Succinct

And, yes, of course I know that it was scripted, that it wasn't really a state representative, etc., etc. But this scene aired in 1992. Funny how I keep hearing the same tired, useless arguments from the same tired, useless politicians... and their "new generation" of mouthpieces brought up to (not necessarily believe in but certainly and skillfully) sell this tripe.

Irene 2: The Quickening

Projected to go up the coast and into Canada. If you are along the Eastern seaboard, from North Carolina to Maine and especially New Jersey and New York, GET OUT NOW or HUNKER DOWN. And sound off so we know you're okay.

"The Depravity Of The Poor"

Holy fucking fuck:

It is simply a fact that our social problems are increasingly connected to the depravity of the poor. If an American works hard, completes their education, gets married, and stays married, then they will rarely — very rarely — be poor. At the same time, poverty is the handmaiden of illegitimacy, divorce, ignorance, and addiction. As we have poured money into welfare, we’ve done nothing to address the behaviors that lead to poverty while doing all we can to make that poverty more comfortable and sustainable.

Earlier this week, Walter Russell Mead highlighted disturbing research showing that the poor — far more than the rich — are disconnected from church and religion. While church attendance is dropping among all social classes, it’s falling off a cliff for the poorest and least-educated Americans. In other words, the deeper a person slides into poverty, the more they’re disconnected from the very values that can save them and their families.

The bottom line is that we need more free enterprise, and we need more virtue. Sadly, the Great Society and the sexual revolution have deprived us of both.

Whole lotta WUT I DON'T EVEN goin' on.