Fact of Life, #2

Envy is the broadest vice. And it crushes.

Fact of Life, #1

There is always a top 1%.

So THAT'S What They've Been Chanting!

I've been hearing it wrong all this time: It's "Descent is patriotic!" 

Now I get it.

From The "Battlefield"

"I'll hold up my anti-corporation, anti-capitalism, anti-consumption Occupy Wall Street protest sign as soon as I finish downloading this pirated new release to my iPhone, rolling up my Patagonia bag, airing out my Marmot tent, eating my free -- Hey, who the hell bought this?! -- Sal's Pizza, drinking this -- also free! -- Venti Cafe Misto, and ... wait! Look over there! Is that Fox News?! Quick! Grab my Canon 5D and my GoPro Hero and let's go catch them in some hypocrisy!"


-- dispatched from the Contratimes protest tent, Wall Street. 


PS. Everyone here hates Contratimes. 


©2011/Contratimes

One Small Problem With Herman Cain

I have to say that every time I look at Herman Cain's tax plan when I'm standing on my head -- using my feet, of course -- I see 666. 

(Perhaps his handlers might consider changing 9-9-9 to 8-9-10. Perhaps.)