Catch-19

Some folks asked on twitter and facebook for this recipe, so here it is:

(for slowcooker/crockpot)

15 oz (1 can) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

15 oz (1 can) black beans, rinsed and drained

15 oz (1 can) chili beans in spicy sauce, not drained

15 oz (1 can) mexican/chili style diced tomatoes, not drained

1 lrg green bell pepper, diced

1 sm onion, diced

1/2 cup broth, any kind

1/4 cup mole paste (find it in mexican food section, or international grocery type place, not terribly hard to  find, but you might have to search)

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp ground coriander

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp minced garlic

Dump everything in a crockpot and cook on low for 5-6 hrs or high 1-2 hrs.

Serve with shredded cheese over top, maybe some tortilla chips.

Enjoy

I’m certain that smarter people than me have made this analogy ages ago, but it just occurred to me and I don’t recall seeing it, so here goes:

War On Terror era “Terrorism” = Cold War era “Communism”

That fits, doesn’t it? A big bogey man we can blame our troubles on, use to justify diminished civil rights, keep our defense budget bloated beyond all reasonable levels, and have as a handy excuse when we want to invade somewhere.

They tried using “Drugs” as the new “Communism” for a while, but it wasn’t as successful. I think they didn’t try hard enough.

I hope they can come up with some catchy slogans like “Better dead than red!” and “Kill a commie for mommy!”

I meant to add the reason I was thinking about this, but I forgot what it was. But at this rate everything makes me think about it. When I’m not looking at porn, I mean.