Serious to Delirious

Wow, it's been a terrifying week on one front or another, eh? As budget negotiations in Washington DC's sinking ship of deficit reduction was the primary focus on the political agendas of many, hard-hearted GOPer's wanted to be at their most chivalrous best to usher "Women and children and the elderly first" off the teetering ship via directing them to walk the plank in their Medicare-paid-for walkers and those still strutting in high heels so that they would simply stumble head-first into the shark-laden waters with no life raft at the ready.

But someone (or a group of somebodies) refused to let that happen - at the moment. If ever. We shall see as the political forces prepare to duel over social concerns ad nauseum for the next year until someone tosses a white linen handkerchief into the air to end the brutal assault against the most vulnerable people in our society. For now, the targets of sharp knives of the wealthy and seriously beholden to Big Money lawmakers are moving ahead on their stubborn agendas to further disenfranchise the disenfranchised. 

As expected, today the House voted for (R) Congressman Paul Ryan's heartless plans to cut the deficit. Meanwhile, the Senate, still a Democratic majority, has not yet produced a counter plan to trump the House's dismal decisions/positions. I know it's a tough call, Senators. But Democrats were voted into office because they are Democrats, not Republicans. Because the Democratic party once reflected a rational as well as humane stance on social measures put in place years ago that has - over and over again - saved lives as well as the economy. Now we are seeing a few Democrats showing spinelessness at a time in which the lantern at the Statue of Liberty needs to be at its brightest as a beacon to those already living on U.S. soil.

I've written the above in various ways over the past two weeks and will leave the comment/opinion to steep once again in the minds of those who actually care about whether or not we will end up with a desperate ageing society in less than ten years that will inevitably crush local and federal budgets well beyond where we now kneel at the alter of "off with their heads" when those who are ill once again flood the ER's with no way to pay. And more children move in with their parents (or vice versa) based on financial hardship. 

Oh, isn't this just too depressing?

How about a bit of gossip and/or superficiality to leave you with a less furrowed brow?

Did you know that Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson are almost living together these days? I know. Get out the smelling salts (or "Poppers" to take that in and burp it out seconds later). I gather Penn decided that helping Haiti dig out from under its continued mess from last year's quake isn't as much fun as staying at home and digging-it with his latest potential domestic abuse victim. Sorry, Sean, but ya gots some anger ee-sews, right?

Do you care that Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp are everywhere these days showing tons of PDA like teenagers on Prom Night? Meh.

And what are your feelings and attitudes about Queen Gwyneth Goop Pale-troll showing-up on every single peasant-based TV program to promote her cookbook now that she has finally found something else to do with her time other than working-out for two hours a day and croaking country music from her deluded "I'm a singer jus' like my husband" non-vocal chords. 

Okay. Yeah. She looks young and healthy and hip. I just wish (as do many on the internetz) that she would shut her mouth about her imperfect perfect life with her "flaw" of "perfectionism" and try another "Shakespeare In Lurve" role. At least sitting on thrones and wearing custom-made gowns would be more believable than the image she has been projecting for too many years now that she lives in London and no longer understands American accents.

If you don't follow celebrity info, no doubt you could care less about the above and barely have an idea regarding what I am writing. In fairness to all celebrity bloggers out there, I won't single-out one location where TDFB readers can find more information. If they are interested, I suggest "they" follow what I've been told a hundred times: "Google Is Your Friend."

Most of all, do any of you give a flying flip that Prince William and Kate Middleton are exchanging vows in a few weeks? I don't. But then, I am a "Recovering Romantic" and Diabetes runs in my family, so it's best I stay far away from the made-for-TV-movie of their courtship and send my best wishes to William's balding head so that he won't resemble every other male in the spotlight these days.

With Kate losing weight and smoking from pre-nuptial stress, the compromises they are making to tie that Windsor knot I hope will not be for naught.

Beyond that, I'm gonna scat.......