Greatest Smear Ever

Dems fear NASCAR! claims Republican asshole. Why do conservatives and NASCAR go hand in hand?

Nascar racing is a metaphor for conservative politics - artificial celebrities (who are admittedly skilled at what they do) riding nearly identical machines at high speed, jostling each other to see who can be the first back where they started. Lots of people watch with slack-jawed interest; others only care when one of the racers fails spectacularly.

Dems are terrible politicians

I would just like to see Democrats calling bullshit. Even Hillary was, for my tastes, pretty meek when she accused Republicans of trying to avoid the real debate when they focused on the MoveOn ad. Is it really too politically volatile and unviable for her to say "Yes, the ad was a cheap shot and an even cheaper joke. It's not good news for Democrats, it's good news for Republicans, and they're a lot happier about it than we are. It gives them something to harp on again and again, and avoid the real debate about the validity of the Petraeus and Crocker testimonies and whether or not we should persist in a futile war that's costing us money and lives."

Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Pelosi, Hoyer have been outmanuevered by Bush, McConnell, Lott, Boehner, and Blount. Not to mention Petraeus and Crocker made most of them look like lightweights. We're involved in a very unpopular war, and the Democrats don't want to end it if it isn't easy. They need to make the Republicans actually fillibuster and not simply give up.

NO J

So O.J.'s in trouble again. The problem with that is this: Right now, as we speak, our brothers and sons are dying in Iraq for no good reason. Harry Reid, Senate Democrat leader, should be shot in the fucking head for being a complete pussy about this. He should be on every single talk show, all the time, talking about how theoretically moderate Republicans are killing their constituent's children by blocking legislation to end this war. Even political-minded shows (like MSNBC on Super Tuesdays) are covering the O.J. case, which is at its core an armed robbery case in Las Vegas, no more, no less, and deserves maybe some coverage by local Vegas 6pm newscasts, with at least 40% of their time.

THIS IS NOT A STORY THAT MATTERS.

O.J.'s guilt or innocence, freedom or incarceration, anything about him (or any other one person) pales in insignificance next to the most important issue facing America: Stopping the power-mad sociopath living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Lecherous Old Man XX

So I bought an XBox to finally play the new Madden in HiDef. I didn't need it, but I bought it anyway. Then I traded in the demo disc that came with it and picked up Rumble Roses XX. It's an okay grappler/wrestler game, but looking at the digital tight-skinned girls in form-fitting underwear just makes me feel like a lech.
I also picked up a few other games, Need for Speed: Most Wanted and BioShock, both of which I'm playing through, and NBA Homecourt, the multiplayer mode being the source of 90% of the creative profanity in my apartment.
Anyway, here's my gamertag:



The irony is that, I haven't touched Madden, or only barely. There's just too many other good games to play. Add to that the games workload of actually beating the games I already own, plus the games roommate/co-blogger Skaboom added to the gamut and it's a not-insignificant chunk.

MVP's finisher, the TTB, replaced by JFB

http://justiceforbenoit.com/

Seriously.

via con dios, del sol

I sold my car on Thursday. So far, it's working out well. I bummed a ride home Thursday night with a neighbor at my job, then rode my bike to work Friday, tossed in a buddy's truck and brought it home that night, borrowed my roomie's car on Saturday, and walked to work today. It really isn't that bad, and the freedom I've lost is barely noticeable. Of course, this is three day's worth of carlessness, for the first time since 1997. I'm off the grid, baybee. Woo woo!

A Century of Futility

Barring the Phillies winning out the season (shattering virtually every baseball season record in the process), they should receive their 10,000 franchise loss immediately before or after the All-Star Game.

Congratulations to Philadelphia fans, who have by far endured more heartache and loss than any other city.