Who Deserves a Flog Today?

The Flogging Whip is ready to spin and lash around at something none of us can do anything about unless there is a Mass Revolution against Corporate Ownership of politicians – thus, our government in general. Nothing made this reality so very real as the day last week when Prez Obama quietly signed the so-called "Monsanto Protection Act" based on a "rider" that was attached to the deal Obama, et al, had to make with their nemesis' so that the government would not shut down. Of course, the rider was written by a politician in the GOP who has received lotsa dollars from Monsanto. No conflict of interest there, eh? No Political Blackmail involved whatsoever. No way. Bleck! Understanding what was behind Obama's signature on that piece of paper which will protect GMO-focused companies to mess around with our food at will with no regulation for a year (that's as long as the "protection" will last until someone else decides to hold the administration hostage one more time in spending/deficit/debt concerns by extending the Corporations Get To Do What They Want To You provision) is key to the recent confusion and anger over "WTF was Obama thinking" debate.

It doesn't matter who The Prez may be when Big Corporations ensure that their Will "Will Be Done." Ownership of our country by the clichéd Deep Pockets Of Lobbying has been slowly creeping into politics for a very long time. Now it is simply overt and horrifically clear that, for now, at least, when a Bill/Law/Act is presented/written by a Senator or House Member, chances are strong that somewhere in the background are Happy Lobbyists who have earned their money to aid the pollution of our air; the quality of our food; the rights of women to have control over their bodies – and so on.

I try to remain optimistic, believe it not, about the future. However, when it involves common sense decisions, between the Angry GOP Base and Corporate Greed with political consent, I'm of the opinion that cartoon renditions of Exxon, Halliburton, Mickey-D's logos planted on The Moon are not funny anymore. Just wait.

Meanwhile, on a lighter note, The Flogging Whip sends a special forty lashes to Justin Beaverland for taking his Special Monkey with him to Germany without the proper papers, causing the little 14 week-old cutie to be placed in quarantine where, reportedly, he remains without his Daddy Beaverland who had been feeding him in place of a real monkey mother. Reports suggest the Baby Monkey is depressed and not eating. JB is no longer in Germany on tour, but his Little Friend remains in jail while a thoughtless entitled brat jets off without a kind goodbye.

Soft rant over – for now.

UPDATED on 4/7/13: The accurate age of the Beiber monkey has been changed to reflect the latest information circulating around the web from numerous sources.