Well this pisses me off to no end

And it will piss off The Southern Belle mightily when she reads this.

"One major effect of the new regulation: Stay-at-home moms (or dads) without significant outside income no longer will be able to open their own credit card accounts -- and establish their own credit histories to build their credit scores. Compliance with the rule became mandatory Oct. 1, 2011."

No credit here for ferreting this out, that goes to IOTW

Magnolia Fire

It appears disaster for Belle's family members has been averted.
The orange is the burn area. Latest report is that the fire is mostly contained and no further structures have been lost. I marked a small red asterisk that marks the location of their homes. Spot the yellow triangle in the center and track due west and you'll see it.  By God's graces.  It's going to smell like smoke and ash for quite some time around there. Now comes the clean up.

links to pics

Bastrop fire from 9500 feet
looks like a fire tornado
many more
Meanwhile, the national ABC network tries to spin Hurricane Katia into another disastah for the east coast.
yeah, not so much:
Anything to take the wind out of Perry's sails.

Your own personal hurricane made of fire

One of the fires burning in Texas is in the Magnolia area. It is bearing down on acreage occupied by family members of ours, on Belle's side of the family. Last night around 10pm, a knock came on the door, informing them that they had to evacuate. As I type, Belle is showing me the Texas wild fire map. The leading edge of the burn has progressed south of their place and the bulk of it appears to be east of their location.
The property damage from fires burning all over the state is pretty big, but in comparison to the wide swath a hurricane cuts along its path, it's fairly localized.
They are holed up in a motel not far away. I can only imagine what this is like for them. Like watching their own personal hurricane made of fire slowly roll in.
Like all in the path of the wildfires, the tangible results of a lifetime's dreams and toil are at stake. My hope for them springs eternal, and I pray the fire passes by.
I'm trying not to think too much about the downside of the situation. It makes my heart hurt.

Mocking and Interpretive "Prose" on the Fed Budget

Next Phase of Budget Battle Could Test Tea Party Resolve

The headline at Fox News.

The influence of the Tea Party is about to endure a critical test, as lawmakers enter the second chapter of their deficit-reduction plan after approving a record increase in the debt ceiling.

Even Fox News has stumbled and fallen into the kool-aid bubble. They don't get it do they? Our collective backs are against the wall. There is no more room to back up.

"Tea Party direction of this Congress the last few months has been very, very disconcerting," Reid said, and he predicted things are going to start to change around Capitol Hill."

"Disconcerting". Which means, "stop calling my office, it's annoying my staff!

"There must be a sharing of sacrifice," Reid said. "We've had too much talk the last few days of Republicans ... saying there will be no revenue. That's not going to happen."

By "sharing" Harry means the tax paying American People need to shut up and bend over.

GOP lawmakers claim the bill didn't contain tax hikes and the committee won't allow tax hikes.

Which means that there are tax hikes in the bill and the committee will be hard pressed, but successful in finding yet another emergency that requires the tax hikes.

I've decided that since we do not have term limits for all those jackwagons, the solution to our problem is to make them hate their job so much that they will get acid reflux every night and just quit. The election cycle is just too, too slow.

Being that much of an obnoxious sphincter flies in the face of everything we believe and our sense of decorum and dignity as conservatives, but I assure you, you can do it. And, as long as you remain aware of the fact that you are doing it, you can return from that abyss and resume your life as you knew it.

I have been there. I know it is possible to channel your inner A-hole, and return to the civilized and rational.

As a public service announcement , if you are not aware that you are being a sphincter when you do it, you are a liberal, or soon to be shot or incarcerated.

Barbed wire wrapped snark of the day

"Whatever it takes, that’s what, up to and including sucking the barbed cock of Satan and declaring it has a “delicious, refreshing, minty flavor, with just a hint of coconut.”

This is Cold Fury's last comment in the post. The part leading up to it is here.

Man I'm in a pissed off mood tonight

Let not my congenial visage in that photo disabuse you.

There is a back story to this that I cannot post for quite some time yet. It has a direct relationship to what Borepatch does for a living.

This isn't an exact match, but it's close enough...and a good song to boot when you've been pushed around by some pissant.