Stuck pigs squeal.  Oh, my, how they squeal. 

‘Fork’s Dad was in the meat business and, with welcome entrees to him throughout that close, commercial community, ‘Fork would, from time to time, go along with him as he went visiting.  The pig slaughterhouse was always on the trek.  Kosher pig was made so by the rabbi praying over one pig at a time in a row of ‘em hung a couple feet off the ground by their back legs.  Dutifully, the rabbi would first bless ‘em and then poke ‘em through their jugglers to bleed ‘em out.  ‘Fork cannot imagine a pig squealing more – let alone several in a row – than like those stuck pigs, lifeblood squirting across the concrete floor.

Fast forward a half century. . . to just this week.

Now, hear the pigs squeal and squeal and squeal – metaphorically, of course.  But you can tell.  You can hear.  You can even see ‘em wiggling this way and that.  Flushing out vituperation, insult, denial, gushes of ignorance as the Welfare States’ lifeblood swirls around the drain of destiny.

“ ‘I have not seen a credible plan that would allow you to get to $2.4 trillion without really hurting ordinary folks,’ he said. ‘That doesn’t seem like a serious plan to me.’

Mr. Obama also said a balanced budget amendment was not necessary if ‘we do our jobs.’ ”

“Obama Reiterates Desire for Comprehensive Budget Package” by Michael D. Shear, The Caucus, July 15, 2011

“ ‘I myself am almost too busy to continue listening to some of the things that are going on in that room,’ said Pelosi.”

“Pelosi Says She’s ‘Almost Too Busy’ to Continue Listening to Debt Talks” by Nicholas Ballasy, CNS.com, July 14, 2011

“ ‘I suggested we were so far apart I didn’t see in the time before us how we get to where he wants us to be,’ Cantor told reporters after the meeting.

“Obama, in his typical affable and diplomatic manner, warned Cantor not to set such an ultimatum and threatened to veto any legislation that would extend the debt ceiling only for a short period.

“ ‘The president told me, ‘Eric, don’t call my bluff. I’m going to take this to the American people,’ ’ Cantor said.”

“Obama Allegedly Storms Out of Budget Negotiations with Republican Lawmakers” by Becket Adams, Theblaze.com, July 14, 2011

“U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Tuesday said that time is running out for a deal to raise the U.S. debt limit, and wants a broad agreement with Congress in place by the end of next week at the latest.”
“Geithner: Time is Running Out on Debt Deal,” Reuter, July 12, 2011

“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell moved Tuesday to head off a potentially disastrous U.S. default by offering President Obama new authority to raise the federal debt limit without cutting government spending.”

“McConnell outlines new proposal on debt ceiling” by Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane, Washington Post, July 12, 2011

“Fed Chairman Bernanke Says ‘Gold Is Not Money’ ... But His Predecessor Alan Greenspan Disagrees” by George Washington, zerohedge.com, 07/13/2011

“. . . Republicans were going through proposed tax increases as bad for jobs.

“ ‘C’mon, man!’ Vice President Biden exclaimed, ‘let’s get real!’

“Be quiet and eat your peas, Joe.

“As for raising the debt ceiling, Charles Rangel has already asked ‘What would Jesus do?’  Another Dem has also asked and answered the question ‘What would Reagan do?’ ”

“Joe Biden Want GOP to ‘Get Real’ on Raising Taxes” by Doug Power, MichelleMalkin.com, July 12, 2011

“It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.”  Quentin Crisp, né Denis Charles Pratt

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