RIP Charles Durning

"Greatest Generation," no doubt.  After winning a horrific two-front war that created American military cemeteries all over the world, the survivors only wanted to get home, build their families, and go to work -- and that's what they did. Their efforts built the legacy that we're busy pissing down the rathole of ever-growing unfunded entitlement spending and an explosive growth of do-everything government in general. 

We have selfishly saddled those who follow us, some of them just now being born, with massive crushing debt and a diminished future.  It's shameful. We cannot even claim ignorance, because any fool could see what was happening, is happening. Our legacy will be the many sacrifices our children and grandchildren will face to clean up the mess we are dumping on them.

Our generation, too, eventually will acquire a well-deserved nickname, but it won't be one to be proud of.

Merry Cliffmas to all,

Byron