Blonde Ambition

Do you want to get angry? I recommend reading Ann Coulter's new book, "Godless". I quite innocently assumed this was an autobiography, especially since her visage appears so prominently on the cover. But apparently godless is a reference to liberals -- go figure. Next time she should put Ted Kennedy on the cover.

As a liberal, "Godless" will definitely get you up in arms. But don't buy it! Just go to Barnes&Noble and read it there, scuff up the cover a little while you are at it, draw her a mustache, get creative. The woman is a viper. It's convenient how as she peers down in judgment of us all, yet conveniently forgets to disclose how she grew up in the lap of luxury. She doesn't deserve your hard earned money, considering she has never earned an honest dollar in her life. Peddling vitriol does not count, but seemingly there are some out there willing to keep her book at the top of the non-fiction list. I honestly wish Oprah would invite her on, and publicly skewer her as she did Frei for inaccuracies/lies. Ann Coulter certainly deserves some of the same treatment, but instead she gets invited to sit down with Jay Leno and answer some softball questions.

Still the woman has balls. I wonder how she survived the University of Michigan Law School which is full of godless, treasonous, slanderous liberals. And to think she had to walk the mean streets of Boston when she was trying to cover the Democratic Convention. Not only did she have to contend with the hated liberals, but she also had to deal with the "racists" and the "fascists" of Boston (her words, not mine! I am not even sure how she thought to call people in Boston fascists. Socialists perhaps. But fascists, certainly not.) Yet, to hear her talk you'd think she, not the people of Boston, was a card carrying member for the KKK. People who call Muslims "camel jockeys" and "jihad monkeys" should by no means judge others. I could probably go on and on, but it really serves no purpose. It just feeds the blonde ambition of Ann Coulter. So I will just quietly seethe and wait for her godlessness to be fully revealed.

Bad Customer Service, Ass Kissers, and Short Skirts

Live without internet is hard. Unbelievably hard. But like they say, if it doesn't kill you it only makes you stronger. And let me tell you, my feelings of dislike for RCN have only gotten stronger. Three bloody weeks. They made me wait three whole weeks before hooking up my internet. That is just unacceptable! I wish I had taped my calls with RCN customer service like that guy did with AOL. It only took him 22 minutes to reach a customer service agent and plead his case. It took me like 90 minutes. My roommate can attest to that.

So given that over three weeks have elapsed since my last post, I am not even sure where to begin. But here goes nothing...

• I finally had a chance to read "A Million Little Pieces" or whatever James Frei called his book. Quite frankly, I barely believed a word of what he wrote. I mean the basic plotline of being an alcohol-abusing, druggie -- that part I believed. But all the details of tooth pulling and the like, I mean honestly. Is Oprah that dumb? Are his publishers idiots? Apparently.


• How on earth did Honda think it was a good idea to build an auto plant in Indiana? How the heck did Michigan not get this plant? I am not sure who I think is dumber... Michigan or Honda because an argument could be made for both. By building their plant in Michigan, Honda could have gained access to a talented and experienced labor pool, courtesy of GM, at a time when the Unions all recognize the need to work together with management. At the same time Michigan could have at least have gained some jobs. It pains me to see my state being run into the gutter. And quite frankly Michigan is a smarter state that Indiana. We have better schools and aren't crazy, religious, red-staters who go cow tipping. (Ok, so maybe that was a bit harsh, but everyone I know from Indiana has been cowtipping at least once. At least in Michigan we just riot after football and basketball teams.)


• Why is John McCain kissing Bush's ass again? I hope his lips get stuck there. Let's see him try to run for President then.


• Matt Lauer have you sunk to a new low? Interviewing Britney Spears. I feel sorry for you. After the Tom Cruise interview last year, I had high hopes for you. And Brit, if you want people to take you seriously as a mother, an artist, and more importantly, as an adult. Act like one! Miniskirts and tops so low cut you could pop out at any second don't exactly inspire confidence. (PS. Neither does a husband named K.Fed)

Gone 10 Days

So I'm gone ten days, and everything changes. It's crazy. I mean I was in Africa, and I had no idea that Brad and Angelina had their baby already. What a weird name though... Shiloh? Why do stars have babies with bizarre names. They all do like Apple, Scout, Romer, Milo, Homer. Who would want to be stuck with names like that?

What else did I miss? The season finales of Despreate Houswives and Lost, the winner of American Idol, probably political stuff, but that is always a pain to sort through, I vaguely recall seeing one of the papers mention something about the Hayden guy heading up the CIA. Oh and I missed the X-Men III premerie. I do rather want to see that... hmm...

Ok. Back to catching up on life.

Throwback: Gershwin, Wodehouse, Superman?

• So for the past couple weeks I have been trying to find a copy of Vanity Fair, I confess I am rather infatuated with the magazine. It has everything, gossip (Dominick Dunne), high fashion (which I cannot afford, but enjoy drooling over), and interesting articles (that tend to have a nice slant left). But I cannot! seem to find the magazine, it is most distressing. Considering this is Cambridge, I would have expected to be able to find it easily, but instead all I get is Cosmo, Vogue, blah and double blah.
• They just showed a trailer for Superman Returns. It seems awful. I don't want Kevin Spacey to play Lex Luther. I want the Smallville guy to play him. He makes bad look good. (Yes, I am fully aware of how ridiculous and cliche that sounded). Err... I am afraid that the movie will ruin Smallville for me. That would be sad. There is a reason there isn't a Batman TV show. It just complicates things.
• So I went to the Pops tonight. It was my first time, and I loved it. I happen to be a Gershwin fan, which just made it even better. Rhapsody in Blue is my favorite. We played it in Orchestra. But he has great show tunes too... 'Somebody to Watch Over Me' and 'They Can't Take That Away From Me'. And it got me to thinking, there are some really great old songs. Like Nat King Cole songs. He's so good! It's possible that I may know the words to all his songs... I wonder if people will ever look back at the songs today (e.g., Britt, U2, Gwen, etc.), and consider them to be 'classics'.
• We were asked in class to recommend a book everyone should read before they die. It was a hard choice, a really hard choice. My most favorite book ever is Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse. I laugh out loud (literally) every time I read it. The cover has nearly fallen off because I have read it so many times. But as much as I love it, it is pure fluff. No substance what so ever. So I suggested East of Eden instead, which is fabulous. Plus James Dean was in the movie version, and although the movie version bears no resemblance to the book what so ever, he is nice to look at. My only concern is that people might think I read the book after it became an Oprah Book Club book. I hate the Oprah Book Club. I was sad when she selected East of Eden as one of her books. She ruins and trivializes books by putting them in her book club. She can't seem to recognize the difference between Great American classics (e.g., East of Eden) and crap written by Wally Lamb.
• Go Pistons! They got lucky in Cleveland yesterday. Here's to hoping they bring it in Detroit. Although Drew Carey thought Cleveland rocked, he was clearly! so wrong.

Uncomfortable Funniness

So when I read the quotes from Stephen Colbert's stint at the Washington Correspondent's Dinner, I thought they were pretty hysterical. But actually watching him talk, it's really uncomfortable. And it must have been even more uncomfortable sitting in the audience. I mean are you allowed to laugh at lines like:

Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash

The point is it is the heart-warming story of a man who was repeatedly punched in the face, so don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say that 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing?

So, the White House has personnel changes. And then you write, "Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring! If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg!

Still there were some great very laughable lines. These ones probably got fewer
laughs than they deserved.

Mayor Nagin, I'd like to welcome you to Washington, D.C., the chocolate city with a marshmallow center and a graham cracker crust of corruption. It's a Mallomar

Tony Snow. Secret Service name: "Snow Job." Toughest job. What a hero! Took the second toughest job in government, next to, of course, the ambassador to Iraq. Got some big shoes to fill, Tony. Big shoes to fill. Scott McClellan could say nothing like nobody else.

FOX News gives you both sides of every story: the President's side, and the Vice President's side.

Check out the video for yourself http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879

Bush III

Is America turning into a monarchy? Well, Bush's approval ratings have hit the all time low of 29%, that probably rival's Herbert Hoover's ratings during the Great Depression when the poor were starving in the streets and rich financier's were blowing their brains out after the market crash, lower than that of the world's most embattled royal - Prince Charles. But then again, Prince Charles was only guilty of making love (to someone who wasn't his wife), whereas Bush is guilty of making war (on lots and lots of people). That perhaps could have something to do with it.

Now onto the case of Jeb, who Bush the other day stated would be a "great president". All Hail Jeb I. quite frankly, all Jeb has going for him is the fact that his approval ratings are higher than his brothers (not a mean feat by any means) and that he bears a strong resemblance to an older, gluttonous Henry VIII.

While the Bushs' may wish to build a dynasty, it's not going to happen barring some dramatic Rove engineered Rove-around. The most telling indicator that the Bushs are going down is the fact that Rupert Murdoch is organizing a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. This is the Rupert Murdoch of Fox News, Hannity and Colmes, Bill O'Reilly fame. I wonder what those guys have to say about the whole thing.

An exceptionally good quote from the New York Post (a Murdoch rag)...

"The 'Dynasty' reunion got exceptionally low ratings on TV and there's no reason to think that this dynasty reunion would do any better."

More Random Thoughts

For those of you who actually read this blog, you may have noticed that I have lots of random thoughts. Here are a few.

• I read this pink book, Family Trust, last week. I expected it to be good. It was by the same author as Legally Blonde. But it was wretched. Positively wretched. One of the main characters was supposed to be some financial whiz kid. Reality check - having spent more than a significant amount of time in the world of financial services, she is a figment of the imagination... pure fiction. Once I realized that at 24 going to night school for an MBA while managing the Morgan Stanley equity research technology group was non-plausible, I rapidly lost interest in the story. Likely you will too. Need a good pink book? Try Sex and the Single Girl, it really was rather amusing in a 1950's sort of way.
• Tiaras really are a lot of fun to wear. Sadly I cannot be a princess.
• Big Brother is back. No, not the TV show, which I believe was finally officially cancelled. But Big Brother (aka. the Bush Administration and the NSA) have been collecting data from the phone companies on what numbers we have been dialing. So as Mr. Bush keeps telling us that he is "fiercely protecting" our privacy and not engaging in any "mining or trolling" through our lives, the NSA is doing just that. Mining the data to find calling patterns that will help them find terrorists. I am all for finding terrorists, but do you really need mine, everyone's!, personal information to do this. Quite frankly, I feel the government is violating my trust, privacy, and constitutional rights.
• Chris Daughtery, Idol loser, becomes Fuel frontman. That's crazy! But then again, I also thought it was crazy that Brittney Spears got as big (in the fame and $$ sort of way, not the preggers sort of way) as she did. Not to mention Christina who is trying her darnedest to channel the drag queen version of Marilyn Monroe. But anyway, back to Chris. I didn't watch much Idol, but I thought he was good. And back in the day, I did love Fuel.
• You gotta check out this site: http://www.youtube.com, it has literally every single video of anything you could ever want to see. Amazing!
• How can anyone not love to see the Bad Boys dominate? The Pistons as per usual rock, and are at the top of the East and have the most wins overall. Yeah take that Tony Parker. The things that make me sad... poor Allen Iverson. He is like the awesomest player ever. Besides KG, also a sad story, what the heck is going on in Minneapolis? But somehow Philly just isn't hot these days not even with a transfusion of Chris "I love to hog the ball" Webber. That boy is bad news. I hope they cut him loose. In the mean time, nothing could me happier than seeing the Lakers go down, see Shaq be humbled, and see the Wallaces' carry the Piston's to another Title.

What Is Going On?

These days it seems that Sin City has moved to DC. Is everyone in DC a felon of some sort? The list is surprising...

• Karl Rove - I figured I'd start with the big kahuna. Given that the investigation is still! not over and Rove keeps getting called back to the Grand Jury, either Patrick Fitzgerald has a man-crush on the evil-genius, Republican-mastermind, destroyer of all that is good or Rove is going to be indicted (praise the Lord!).
• Scooter Libby - Sure he outed a CIA agent to help pave the way for the administration ill-advised and ill-fated war in Iraq, but things are looking up for Scooter. It's possible he might have some company in his hard, dark, cold cell in the form of one Karl Rove.
• David Safavian - I never thought procurement was very exciting. But as the chief procurement officer of the OMB, a position that requires little in the way of gray matter but provides access to tons of dough, Safavian spent time playing golf with Abramoff in Ireland. Who's he kidding? Free trips and golf for kicking a few contracts Abramoff's way... must have sounded like a good deal.
• ex-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham - Can there be a more apt name for a pimp? Well, it makes sense given that he was one of the key members of what is being called "hookergate". So not only did he accept cash bribes from defense contractors, he also accepted women. Errr... talk about your dirty old men.
• Kyle "Dusty" Foggo - What is with these names? I, for one, am no longer going to trust anyone with a strange pornstar-ish nicknames. And what is with the whole sex, money, and defense contractors drama? Perhaps female government officials should deal with unscrupulous contractors, god knows, they are less susceptible to such temptations.
• Rep. Bob Ney - Things just go from bad to worse for this poor schmuck. The dark cloud of Jack Abramoff has just gotten larger with the betrayal of his former aide, Neil Volz. Volz already pleaded guilty on corruption charges and it likely to testify to Ney's susceptibility to "inappropriate gifts" (e.g., money, lots and lots of money).
• Rep. William Jefferson (not quite Clinton) - So apparently Democrats have caught the corruption bug as well. Things aren't looking up for this Rep from Louisiana, his constituents are underwater and understandably upset, his briber has confessed all, and he was caught on tape by a woman - for shame!
• Claude Allen - I always suspected certain Republicans considered themselves above the law, but typically they go for broke - bribery, corruption, and the like. But apparently, they are not above petty, plebian criminality either, like shoplifting from Target (or as I like to call it, Tarjay, French things always seem more classy). I hope he at least got something nice for all his troubles!
• Rep. Cynthia McKinney - Oh no you didn't... punch a police offer. Talk about Law & Order. In the long ago episode where they wrote off Chris Noth, he punched a politician in the nose and was banished to Statten Island. Who thinks Georgia voters are going to vote McKinney out? maybe to Arkansas?
• Rep. Patrick Kennedy - Oh, you gotta love those Kennedy boys! Whether it's driving the intern off a cliff or popping some happy-pills, we can't seem to get enough. One thing's for sure, Kennedys' and cars don't mix. Pat, if there is anything daddy should have taught you, that's it!
• And let's not forget our old, almost-forgotten favorites... like Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff, who keeps dragging the Republicans down. Keep it comin'!

And on a more random note. Just what is up with Ashlee Simpson's nose? Sure her nose was weird, but after Jennifer Grey got her nose job did anyone remember her? Jennifer who? Yeah, nuf said.

What's On My Mind?

Well, thanks for asking... here goes...

1. I don't watch the Sopranos, but if you read Adam Cohen's article in the NYT, you too may wonder if Anton Scalia's real name is Tony Soprano. The guy appears to have taken a dive into the deep end.
2. Is Britney Spears really preggers... again? She is looking "pleasantly plump" in her latest pictures, but PEOPLE.com still hasn't reported anything. And one has to ask themselves, would she be dumb enough to get it on with KFed again? Well...
3. So all we ever talk about in BSchool is "shareholder value". But is there a limit to what shareholders deserve? I mean when is enough enough? Do they really deserve the millions of dollars in returns they are getting from the likes of Exxon, Chevron, etc. that they are getting the expense of the average American. I think not! (But admittedly, I am kicking myself for not buying XOM 4 years ago... sigh.)
4. Yesterday, I went to a lecture (talk? it really felt like a lecture though... a long, stream of consciousness, hard to follow kind of lecture) by Noam Chomsky. I am inclined to think I disagree with him. But he was interesting. Other than the rabid hate he inspires and his security detail, I was struck by Chomsky's belief that the US government is violently opposed to secular nationalism is (oil-rich) developing countries and in favor of extremist dictators. He pointed to the US's distaste for Sukarno in Indonesia (and it's support for Suharto arguably one of the worst despots in Asia behind Pol Pot) , pan-Arab nationalism under Nasser, etc. I wonder if perhaps one could add Cuba under Castro and the Congo (where the US supported Kabila) to the list. If so, I argue that the US is not opposed to secular nationalism but rather the communist/socialist bent of secular nationalism, which was particularly popular among the masses post-colonial independence. Given the time period 1950's-60's and the prevalence of the 'Domino Theory', in trying to destabilize popular secular national regimes, whether rightly or wrongly (and I am inclined to think wrongly), the US was trying to stop the spread of Communism (and perhaps, I will concede to Chomsky, in certain cases ensure a friendly dictator who would allow them access to oil and other natural resources). -- Wow that was longer than anticipated. I highly recommend reading The Poisonwood Bible, which is set during the Congo's struggle for independence.

Jay Leno is too Funny!

I really like this particular one-liner about China's Prime Minister meeting President Bush.

So China's president meets America's president. It will be President Hu meeting President Huh.

Ah. Too funny! President Huh? Personally, I like President Tweedledum.

China, Democracy, and World Peace

Today's Kennedy School Forum was on the "Rise of China's Soft Power". It was super crowded (China is in demand whether by Asians living here in America or American's seeking to make some quick $$s in China). Although the title appeared to hint at a complex issue, it can really be boiled down to the point that China is gaining power and influence (especially in South East Asia) and what does this mean for us.

What surprised me was the notion expounded by one of the panelists that rule by an elite can be beneficial... He argued that an open democracy like the one the US has is susceptible to forms of corruption. While this may be all too true! especially today with the politics becoming the new nexus of power, money, and special interests, I fail to see how a group of elected elites or technocrats would not fall into the temptation of corruption. You would have to believe that these elites, who either seized or were handed power, will act in the best interest of the people/country. Human nature alone leads you to believe this would be a challenge unless the interest of the elite were aligned with the majority of the country (which seems unlikely). At least in a democracy if there is corruption, there tends to be more transparency, so the issue can be surfaced more rapidly and there is a mechanism in place (known as a free election) to vote out the guilty parties.

Another comment I found particularly "off" was in the context of China's growth and relationships with its neighbors. A KSG student mentioned that Chinese culture was "peaceful". While Buddhist and Confucian teachings may preach and admire peacefulness, I do not understand how China as a nation can be deemed peaceful. Within the past century they have engaged in a Civil War (KMT vs. Mao), mass revolution (Cultural Revolution), the seizure of Tibet, shooting missiles towards Taiwan, skirmishes and seizure of Indian land, and on-and-on the story goes. I do not believe that China's growth will be peaceful. Based on past behavior, it is virtually assured that China will be forced to take strong military action in the future to quell either rural unrest or defend their position as other developing countries begin to grow.

In other news:

• Scott McClellan resigned. Woo hoo! (Now if only Rummy would too.)
• Karl Rove is back to focusing on midterm elections. Bummer! I wonder which new paraplegic Vietnam vet he plans to tar and feather with his dirty, dirty lies.

It's Here!

The *TomKat* (god! talk about the worst ever name for a couple - it's worse than Bennifer, and that was pretty horrid) baby is finally here! Ooooh! The anticipation is finally over. And it's a girl. Named Suri. But honestly, does anyone really care? I for one am all TomKat-ed out. Perhaps Oprah will have them on her show again... perhaps I won't watch.

Conspiracy Theory

My friend shared this link with me. The documentary is called Loose Change 2nd Edition. Although I did not watch the whole movie, it asserts that 9/11 was not caused hijacked planes hitting the World Trade Center or the Pentagon. Rather they filmmakers pose that the 9/11 was orchestrated in tandem by the Bush Administration and Osama bin Laden.

Personally, while I do not believe their premise, the documentary is quite interesting. In addition, it also provides some interesting information (some of which I seem to recall hearing earlier) -- why did members of the administration cancel trips scheduled for 9/11, how is it that Osama bin Laden a wanted fugitive was treated at an American hospital in Dubai, is it just coincidence that in years previous members of the administration (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz) argued that the only way to restructure the armed forces was to have a "new Pearl Harbor", how is it possible that after the Pentagon crash the plan was incinerated, but bodies were still idenitifed? While interesting factoids, I refuse to believe that our government would perpetrate such a hoax on the American public and the World just to gain political leverage. I am no fan of the administration and believe that they have been guilty of some vile actions, but this is just too much! Maybe I am just naive?

Still if you are interested... check out their website. Like I said. It's interesting.

News and Buzz

1. Wow! Oprah has gained some serious poundage. Last week she announced that she was no longer going to act as the cover girl for her magazine "O", because she wanted to give others the opportunity (read: I am too fat to be a cover model). But until I watched today's show I did not realize how much weight she had gained. It was weird. Also weird was her unexpected (read: totally and completely staged) phone call with Jennifer Aniston during. Please they have been running bloody promos advertising the episode for the past week.
2. So I started watching this new show "What About Brian". Now after watching the lead guy, Barry Watson (I had to Google him to find out his name -- please believe me!), in the stellar flick "Sorority Girls", I wasn't expecting all that much. But it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be. Okay, so the storyline about the open marriage is stupid and kind of freaky and I am not old or mature enough to understand the challenges of being infertile, but the other three characters are fairly likeable.
3. Tom Cruise and Katie (should I call you Kate?) Holmes totally creep me out! Infinitely reliable sources (e.g., "Life & Style" and "In Touch") have pictures showing the size of Katie's stomach fluctuating on a daily basis. One day she looks bloated and the next day like she is giving birth to a football team. What gives?? And Tom Cruise? Where to begin with that nut job. I caved and saw "War of the Worlds" last summer, but I will remain strong this summer and not see "Mission Impossible III", not much of a sacrifice considering how much the last one sucked.

Three Thoughts of Tuesday

Should President Bush Be Censured?
Surely, if a Republican controlled Congress attempted to impeach President Clinton for sleeping with a very willing, albeit not terribly attractive, intern, they should certainly exercise similar judgment towards President Bush. At this point, in terms of seedy and illicit behavior, Bush has engaged in the declassification of information that directly lead to blowing the cover of an undercover agent (for political gain) and blatantly lying to the American people (about only wiretapping with a warrant). Still it seems unlikely that the Republicans will support any sort of censure (McCain "the Maverick" has been acting like a mute, declawed puppy-dog). This seems to suggest that either the Republicans enjoy eroding civil liberties in America and damaging national security or don't like sex (with (ugly) interns). I am inclined to think that Republicans given they family and pro-life stance believe in procreation (hence sex) and therefore must simply be inclined to engage in an Orwellian like coup on the public.

See Senator Tom Harkin's note on why Bush should be censured.

Is Oprah Winfrey Shallow?
Judge for yourself.

"I was coming back from Africa on one of my trips," she said. "I had taken one of my wealthy friends with me. She said, 'Don't you just feel guilty? Don't you just feel terrible?' I said, 'No, I don't. I do not know how me being destitute is going to help them.' Then I said when we got home, 'I'm going home to sleep on my Pratesi sheets right now and I'll feel good about it.' " -taken from People.com

With statements like this one, I find it hard to believe that American women consider Oprah to be so very empathetic.

Illegal Is Illegal
I grew up believing (and still do) that if something is illegal, that means it is illegal and against the law. (Yes, the analytic reasoning used to get this insight is phenomenal. I know!) I fundamentally fail to understand why people who entered this country illegally should be allowed to "cut in line", and get citizenship ahead of those who have waited patiently and applied through the appropriate channels. As far as I am concerned everyone pushing for this "immigration reform" has their own agenda.

• President Bush: wants to strengthen GOP control of the Hispanic voter base which has grown from 2% to 8% of the population in the past 20yrs.

• Unions: giving illegal immigrants guest worker status would force employers to pay them a fair wage (at least minimum wage) and limit the price advantage they have vis-a-vis union labor.

• Catholic Church: within the US the largest growing portion of the church's ministry is the Hispanic community

• Businesses: so this one I don't understand. Shouldn't business want their workers to stay illegal so they can pay them lower wages?

Any change to the immigration code allowing undocumented workers to gain citizenship without properly securing our borders will lead to an increase in illegal immigration, and place additional strain on already over-burdened border communities. And the notion that illegal immigrants will pay their back taxes is nonsensical. Few of them have the funds necessary to pay back taxes and the scheme is an enforcement nightmare. Regardless, the principle holds true that you do not reward "criminals" with citizenship. What about illegal immigrants makes them more deserving than Hatian boat people who are routinely turned away? or individuals who apply for a visa and citizenship through legitimate channels?

Don't Leave Me Hanging

Though it was no condemnation, today Arlen Specter, stated that the Bush Administration "owes a specific explanation to the American people." At least it is a start. Specter rightfully cited that the President has lashed out at (as part of full disclosure, Specter did not actually use the word "lashed" but instead used something along the lines of "justifiably criticized") Congress for leaking information, yet has done nothing to diffuse this situation.

While Specter has showed some courage to go against the party line, the supposed, real "maverick" of the Republican party has been totally MIA. McCain, we are waiting for your principled stand on the issues. But instead of calling on the Bush-Cheney mafia to explain themselves, he has been making nice with the boys at Liberty University. I fear the McCain has taken a rightward turn for the worse from which there is no return. He has turned into a total brown-nosing, ass-wiper who caters to the likes of the CC and Jerry Falwell. Apologies for the language, but I am just so frustrated that a politician who I actually admired seems to be content with betraying what I (and many others) believed were his ideals. Give the man some pom-poms, a wig, and a pleated short skirt, and let's call it a day.

Gag Me With A Spoon

I hate to resort to Valley Girl speak, but err! I am so frustrated with the Bush Administration. Since when is it considered to be "in the public interest" to disclose the identity of a *potential* (I use potential here since it is apparently still a contentious issue.) undercover CIA agent? Clearly it is not in the interest of national security. Why would anyone want to be a CIA agent if the government could turn on them? Talk about open season. Not to mention the fact that governments both rogue and friendly must be suspicious of anyone who came into contact with Plame. Either Scott McClellan is another one of Bush's less than stellar appointees (remember Brownie... "New Orleans is drowning... oh, but does my tie look good?") or he hasn't just been drinking the kool-aid, he has been inhaling it.

PS. To add insult to injury, McClellan said the information was disclosed to refute "irresponsible and unfounded accusations", which I believe we now know to be true... hmmm...

PPS. If McCain does not make a statement calling out the Bushies on this, I will be forced to re-demote him to "bad bad man" status.

A Bad Bad Man

You know how I said McCain is a bad bad man. Well, scratch that. McCain is just a bad man. Bush is a bad bad man.

In Court filings, Scooter Libby stated that President Bush authorized his leaks related to the Valerie Plame Affair. Great! So our president has turned into a Russian tyrant (ala Vladimir Putin) and is now seeking to destroy his enemies through the media. As President Bush does have the ability to declassify information, what happened may not be illegal per say. But the actions of the Administration are very clearly pushing the line of what is acceptable legal behavior. They thoroughly, in my opinion, violate the spirit of the law. At the very least, it is certainly unethical and very reprehensible. It is interesting that the Bush Administration chose to "declassify" such sensitive information about a political enemy's wife. I for one would advocate, at the very least, censure for Bush and Cheney if these allegations turn out to have even an iota of truth.

I Don't Even Know Where To Begin.

Paris Hilton playing Mother Theresa on the Big Screen? Has someone been smoking crack? Clearly, yes. An Indian director making a biopic on Mother Theresa is hoping to cast Paris as Mother Theresa. (See the article in People Magazine for details.)

Why does this casting make sense? Well is you believe Mother Theresa made sex tapes, slept with a string of Greek shipping heirs, and collected 20+ carat diamond rings, well then clearly Paris was born to play here. Not to mention that Paris really does care for the poor...

Perhaps the movie is a parody on Mother Theresa's life?

It's Been A While...

But I'm back... with some thoughts (fancy that!)

1. How *awesome* is it that Tom DeLay is not running for re-election? That's right you slimy little varmit, run back down to Texas with you tail between your legs and go exterminate some bugs.
2. How *sad* is it that Florida seems to be heading towards a big time blow-out of UCLA? I guess this is what happens when you ignore your own rules about always betting against the Pac-10.
3. Why was Failure to Launch like the worst movie ever? I love MMc and SJP has a certain charm. But the movie wasn't just bad... it was god awful!
4. How can people not believe in global warming? How can educated, in school with me people not believe in global warming? It is unfathomable. Perhaps they have read too much Michael Crichton.
5. Apparently Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are going to get married this summer. Ew gross! I wonder if premarital sex is illegal for Scientologists?
6. Eerrr... that Noah guy from Florida totally annoys me! Although it is kind of cool that his father won the French Open way back when. Oh... poor poor UCLA.
7. I hope Rory forgives Logan on Gilmore Girls. He is really cute and rich and amusing and full of himself. And her dad likes him! I better tune in tomorrow.
8. Is it bad that I watch America's Next Top Model? And does Tyra Banks sometimes look super scary? I wonder if that is why Chris "I used to be a kick ass basketball player and destroyed the UMich bball program" dumped her *fierce* ass.
9. It kind of sucks that Drew Brees got traded to the Saints. I bet he is going to suck there. Well at least the Patriots will continue sucking now that they lost Vinateri. I *hate* the Patriots.
10. I do like the song called "It's been awhile...", I have been trying to remember the rest of the words while writing this post... (it's been awhile since I could hold my head up high, it's been a while since I first saw you...)

Stay tune for my next post (tomorrow) on why John McCain is a bad bad man