Resistance is futile!

War Stories

Todays headlines from the Drudge Report:

Russia expands blitz.

Defiant Putin accuses USA of helping Georgia.

Ethnic cleansing.

Even CBS and ABC are finally running war stories on their front pages.  Of course, NBC news seems to only include Olympic coverage...

Meanwhile, looks like the Russian propaganda police are patrolling the blogs...

Conventional wisdom

Conventional wisdom has McCain winning big tomorrow, and easily coasting to the nomination.

Conventional wisdom had New England winning the Super Bowl.

I'm just sayin'...

From Sea to Shining Sea

This is the best military recruiting commercial I have ever seen.

I hope this runs in the Super Bowl.  First quarter Super Bowl.

Pandering

Just what we need... a panderer in chief...

Looks like Huckleberry Hound is out pulling a Kerry:

Or, perhaps, a Cheney:

Any good sportsman, though, couldn’t miss a distinctly Cheneyesque moment in the press accounts of the former Arkansas governor’s morning hunt: At one point, Huckabee’s party turned toward a cluster of reporters and cameramen and, when they kicked up a pheasant, fired shotgun blasts over the group’s heads.

This, friends, is dangerously bad hunting form.

Seriously, I'm just glad no one got hurt.  As someone who actually deeply cares about gun rights - not just someone who wants to go out and kill some birds - it really bothers me to see candidates staging hunting trips.

The Second Amendment ain't about duck hunting!

Life after the White House?

President Bush is still fairly young and could have many fine years ahead of him after he leaves the White House.  But what can a President do for an encore that wouldn't seem like such a huge step down?

I think GWB should consider offering to serve as the next commissioner of Major League Baseball.

Today's "hmm, that's... interesting..." post

This is one of the very, very few times I will post anything about sports.  I really lost interest in sports after I grew up (which, in itself, is interesting, as in my youth I was a certified sports nut obsessed with every player on every team on every league in every sport).  But this article caught my eye, as it combines such words as "tennis" and "Russian mafia."

And now, I just have to say, "hmm, that's... interesting..."

O'Bama: I'll burn that bridge when I cross it...

democRat hopeful Barry O'Bama again showed he isn't fit to lead, this time with an easily ignored non-answer to a trivial question.  But trivial or not, it gives insight into his mind and his ability, or lack thereof, to plan for events down the road.

First off, let me say that whether or not a President telephones a celebrity over something so trivial has no bearing on the President's actual job of leading the nation.  However, to respond by saying, in essence, "I don't need to answer that because it hasn't happened yet" shows the complete inability to look to the future.  What if the question had been "how would you respond to another terror attack against the United States?"  Would we accept an answer like "well now, seeing as how there hasn't been one..."  Certainly not!

Barry, COME ON!  If you want to run with the big dogs, you need to get off the porch!  Go out on a limb and envision things that might happen, and have plans for dealing with them!

A jock with brains!

Even if you don't follow sports, you know Lynn Swann:

But if you aren't from Pennsylvania, and don't follow politics, you might not know that Lynn Swann, NFL Hall of Famer and television personality, is running for Governor.  As a Republican.

Don't think for one moment that Swann is just some dumb jock, trying to keep his name in the spotlight years after leaving the playing field, by running for an office beyond his mental capabilities.  I've seen and heard Swann, not just as a sports commentator, and he is a bright and articulate thinker.

Oh, he writes, too:

Seeking a new way to reach voters and to answer criticism that he has been vague on the issues, Republican gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann on Wednesday unveiled a new campaign weapon: A book....

The book, titled "A New Direction: My Plan for a Better Pennsylvania" - similar to a slogan the Rendell administration has used, "Plan for a New Pennsylvania" - will not be found in stores. Instead, Swann plans to distribute it on the campaign trail and sell it through his campaign Web site for $10.

This is a great move by Swann.  I wonder where he may have gotten the idea?  Too bad he can't give them away for free...

No stereotypes here

Joe Morgan is troubled because the Houston Astros have no black players.  Well, is anyone concerned that the Washington Wizards have no white players?  Didn't think so.

Lance is my hero

Lance Armstrong is considering postponing his retirement to compete in (and win) his EIGHTH Tour De France.  Why?

I'm thinking it's the best way to piss them [the French] off.

Actual quote.

USA!  USA!  USA!