, how stoic, my Irish brothers of the bog are being as Brussels prints Euros at warp speed for other economic basket cases. What the heck ever happened to the pike upon me shoulder spirit?

Come, let us reason together

Gunners and libertarians in this corner of Blogopolis spend a good deal of time in straightforward logical exposition. The object is usually to promote reasonable discussion. But what real chance does logical discourse have in a nation wherein the greatest cereal company, a $13 billion behemoth, found vast new riches in a melodic "Two scoops of raisins in a box of Kelloggs..."?

For 20 years.

Maybe it is better to run around open carrying on the outside of your wookie suit.

H.L. Mencken said of President Calvin Coolidge:

"There were no thrills while he reigned, but neither were there any headaches. He had no ideas, and he was not a nuisance."

Greek style

In case you haven't noticed, the American equity market is rolling horse apples with its nose this morning. If you did miss that, it may also be news to you that the riotous Greek labor unionists and students, among others, are occupying the Acropolis. Pericles weeps.

Their two-tiered beef is that the rest of the world is loaning them too little and that the loans will go to reduce earlier debt rather than buy more gummint freebies for unionists and students, among others.

The upshot is that investors are beginning to wonder even harder if Greece and, by extension, every other pissant socialist "democracy" in Europe really care about meeting obligations. And the result of that is that investors will close their purses.

Just mentioning this for those of my friends who admire EuroSoc, including my friendly President who wants to take us there.