#austerity consensus

I think I'm going to take a cue from Richard Seymour and refer to the British Labour Party (and by extension, the Democratic Party) just as "those fucking clowns" from now on.

Also on that 'government is like a family' crap: families don't routinely starve their children or 'drown them in a bathtub'.

Uh oh, now that "running a government" post is getting lots of notes. That means I may have to actually engage with that classical Thatcherite sentiment and answer why I think it's bullshit.

"Running a government is like running a family" - no, it's not.

Great moments in British austerity: when some no doubt well-meaning type at the BBC recommended the war-time meal of a "toast sandwich" (yes, three slices of toast) as appropriate sustenance during the necessary belt-tightening.

Obama and Congress to potential flood victims: Drop Dead.

The most repugnant moment of the 'greatest generation' pap being sold is when we're enjoined to sacrifice and celebrate the salad days of austere World War II existence. Tighten the belt and prepare for toast sandwiches, say the politicians and technocrats who have not the slightest intention of doing any such thing.