Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door

[Lynn McGuire]

Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08

I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our
savings including 401K, IRAs, and the cash in our mattresses. Hopefully
not my gold crowns on my back teeth.

Lynn

[Scott Lurndal]

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault. Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.

One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income. Any rational
non-republican recognizes that. The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

[Bobbie Sellers]

Post by Scott Lurndal

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault. Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.
One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income. Any rational
non-republican recognizes that. The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

MAGA voted for the billionaires pal. He is such a good pal that
he cut taxes before on the most well off to move the burden of the
nation's wars and disasters to the less well off. He intends to
continue this inflationary policy until he stops breathing.
People believed him when he said he would cut the cost of
the groceries but as soon he could he gave an interview and said
it was impossible. We controlled prices during WW II so it is not
impossible. We have several wars going on right now the most meanful
is to reduce carbon dioxide output from human activities so the
War On Climate Change might make rationing and price controls
rational again.

bliss - the hobbler

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
    https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault.   Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.
One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income.  Any rational
non-republican recognizes that.   The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

    MAGA voted for the billionaires pal. He is such a good pal that
he cut taxes before on the most well off to move the burden of the
nation's wars and disasters to the less well off. He intends to
continue this inflationary policy until he stops breathing.
    People believed him when he said he would cut the cost of
the groceries but as soon he could he gave an interview and said
it was impossible. We controlled prices during WW II so it is not
impossible. We have several wars going on right now the most meanful
is to reduce carbon dioxide output from human activities so the
War On Climate Change might make rationing and price controls
rational again.
    bliss - the hobbler

Hey Bobbie,

Got water in your fire hydrants ?

Lynn

[Scott Lurndal]

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
    https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault.   Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.
One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income.  Any rational
non-republican recognizes that.   The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

    MAGA voted for the billionaires pal. He is such a good pal that
he cut taxes before on the most well off to move the burden of the
nation's wars and disasters to the less well off. He intends to
continue this inflationary policy until he stops breathing.
    People believed him when he said he would cut the cost of
the groceries but as soon he could he gave an interview and said
it was impossible. We controlled prices during WW II so it is not
impossible. We have several wars going on right now the most meanful
is to reduce carbon dioxide output from human activities so the
War On Climate Change might make rationing and price controls
rational again.
    bliss - the hobbler

Hey Bobbie,
Got water in your fire hydrants ?

What kind of idiotic question is that?

Four million gallons in four tanks atop a hill[*]
cannot be filled fast enough when one is fighing
an unprecedented firestorm. And they had many
back up sources, including pools and hundreds of
tenders (and the ocean along PCH).

As windspeeds (70-90mph gusts) prevented the most effective
means of supressing fire (air drops), the tanks were what
was available in the palisades. Even an infinite
supply wouldn't have helped due to the fundamental
limits of firefighters and fire fighting equipment
along with embers (some the size of small tree limbs) that
were flying up to two miles from the fireline.

[*] presurizing the system

One might note that many of the homes that were
spared had metal or tile roofs and little exterior
wood. Seems like a recipe for rebuilding a more
robust infrastructure.

[Bobbie Sellers]

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
    https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault.   Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.
One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income.  Any rational
non-republican recognizes that.   The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

     MAGA voted for the billionaires pal. He is such a good pal that
he cut taxes before on the most well off to move the burden of the
nation's wars and disasters to the less well off. He intends to
continue this inflationary policy until he stops breathing.
     People believed him when he said he would cut the cost of
the groceries but as soon he could he gave an interview and said
it was impossible. We controlled prices during WW II so it is not
impossible. We have several wars going on right now the most meanful
is to reduce carbon dioxide output from human activities so the
War On Climate Change might make rationing and price controls
rational again.
     bliss - the hobbler

Hey Bobbie,
Got water in your fire hydrants ?
Lynn

I live in San Francisco not the City of the Angels.
Since the Fire and Quake in 1906, Water for the Hydrants
has been a big item.

Remember when thinking of Los Angeles that the
Devils and Demons are all fallen angels. There are books
and Movies that relate the way LA got its water and now
it is attempting to drain the rivers of Northern California.
Look up Delta Project in the Central Valley of California.

bliss - the hobbler

[Titus G]

On 10/01/25 11:57, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
snip There are books

Post by Bobbie Sellers
and Movies that relate the way LA got its water and now

And one of my favourite tracks, Ole Mulholland by Frank Black.

Post by Bobbie Sellers
it is attempting to drain the rivers of Northern California.

I recently posted about Paolo Baculup 's The Water Knife, a brilliant
tale of a dystopic future where water is a scarce commodity.

Post by Bobbie Sellers
Look up Delta Project in the Central Valley of California.
    bliss - the hobbler

[Paul S Person]

On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 14:57:45 -0800, Bobbie Sellers
<snippo discussion of how Republicans will pay the National Debt. As
if they would ever even try.>

<and now we have a sudden change in topic>

Post by Bobbie Sellers

Post by Lynn McGuire
Got water in your fire hydrants ?

I live in San Francisco not the City of the Angels.
Since the Fire and Quake in 1906, Water for the Hydrants
has been a big item.
Remember when thinking of Los Angeles that the
Devils and Demons are all fallen angels. There are books
and Movies that relate the way LA got its water and now
it is attempting to drain the rivers of Northern California.
Look up Delta Project in the Central Valley of California.

Water is fast becoming a major resource problem [1]. I suppose I could
take comfort in the fact that LA has a lot of rivers to rob before
reaching the Columbia, but I don't. They need to ration their water to
the point that no one wants to come there, and a lot of residents want
to leave. Or invest in really impressive desalinizers. LA might be
able to drink the Pacific, but it would take a while.

[1] Reviews of /Quantum of Solace/ ridiculed the film for treating
water as a vital resource when it came out. I think fewer of us would
see it that way today.

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by Lynn McGuire
Hey Bobbie,
Got water in your fire hydrants ?

I'm okay but the city down the road (Richmond, VA) has been without
for about three days now. Looks like a case of poor plant maintenance
combined with electrical infrastructure that has fellen badly behind
demand but full details are not available yet.
--scott

[Paul S Person]

Post by Scott Dorsey

Post by Lynn McGuire
Hey Bobbie,
Got water in your fire hydrants ?

I'm okay but the city down the road (Richmond, VA) has been without
for about three days now. Looks like a case of poor plant maintenance
combined with electrical infrastructure that has fellen badly behind
demand but full details are not available yet.

Ah.

Infrastructure.

Not a sexy topic, politically (or any other way, I suspect). So it
tends to be ignored because "nobody cares".

Until it fails. Then /lots/ of people care.

Here's a clue: if the Biden infrastructure funding has been used up,
the only real alternative is /local taxes for local projects/. This
will not, I suppose affect you, but Richmond might find it a useful
concept.

[Paul S Person]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 15:52:11 -0800, Bobbie Sellers

Post by Bobbie Sellers

Post by Scott Lurndal

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault. Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.
One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income. Any rational
non-republican recognizes that. The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

MAGA voted for the billionaires pal. He is such a good pal that
he cut taxes before on the most well off to move the burden of the
nation's wars and disasters to the less well off. He intends to
continue this inflationary policy until he stops breathing.
People believed him when he said he would cut the cost of
the groceries but as soon he could he gave an interview and said
it was impossible. We controlled prices during WW II so it is not
impossible. We have several wars going on right now the most meanful
is to reduce carbon dioxide output from human activities so the
War On Climate Change might make rationing and price controls
rational again.

I don't think Trump is going to mimic a war waged to defeat Hitler and
everything Trump stands for.

Besides, he will never be able to run for President again [1]. He
doesn't need his base's votes. And Trump always stiffs people he
doesn't need any more.

[1] I suppose he could run as VP under some other Republican, who
would then resign as soon as both were sworn in. But I can't see Trump
running for the second position.

[Paul S Person]

Post by Scott Lurndal

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our

It's your fault. Voting for for the spend and no tax republicans.

I call them "spend and spend". As opposed to the "tax and spend"
Democrats fiscally-conservative Republicans used to attack.

Post by Scott Lurndal
One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income. Any rational
non-republican recognizes that. The "starve the beast" idiom is stupid
GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.

The goal of the GOP since Ronnie has been to destroy Social Security.

The National Debt is their primary weapon.

They aren't going to reduce it -- they are going to use it to destroy
Social Security, and probably Medicare as well.

Because, after all, 1%-ers don't need those programs, so nobody else
does either.

The /real/ problem is that the Dems aren't going to reduce the
National Debt either. Even if they collect money to do so, they will
find something else to spend it on.

Both Parties need severe wedgies. Republicans more than Democrats, but
the Dems are by no means exempt.

[Paul S Person]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 15:58:06 -0600, Lynn McGuire

Post by Lynn McGuire
Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all of our
savings including 401K, IRAs, and the cash in our mattresses. Hopefully
not my gold crowns on my back teeth.

All of /ours/, maybe, but certainly not any of the 1%-ers assets.

Which go far beyond bank accounts, IRAs, 401s of any description, cash
in mattresses. And might actually be enough to work.