Well folks, the week of the Super Bore is here once again. Time for the literally endless prognostications regarding the "possible" outcomes, the "sure-fire impact players," how this team or that team is "destined" to win it all, blah, blah, blah, blah, blabber, drone, yawn, yawn,.....zzzzzzzzz...
This one game is the most hyped, most watched, most commerically expensive, and most boring of any pro sporting event of the entire year.
Very rarely does any Super Bore actually deliver the excitement. It's usually a blowout. As I was passing by a bank of display TV's the other day, there were three separate shows on offering whatever "unique" perspectives they had about the big game. Analysts wearily droned on and on about this factor, or that outcome, etc.
As Sunday approaches, I am trying to figure out what I'll be doing that DOESN'T involve watching that game. Probably plug in a DVD or watch old reruns of the Twilight Zone...it'll definitely be more entertaining that being bored with another "Super" game.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Our New President
When Barack Obama was running for the Democratic nomination, I was more than skeptical about his vision, and his qualifications. Not enough time in office, no clear agenda, etc.
Today, whether some choose to recognize it or not, we were all witnesses to living history as Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. It is historically significant because what was once regarded as impossible, is now a reality--a black man has risen to the highest office in the land.
I still have many doubts about the path we are now upon; But for the first time in over 8 years, I now have hope that our government actually cares about its citizens, and will work towards improving the issues facing many Americans here at home.
In what was a pointed and poignant Inauguration Speech, President Obama promised peace, prosperity, and stability for America. He chided former President George W. Bush on many fronts, and unapologetically stated that Mr. Bush's agenda was plain wrong, and worked against the will and the benefit of the American people.
He is a great orator; now we get to see if he is a great Leader. This nation hopes that is so. Mr. Obama, I think, believes he can buouy up the pride, confidence, and prosperity of America. He asked directly that ordinary Americans rise up to the challenge of rebuilding this country, and I for one, expect him to lead us all by example.
The prayers of a nation are with our newest President; and many strongly believe that we will all be better off in four years. I look forward to seeing the changes that await. It will be a wonderful journey.
Today, whether some choose to recognize it or not, we were all witnesses to living history as Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. It is historically significant because what was once regarded as impossible, is now a reality--a black man has risen to the highest office in the land.
I still have many doubts about the path we are now upon; But for the first time in over 8 years, I now have hope that our government actually cares about its citizens, and will work towards improving the issues facing many Americans here at home.
In what was a pointed and poignant Inauguration Speech, President Obama promised peace, prosperity, and stability for America. He chided former President George W. Bush on many fronts, and unapologetically stated that Mr. Bush's agenda was plain wrong, and worked against the will and the benefit of the American people.
He is a great orator; now we get to see if he is a great Leader. This nation hopes that is so. Mr. Obama, I think, believes he can buouy up the pride, confidence, and prosperity of America. He asked directly that ordinary Americans rise up to the challenge of rebuilding this country, and I for one, expect him to lead us all by example.
The prayers of a nation are with our newest President; and many strongly believe that we will all be better off in four years. I look forward to seeing the changes that await. It will be a wonderful journey.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
A Final, Parting Shot
Unless he does something else pretty stupid (and hence, noteworthy), this will be my last blog on our 'friend and good ol' boy of a pal, Georgie Dubya Bushie.
In a sign that surely backs up my obvious opinion of our (thankfully) outgoing President, Newsweek magazine released its last GW Bush poll that shows he is exiting his office with the LOWEST approval rating in the history of the poll. Just 22% of Americans approve of the job he has done over his long eight-year administration.
Let me put it another way...out of every 100 Americans, 78 disapprove of Mr. Bush and the job he has done.
OUCH!!!!
When he was re-elected following his disgusting character assasination of Senator John Kerry, Mr. Bush carried 62% of the vote while only carrying a 47% approval rating. It's been all downhill ever since.
Only Richard Nixon and Harry Truman had comparable disapproval numbers at the conclusion of their presidencies.
Additionally, our very hated Vice President, DICK Cheney, is exiting his office with a mere 13% approval--and most of that is from partisan supporters! That is THE lowest Veep rating in the history of the poll.
I am not surprised by these numbers. The GW Bush Administration was perhaps the worst in the history of this country, and these polling numbers definitely support that opinion.
What was once promised by Georgie himself to be a time of the strengthening and uniting of this country by a White House that cared about us, turned out to be nothing more than lies, deceit, and campaign rhetoric that won an election (well, sort of won--I think STOLE is a better word for his "victory" in 2000) for the worst President in history.
In a sign that surely backs up my obvious opinion of our (thankfully) outgoing President, Newsweek magazine released its last GW Bush poll that shows he is exiting his office with the LOWEST approval rating in the history of the poll. Just 22% of Americans approve of the job he has done over his long eight-year administration.
Let me put it another way...out of every 100 Americans, 78 disapprove of Mr. Bush and the job he has done.
OUCH!!!!
When he was re-elected following his disgusting character assasination of Senator John Kerry, Mr. Bush carried 62% of the vote while only carrying a 47% approval rating. It's been all downhill ever since.
Only Richard Nixon and Harry Truman had comparable disapproval numbers at the conclusion of their presidencies.
Additionally, our very hated Vice President, DICK Cheney, is exiting his office with a mere 13% approval--and most of that is from partisan supporters! That is THE lowest Veep rating in the history of the poll.
I am not surprised by these numbers. The GW Bush Administration was perhaps the worst in the history of this country, and these polling numbers definitely support that opinion.
What was once promised by Georgie himself to be a time of the strengthening and uniting of this country by a White House that cared about us, turned out to be nothing more than lies, deceit, and campaign rhetoric that won an election (well, sort of won--I think STOLE is a better word for his "victory" in 2000) for the worst President in history.
Friday, January 16, 2009
A Final Public Delusionary Statement
Just when we thought we were pretty much rid of perhaps the worst president in our history, up he pops in his final Farewell (and good riddance!) address. And for one last time our pal Georgie Dubya Bushie opens his mouth and astonishes yet again with his total lack of honesty, and his ongoing delusions about his presidency.
From his address: 1) "You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made, but I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions."
(Tough decisions?! What the #@&%!!? You mean sending our men and women to war based on lies? Or financially trampling the middle income Americans with made up energy crises? Or irreparably harming our environment through the tossing out of most environmental protections? Or was the decision to no-bid the Iraq war contract to friend and Veep DICK Cheney's company such an agonizing one? About the only tough decision he made was just how many vacations he would take every year in his beloved little Texas--hint, it was at least seven trips to Crawford every year! I wish I could take seven plus vacations each year!)
2) "Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks," said Bush. "There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right."
(Honestly here--does this man really have a conscience? He was a complete idiot when 9/11 was happening; he organized the money pit of a department called Homeland Security; he LIED to the entire world via the United Nations General Assembly in an effort to finish the war his daddy started; he completely, unethically, and immorally assasinated the good name of Senator John Kerry in the 2004 election; he appointed key cabinet posts to men and women who had no governmental experience whatsoever; he and DICK Cheney told Congress their agenda (post-election, of course) and that anyone who stood in their way would be drummed out via election ASAP (read 'Against the Tide' by Lincoln Chaffee. Eye-opening doesn't even begin to describe Bush's Administration!); His foreign policy was a disaster on nearly every front;
His domestic policies were ludicrous, at best; instead of being the "Uniter" he promised all of us, we are now deeply divided; we are now over Ten TRILLION dollars in debt; we have the worst econmomy since the great depression,...and I could go on and on.
Yeah...he really acted on his conscience and did what he thought was in the best interest of the country...what a pal!)
3) 'Trumpeting his domestic record, Bush said he has presided over higher standards in public schools, a new Medicare prescription drug benefit, lower income taxes, more help for people suffering from drug addiction and the appointment of two justices to the Supreme Court.'
(His so called Higher Standards in Public Schools is a joke. Basically, if schools don't raise their success rates in the core subjects (reading, writing, math, history) the schools lose their Federal funding. In an effort to meet this, many schools had to cut funding to arts, music, drama, sports, etc. Last I read, only 20% of states were able to meet the No Child Left Behind criteria. What a success, though!
Lower medicare prescriptions? He only did this to help the already wealthy drug companies make bigger net profits by basically stopping American dollars (and subsequently tax income) from going to our neighbor to the north. What a win!
Lower income taxes? I'm still paying the same amount...oh that's right! It's the WEALTHY who are paying less taxes....silly me; I forgot...
He may have indeed funneled more money into treatment problems, but the rampant illegal importation of drugs into the US overshadows any success here. We are creating more drug addicts every day than we are able to treat. Another rousing success for Georgie!
And he appointed two judges to the Supreme Court? Big Deal. Just about every president appoints one or two new Judges. So what? This is certainly no cause for celebration.)
So, in his last ditch effort to keep the Spin Machine spinning, Georgie Dubya Bushie was obviously on his own, because that spin cycle is definitely broken, with no repairman in sight.
A Lame (DUCK!) speech by a really Lame (DUCK!) President. Too bad no one was around to insult him by tossing their shoes at his head. It would have been more fitting than the delusional address he gave.
Farewell Georgie; and damned good riddance.
From his address: 1) "You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made, but I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions."
(Tough decisions?! What the #@&%!!? You mean sending our men and women to war based on lies? Or financially trampling the middle income Americans with made up energy crises? Or irreparably harming our environment through the tossing out of most environmental protections? Or was the decision to no-bid the Iraq war contract to friend and Veep DICK Cheney's company such an agonizing one? About the only tough decision he made was just how many vacations he would take every year in his beloved little Texas--hint, it was at least seven trips to Crawford every year! I wish I could take seven plus vacations each year!)
2) "Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks," said Bush. "There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right."
(Honestly here--does this man really have a conscience? He was a complete idiot when 9/11 was happening; he organized the money pit of a department called Homeland Security; he LIED to the entire world via the United Nations General Assembly in an effort to finish the war his daddy started; he completely, unethically, and immorally assasinated the good name of Senator John Kerry in the 2004 election; he appointed key cabinet posts to men and women who had no governmental experience whatsoever; he and DICK Cheney told Congress their agenda (post-election, of course) and that anyone who stood in their way would be drummed out via election ASAP (read 'Against the Tide' by Lincoln Chaffee. Eye-opening doesn't even begin to describe Bush's Administration!); His foreign policy was a disaster on nearly every front;
His domestic policies were ludicrous, at best; instead of being the "Uniter" he promised all of us, we are now deeply divided; we are now over Ten TRILLION dollars in debt; we have the worst econmomy since the great depression,...and I could go on and on.
Yeah...he really acted on his conscience and did what he thought was in the best interest of the country...what a pal!)
3) 'Trumpeting his domestic record, Bush said he has presided over higher standards in public schools, a new Medicare prescription drug benefit, lower income taxes, more help for people suffering from drug addiction and the appointment of two justices to the Supreme Court.'
(His so called Higher Standards in Public Schools is a joke. Basically, if schools don't raise their success rates in the core subjects (reading, writing, math, history) the schools lose their Federal funding. In an effort to meet this, many schools had to cut funding to arts, music, drama, sports, etc. Last I read, only 20% of states were able to meet the No Child Left Behind criteria. What a success, though!
Lower medicare prescriptions? He only did this to help the already wealthy drug companies make bigger net profits by basically stopping American dollars (and subsequently tax income) from going to our neighbor to the north. What a win!
Lower income taxes? I'm still paying the same amount...oh that's right! It's the WEALTHY who are paying less taxes....silly me; I forgot...
He may have indeed funneled more money into treatment problems, but the rampant illegal importation of drugs into the US overshadows any success here. We are creating more drug addicts every day than we are able to treat. Another rousing success for Georgie!
And he appointed two judges to the Supreme Court? Big Deal. Just about every president appoints one or two new Judges. So what? This is certainly no cause for celebration.)
So, in his last ditch effort to keep the Spin Machine spinning, Georgie Dubya Bushie was obviously on his own, because that spin cycle is definitely broken, with no repairman in sight.
A Lame (DUCK!) speech by a really Lame (DUCK!) President. Too bad no one was around to insult him by tossing their shoes at his head. It would have been more fitting than the delusional address he gave.
Farewell Georgie; and damned good riddance.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Georgie Dubya Bushie--Environmental Champion!???
With the upcoming changeover in Presidential leadership, I just have to jump on Dubya any chance I can. This week, he has provided us all with yet more fodder.
You see, in his waning days, Little Georgie had the thought that he wanted to be remembered as a champion of the environment. He decided to create three new Marine Sanctuaries in the Pacific Ocean.
They are 1) Waters at the northern end of the Northern Mariana Islands, including the Mariana Trench.
2) Off American Samoa, the Rose Atoll — the world’s smallest coral atoll and one of the most remote.
3) And the central Pacific coral reefs, pinnacles, sea mounts, islands and surrounding waters of Johnston Atoll, Howland, Baker and Jarvis Islands, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. These areas harbor some of the most pristine coral reefs in the world.
Now, while I appreciate the creation of these Sanctuaries, my initial thoughts were that first, these pristine areas had zero energy producing capabilities, so why not do this?; second, that they were so remote that no one will really care one way or the other; and third, that Bush was doing this simply to make (in the last days of his miserable presidency) everyone forget that he just got done with eight years of raping the environment for the financial gain of a few companies (and hence, "friends")while leaving the land irreparably scarred for generations to come.
Hmmmm.......knowing little Georgies eggregious environmental policies, I'm sure he wanted more than anything to do this for the benefit of all Americans, to make their lives better; to help their job security to increase; to provide better education for all the under-educated kids in America; to bring more home-grown jobs BACK to the US; and to put more food in the stomachs of hard-working Americans everywhere.
Wow! I'm so enraptured by this unexpected development that I'll forget about the disaster known as "No Child Left Behind;" I'll forget about the intentional srapping of nearly all environmental protections and endangered species reviews; I'll forget about the fact that he and his Cronies lied to the WORLD about why we were going to war; that he and DICK Cheney authoried torture against prisoners of war; that they both leaked the name of a CIA operative to the media; that he is leaving this country not debt free (as it was well on track to being when he took office--see my earlier blogs) but to now being over $10,000,000,000,000--that's TRILLION! in debt; to NEVER (at least that I've read) being at Andrews AFB when planes carrying the grim cargo of slain military personnel arrive so he might honor the fallen (why? Because he didn't want the press to perceive him as being a President who sent our men and women to war--true!); and the list could go on and on, and on.
Nope, I'm going to remember Georgie and DICK Cheney for being the watchmen of our forests, and rivers, and oceans, and friends to all wild creatures.
Yep...Georgie Dubya Bushie, or Environmental Champion--heee's my heerroh! :0(
You see, in his waning days, Little Georgie had the thought that he wanted to be remembered as a champion of the environment. He decided to create three new Marine Sanctuaries in the Pacific Ocean.
They are 1) Waters at the northern end of the Northern Mariana Islands, including the Mariana Trench.
2) Off American Samoa, the Rose Atoll — the world’s smallest coral atoll and one of the most remote.
3) And the central Pacific coral reefs, pinnacles, sea mounts, islands and surrounding waters of Johnston Atoll, Howland, Baker and Jarvis Islands, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. These areas harbor some of the most pristine coral reefs in the world.
Now, while I appreciate the creation of these Sanctuaries, my initial thoughts were that first, these pristine areas had zero energy producing capabilities, so why not do this?; second, that they were so remote that no one will really care one way or the other; and third, that Bush was doing this simply to make (in the last days of his miserable presidency) everyone forget that he just got done with eight years of raping the environment for the financial gain of a few companies (and hence, "friends")while leaving the land irreparably scarred for generations to come.
Hmmmm.......knowing little Georgies eggregious environmental policies, I'm sure he wanted more than anything to do this for the benefit of all Americans, to make their lives better; to help their job security to increase; to provide better education for all the under-educated kids in America; to bring more home-grown jobs BACK to the US; and to put more food in the stomachs of hard-working Americans everywhere.
Wow! I'm so enraptured by this unexpected development that I'll forget about the disaster known as "No Child Left Behind;" I'll forget about the intentional srapping of nearly all environmental protections and endangered species reviews; I'll forget about the fact that he and his Cronies lied to the WORLD about why we were going to war; that he and DICK Cheney authoried torture against prisoners of war; that they both leaked the name of a CIA operative to the media; that he is leaving this country not debt free (as it was well on track to being when he took office--see my earlier blogs) but to now being over $10,000,000,000,000--that's TRILLION! in debt; to NEVER (at least that I've read) being at Andrews AFB when planes carrying the grim cargo of slain military personnel arrive so he might honor the fallen (why? Because he didn't want the press to perceive him as being a President who sent our men and women to war--true!); and the list could go on and on, and on.
Nope, I'm going to remember Georgie and DICK Cheney for being the watchmen of our forests, and rivers, and oceans, and friends to all wild creatures.
Yep...Georgie Dubya Bushie, or Environmental Champion--heee's my heerroh! :0(
Monday, January 5, 2009
ANOTHER Bush in the White House?!
I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this morning that former President George HW Bush wants to see his other son, Jeb, in the White House.
This one just blows me away. The whole family and its elite, wealthy circle of friends must be in complete denial about the state that George and his son Georgie left this country in.
I guess that two Bushes weren't quite enough to ruin this country. A third would certainly complete the job! This is a political family that seems to liken themselves to the Kennedy's; but it just ain't gonna be remembered that way.
The Kennedy's are remembered with affection, a sense of something better that is now lost. I think the Bush family will be remembered as a power-hungry, deceptive, and ruinous clan whose sole wish was to do as much harm to the environment, economy, educational system, health care system, and foreign relations as any Presidents in history.
The only bright spots will be that they helped their wealthy friends and family members get wealthier, while the average American household ate less, paid more for gas and heating oil, paid far higher taxes, had less educated kids, and saw millions of jobs that used to be done here in the USA shipped out to places like India, Malaysia, Mexico, etc. Why? so the wealthy could get wealthier by paying less wages and less taxes for those wages; less healthcare costs, etc, etc, etc.
What a wonderful legacy...And now Daddy wants to see yet one more son in the White House. Gosh--I don't know about you, but I can hardly wait to see what would happen should one more Bush and all the disgusting Cronies that follow him actually get in the Presidency. (yeah, right...)
...Let us all hope and pray that this tragedy waiting to happen doesn't actually come to pass...
This one just blows me away. The whole family and its elite, wealthy circle of friends must be in complete denial about the state that George and his son Georgie left this country in.
I guess that two Bushes weren't quite enough to ruin this country. A third would certainly complete the job! This is a political family that seems to liken themselves to the Kennedy's; but it just ain't gonna be remembered that way.
The Kennedy's are remembered with affection, a sense of something better that is now lost. I think the Bush family will be remembered as a power-hungry, deceptive, and ruinous clan whose sole wish was to do as much harm to the environment, economy, educational system, health care system, and foreign relations as any Presidents in history.
The only bright spots will be that they helped their wealthy friends and family members get wealthier, while the average American household ate less, paid more for gas and heating oil, paid far higher taxes, had less educated kids, and saw millions of jobs that used to be done here in the USA shipped out to places like India, Malaysia, Mexico, etc. Why? so the wealthy could get wealthier by paying less wages and less taxes for those wages; less healthcare costs, etc, etc, etc.
What a wonderful legacy...And now Daddy wants to see yet one more son in the White House. Gosh--I don't know about you, but I can hardly wait to see what would happen should one more Bush and all the disgusting Cronies that follow him actually get in the Presidency. (yeah, right...)
...Let us all hope and pray that this tragedy waiting to happen doesn't actually come to pass...
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