THIS WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER COMMENT BUT IT RAN LONG, SO...

... in the tradition of "if-you-want-something-done-efficiently-ask-a-lazy-man-to-do-it" vibe, it becomes a post.

I actually think Giuliani is pretty evolved for a cugine. But make NO mistake about it at all, he IS a cugine. That part's cool. What's not cool is that he has this whole "broken windows" policing and maximum punishment vibe plus he has to get down with Mr Charlie be America's Mayor and be a HOUSE CUGINE. Watch him do his CUGINE minstrel show. It is SHOW, children. It is the exact equivalent of Obama's coming out in blackface with a big slice of watermelon and a basket of chicken doing Super Titsoon. Wait. He already does that. Sorry. I would be ashamed, though, if I were Italian. Fucking dizgratz. The Baptist Clergyman's gear picks at him like burlap. And the more it picks, the more he gets into it. That's some weird Catholic guilt shit I can't comprehend. But everybody has his bag, so -- like -- whatever. Not that it matters at this point for me but I suppose I'm glad Clinton will face him and not Romney or Huckabee, either of whom could beat her. Both of whom are way brighter than Giuliani is and way more in touch with the electorate at a gut level. Giuliani only has one note. 9/11. She'll just needle and cajole him until he blows up and he WILL. Despite all the negatives, she's way more in touch with the average American than he is. She's one of them. He isn't and he can't really be himself, until she drives him batshit loco and some over the top version of himself will spurt out like lava. She cashes in 35 states and it's done.

Not that she's good. Hardly. All of the bullshit post-9/11 rules will remain. And the American vibe will still suck. You know what I mean. Like the highest aspiration an American woman can have is to go to the gym every day and stick to a fat-free diet. If that's how you all like it, cool. I only preach a little. Todo a su vaina, o sea. But there is another way. See my comment to Fairlane's post about self-help books for details. The short version is that down here where I live with those awful brown people who speak that awful language (and two other awful ones: Arabic and Hebrew!), everybody just eats or drinks whatever they want whenever they want and the only people who bother with the gym or a diet are the serious gym rats and everybody's small. And it's like this EVERYWHERE ELSE except on motherfucking Sam's back porch.

Anyone who knows me well, though, knows that as blunt as I am I am also an incurable optimist. Clinton, unlike Stao or Malin, is VERY rational and would be a very good insider steward of the late stage empire. I'm optimistic about that. Sort of.

I don't share Paul Craig Roberts' disdain for Israel. The meme of Israel is all screwed-up in the USA. You all (not you, Harvey) think of Israelis as grim, mean assholes in Black Hats. Hardly. They ARE assholes but like in an asshole-buddy kind of way. They are half-European and half-Arab and are a fuckload of fun. I hang out with them every day here. I just refuse to believe that people that crazy who like to party so much and get along wherever are down with the Pilgrims. Whatever they're doing with the neo-cons is just some kind of 3-card Monte game. It has to be true. If any of the neo-cons actually spent any time with Israelis it would be mutual-loathing within seconds. To enjoy yourself with Israelis you have to throw caution to the wind go for it. No matter how fucked-up you think you are, the Israelis are 10x more beserk. Like in an asshole-buddy partying way, laughing at dumb shit and that kind of thing. David Brooks, Bill Kristol, David Horowitz, Joe Lieberman and all of them don't roll that way at all. They're super-grim and mean and fucked-up. And while Israelis themselves might not have a fantasy of hegemony those limp-dicks have the fantasy for them. They hate themselves so they don't want you to enjoy yourself. So, I'm betting that Uncle Chaim will come through in the end. If you want to make a donation, forget Clinton who doesn't need it or Kucinich who can't use it. Give it to the Israeli Labour Party. That's money pretty well spent. A guy like Barak or Ayalon with nukes can fight off the Pilgrims for you. If you want. If you want to spend the rest of your life in prison or the gym, disfrutate, pue'. Who am I to tell you what to do?

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