San Francisco...seen & heard in City streets! Crime to be broke!



If you're inclined to dash across a thoroughfare between pedestrian walks in bustling downtown San Francisco, you may end up the target of a demented soul, who tracks jay-walkers at random.

Once he spies an unsuspecting individual in the midst of their unlawful act, he takes it upon himself to insult 'em by screaming all-manner of obscenities in their direction.

"Use a crosswalk, a**hole," he often screams out at startled pedestrians unprepared for the verbal attack out-of-the-blue.

At least he's not vested with any powers, so a ticket for their thoughtless offense, will not be forthcoming in the foreseeable future.

Astounded tourists (and locals) pay for it in abuse, though!

Meanwhile, at the crack-of-dawn the other morning, I caught sight of one of the City's men-in-blue shaking down a homeless person wrapped in a blanket shivering in the cold.

"Do you have any money," the gruff Police Officer barked at the desperate man.

"No. Is it a crime to be broke," he responded bitterly, as he cowered in the street.

In San Francisco, the answer is "yes", obviously!

Meanwhile, the teaming masses swarm the streets, oblivious to the seamy-side of life that thrives all-around-them on well-trodden Market Street (seemingly without a care in the world).

Or, are they simply looking the other way?

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Romantic City by the Bay!

McCain...Condo Ho. Barack not off hook, either!

Presumptive candidate's new home...

Well, it was expected.

At some point, McCain was bound to make a serious misstep and send his campaign into a tailspin.

It occurred with the infamous - can't count past three - scenario which unfolded this past week on the campaign trail.

When asked how many homes the family held in their name - he was inclined to advise pundits at politico.com - that he would get back to 'em cause,

He "didn't know".

Of course, the startling response did not bode well, no matter how a voter fathomed it.

Was the Republican party's top pit bull having a senior moment?

On the one hand, perhaps McCain was inferring that he has so many assets he can't keep track of 'em!

In the alternative - the nasty bit of business underscored that when McCain is flapping in the breeze (without a net to catch him) - he has trouble "winging" it.

No matter how you haggle it - American voters must be asking themselves right about now - is this the kind of clueless president they want running the country?

Barack didn't fair too well on the uptake, either.

He went for the jugular!

Barack seized on the issue of McCain's wealth to underscore that the presidential hopeful was out-of-touch with the needs of voters struggling in a difficult economy.

"If you're like me and you've got one house, or if you were like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so they don't lose their home, you might have a different perspective."

First, I thought it intriguing that Barack referred to his residence as a "house". Most people call their abode a "home".

So, maybe in his instant case, the dwelling is actually an investment?

And, what a prize asset it is!

A million-dollar Manse in an upscale part of town.

And, don't think Barack's poke at the old windbag McCain didn't have repercussions.

If you ask me, the presumptive candidate, should have let "sleeping dogs lie".

Yeah, a McCain spokesperson jumped right on that one.

"Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from a vacation on a private beach in Hawaii, and bought his own million-dollar mansion with help from a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses?"

Ah!

Barack, time to retreat.

The scriptures provide a clue at John 8:7

"Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone."