Investor Alert 2!

We at Lazenbee Industries have endeavoured, as plainly as we possibly could, to direct the gaze of the Behaviour Actualisation community towards something other than their stock portfolios - namely, maintaining control. And yet, we now sit dumbstruck at the, frankly, ham-fisted performance now in evidence at the Head Office. If this keeps up, the privatisation of the public will have to wait.

White House Press Briefing:

MR. McCLELLAN: And we -- if you look at what the Department of Transportation, for instance, has done, they have moved I think approximately 1,000 truckloads containing more than -- nearly 7 million Meals Ready To Eat to the region. They have moved millions of gallons of water, 15,000-plus tarps, 10,000-plus rolls of plastic sheeting, 3.4 million pounds of ice that they have helped to transport to those who are in need of those supplies.

Q But none of that means anything to somebody who has been living on an interstate overpass for the last three days, without food or water, or any kind of assistance, local or federal.

MR. McCLELLAN: As we were passing over the region yesterday, Bill, we saw people that were standing on those highways, those highways that just disappeared into the water. We saw people that were on rooftops. We saw helicopters in the distance engaged in search and rescue operations as we were passing through the region.

Our concern, first and foremost, is with the people who have been displaced or affected otherwise by this major catastrophe. It is a major catastrophe and there is a major response to this catastrophe. And the federal government will continue working to do everything in our power to get help to those in need. But we certainly understand the frustration coming from people on the ground who are in need of help and we will continue working to get them the assistance that they need. We appreciate the efforts of all those in the region who are working round-the-clock to make sure that they are getting help.

Q Are you going to bring back any National Guardsmen from Iraq to help?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think that the military talked about that a little bit yesterday. I think you're talking about two separate priorities and we're addressing both. And they'll be talking later today, I think, about some of the ongoing increase in the number of National Guard units that are being deployed to the New Orleans area to meet the security and law enforcement needs that are on the ground.

Q Do you have enough troops on hand?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think that they've indicated that, yes.

Q Scott, what impact is this having on the budget? Are you preparing a budget supplemental to take care of it, or how much money are we talking about?

MR. McCLELLAN: That is a good question.

Sighs, dozen madder

We remain somewhat nonplussed towards the Actualising Community, yet before we are accused of being contrarians, consider the following:

The UK (as it is presently known) is currently conducting an election. Millions of electors are now to consider the arguments of a variety of political parties. The "mainstream" media make these arguments available, distilling the "messages" into bite sized chunks.

While we have no objections to this paradigm, we are concerned at the artlessness of the presentation.

We'll leave the inimitable Prof Blankenship to fill in the details. For now, what is essential is to understand that, delightful as it is to pretend, we cannot take for granted that "class" will forever remain "off the table". It's fine for Enablers to think this, but when we see Actualisers thinking this way, we become worried. Because it's time to circle the wagons. Asset stripping is one thing.

Drawing attention to it is another.

Investor Alert! "I wish I could gie ya the feelin"

Lazenbee Industries asks investors to please take note:

Only those suffering from serious delusions could fail to see the pitfalls of the present form of "debate" now dominant in the sole "superpower". But what is perhaps less obvious, is the way that millions of "common" people are now aware that they have a potential power. And they are acting upon this knowledge.

Not good news for the Actualising Community.

More bad news comes - again - from the new Labour camp, which grinds forward with its "election campaign". It is not so much the vapidity or the Orwellian nature of the current exercise which vexes us (though we do find it comforting that even the opposition displays the visage of our Dear Leader). No, it is the fact that electorate is less than enamoured with the whole process and is beginning to do things about it. And some of the less wellhinged are starting to panic and say things they may wish they shouldn't have. Things Enablers might read.

But - on the brighter side, some things never change.

Sinful wages

If today's investor ever needed another example of why we must "privatise the public" as soon as possible, then the streets of Glasgow and London provided the very thing today.

We cannot help but feel a sense of dismay when we think of the ground which has been lost in recent years - but then we see that there still people who care, and we can't help smiling.

Forward not back

We wish to express our concern at the apparent aimlessness of the once mighty and masterful minds of the new Labour project.

It isn't simply the manner in which the "ball is being dropped."

No, it goes further than this. Once upon a time, we at Lazenbee Industries marvelled - yes, absolutely marvelled - at the furious pace with which "Old Britain" was obliterated. Concepts like "liberty" and "happiness" became as meaningless as the jazzy scat doodlings of some hopheaded lounge lizard.

But, as the great Professor Earl K Blankenship has pointed out, time and time again, the goal must be the "privatisation of the public". Investors must be aware that we are now further from that goal today, not closer.

It is time for Actualisers to consider something bolder than "blue sky" "thinking outside the box". Vapourise the sky, dismantle the box and plan ahead.

Mea Culpa

It has come to the attention of the Board of Management of Lazenbee Industries that the "posting" of items on this blog has been less than dynamic.

And for this, we are sorry beyond measure.

Yet, we simply say to you that change, will be both bold and positive, can at times be fraught with "difficulties". The recent slew of right-sizings to which Lazenbee Industries has been committed to has demanded more attention than one would have thought possible. And yet.

And yet, we feel confident that a progressive and fiscally responsible outcome will lead to a future that is rewarding, nimble and pliant.

We look forward to meeting your needs.