mooks...

http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2012/11/clothes_for_kids_sake_inc_dire.html ...same crooked scheme as former postmaster of Bridgeton NJ 08302 who is apparently doing time for that ...doesn't anyone google their looney ideas first ?? ...oh yeah ...reminds me also of the chief of police of Clayton NJ who also stole the money from such a charity ...I suppose he's got a ball-peen hammer and a big rock to work on now... and, of course, there's the former police chief of Elmer NJ who took guns seized from mooks and instead of turning them over to melt them down he sold them off to more creeps ...what a dope!! ...he lives second house over the bridge at the end of Fortescue NJ and locals call him "the bridge nazi" since anyone who stops their vehicle even for a short time near or on the bridge (only houses are there) gets his wrath and erratic behavior... sheesh !! does jersey have the market cornered on mopes and fools ??

the suffering EU...

In reflecting upon the EU as a political/social entity as well as their € unified (partially) currency experiment, it comes to mind the failure of function on both of these fronts stems from the persistence of each nation/state to function more-or-less in a vacuum with no world view of the group as a unit whether for trade, political, or security relations. Note the failure of monetary policy in the EU in finding any viable solution to their debt/deficit situation with ongoing hemorrhaging of funds as a consequence. Further, no power structure has come to grips with a massive exodus of the down-trodden into the northern well-to-do socialist realms where they are welcomed into a morass of freebies resulting in a ballooning welfare class. As for security, the military organizations each stagnate with aging infrastructure and out-dated management while the foreign service persists in allegiance to each individual EU member with no central power position. It's a set-up for decline, and fast, IMHO...