President Fixes NSA Privacy Issues

The president announced yesterday that he had no idea his NSA was doing naughty things but he fixed it anyway.

The President Is All Ears

The Barack Obama was elected president, American commedians said there was nothing about the new president that was funny. Well, maybe only his ears. Obama himself said he "is all ears." Little did we know. People said they wanted a president that would listen to them, and now we have one.

Perhaps Ernest Hemingway set the theme when he said, "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully."

 

The Mars Rover, Curiosity, touches down on Mars and transmits its first signal.

GM Bursts Facebooks Bubble

GM is dropping its Facebook ad campaign for lack of advertising value.

California's New Budget Figures

"For the cameras Jerry Brown mugged,

Wealth makers leave before more taxes can be tugged,

Sorry, California, Atlas just shrugged."

- Heard on a California Radio Station

Today, a version of "The Scream" (pastel, 1895) sold to an unspecified private buyer for $119,922,500 at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art auction.
That explains the screaming.

2012 - Forwarned

         The news is reporting today that the Obama campaign group has lifted a slogan from MSNBC today. The slogan is "Forward."
       Given the lack of real vetting that occurred in 2008, in 2012, you'd think the campaign would be careful about picking a slogan that lends itself so well to the situation now in 2012:

      For those who now say, "I didn't know he'd be like that" when they voted for the president, the first time, in 2012, they'll have no excuses.