My New Rules To Save The Country

It's become clear to me that we need a few new rules to save our country from becoming a second rate player. This is all common sense which seems to be in short supply today. These rules can apply to State and Federal bodies.
1. No bill can be voted on before being put on public display for at least 5 business days prior to the vote. This must be the final version of the bill with all the sneaky additions that get stuck in at the last minute. Add an amendment, another 5 days. This alone will save us billions because the politicians will have to justify all the pork and the people will have time to get mad. Although the current administration promised to put everything on a website, that hasn't happened yet. In fact they want to spend 1.8 million dollars to build the site. Any web designers out there think you could do that cheaper?
More to come....

News Flash....The President's Teleprompter Dies!

Today, the presidential teleprompter fell over and died.
Not surprisingly, Obama had no comment. :)

Al Franken... Minnesota's Shame

The citizens of the People's Republic of Minnesota should be hanging their heads in shame. The fact that they would send that hate monger, Al Franken, to the United States Senate is an embarrassment to their state and to the entire nation. With all the furor about Sarah Palin's lack of experience, we are served up this poor excuse for a human being whose claim to fame is frothing at the mouth about anyone who doesn't agree with him. And now he's a Senator. You know I repeatedly hear politicians and pundits say "the American people aren't stupid" and then we see something like this that proves some of them surely are.

News Flash.......Michael Jackson Still Dead!

Yes, in case you haven't heard, reports continue to come in concerning the persistent condition of the death of the "King of Pop". If this condition changes, we will break in with updates.

Connecticut Firefighters

Finally the Connecticut firefighters get justice. The Supreme Court finally restored some sanity to this situation. The idea that the white and Hispanic firefighters who pass the test should be punished because no black applicants past is ridiculous. What's the purpose of the test? Hopefully to find the best qualified people. Obviously everybody didn't pass it or it would have been a very good measure of competence. So the ones that did pass should reap the rewards of their achievements.

The Energy Bill

Are you kidding me?

Governor Sanford and Michael Jackson

Governor Mark Sanford has to be one of the happiest people in the world today. Not that anyone should take joy in the death of Michael Jackson, but come on, the timing was perfect. The opposite is true for the people of Iran. We live in a strange world.

Farrah and Michael Jackson

Poor Farrah Fawcett. She has the misfortune to pass on the same day as Michael Jackson. She was upstaged in her final performance. I was never a big fan of either, but their lives seemed rather pitiful here at the end. Maybe they will both find peace now.

Jon and Kate

Oh boy.
So Jon and Kate are getting divorced. Who didn't see that coming? I'll admit to having watched the show a few times. Not a fan by any means, but the kids were cute. I really thought that Kate was pretty cold towards Jon, and pretty much a prima donna on the show. It always had to be about her. She could suck the fun out of any situation. I saw part of an episode where Steve Thomas was helping install solar panels on the roof and she was downright rude to him and the crew the whole time they were there. Maybe she thought that was funny, but I just thought it was rude. I think after the first year or so it was time to put the cameras away and try to lead a normal life. When the kids were old enough to walk and talk, they deserved some privacy. I'm sure they made a lot of money doing the show and that could cloud your judgment. At some point you have to say "this isn't good for my kids". How many famous TV kids grow up to have normal lives?

I'm always amazed by how many reality shows there are. People tune in to watch other people's lives instead living their own. From Cops to Ice Road Truckers to Survivor, we can sit on the couch and virtually participate in someone else's real-life. I'm guilty of it too. I can't necessarily explain it.

Well, best of luck to Jon and Kate and the poor kids who are the real victims here.
How much is child support for eight kids?

Cake

I just had a piece of German chocolate cake. It doesn't get much better than that. Life is good.