Thunderdome Politics

"(W)hen you see things moving towards success, or when you see signs of success, that there are acts of violence."

- Tony Snow, explaining how Republicans tie anarchy to victory

The Chinese have busted a slavery ring used by a brick kiln factory. I mean, seriously, it is the 21st century. Slavery? To make bricks? Can we just shoot the people behind this and move forward as a species? And yes, I involved capital punishment. Do you really think we can reform people who find slavery cute in this day and age? If so, you are an idiot. Erase them from the gene pool. Trust me, we'll all be the better for it.

Speaking of miscreants toying with people's lives, FEMA allowed insurance companies to overcharge for Katrina repairs even as they denied claims for those who dutifully paid their premiums.

An interview with the Marine who joined al-Jazeera.

Meet uber-moron Roy Pearson, if you haven't already. This piece of crap is suing a Korean family that runs a dry cleaning shop for $54 million dollars over a lost pair of pants. And a judge even allowed this to actually go to court.

The only good news here - aside from maybe losing his frivolous case - is that he could also lose his job over this.