Intemperate Thoughts

This is the week that Barack Obama won the election. John McCain has always said he's the guy who could reach across the aisle to get things done. He made a big deal of "suspending" his campaign to go back to Washington to deal with the current financial situation. He supported the bailout plan, yet it didn't pass the House. He took a gamble and it didn't quite work out for him. Barack Obama played it right - while your enemy is committing political suicide, get out of the way and let him.

It's the Democrats' fault. It started with the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. Passed by a Democratic-controlled Congress and signed into law by a Democratic president. In 1995 the Clintons loosened the rules so people who couldn't afford loans could get them. In 2004 Barney Frank, he who had a live-in boyfriend running a prostitution ring out of his own basement, said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were doing just fine. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain [that would be Franklin Raines, a Clinton OMB director] who is cooking the books and getting himself fired for fraud while running Fannie Mae. Pay no attention to the two guys who are getting the most campaign contributions from Fannie Mae [that would be Christopher Dodd and Barack Obama, both Democrats]. Pay no attention that the person who chairs the committee that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is the same Christopher Dodd who took lots of money from Fannie Mae.

It's the Democrats' fault the bailout didn't pass the House. They have the majority, there is no filibuster in the House like there is in the Senate. The Democrats could ram through any legislation they wanted to in the House because all they need is 218 votes. They've got that many votes and plenty to spare. For Barney Fife to blame Republicans for their inept leadership insults my intelligence.

Since I make less than $250,000 a year, I'll be expecting that tax cut that Mr Obama is promising the country. Bill Clinton made the same promise in 1992 and never delivered.

When Mr Obama becomes president, he will be "The Man." Hopefully we won't have to hear from race pimping shakedown artists like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton ever again. But somehow I doubt it. Hope springs eternal.

I think Mr Obama's mouth is writing too many checks that he won't be able to cash with all the promises he's making. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

When Mr Obama becomes president, Oprah Winfrey will be even more intolerable.

When Mr Obama becomes president, Queen Hillary can kiss her presidential ambitions goodbye - forever.

The Dallas Cowboys STILL won't win a playoff game this season. :-(

Oklahoma will beat Texas again this year. :-(

The REAL baseball season [the playoffs] starts today. I'm thinking that when the dust settles it will be the Philadelphia Phillies and the LA Angels of Anaheim in the World Series.

I'm thinking Jimmie Johnson will win it all again this year in NASCAR.

I miss George Carlin.

Bob Dylan and Tom Waits are still the best songwriters alive today.

I still love "Heroes" and "House MD". "Heroes" is getting more crazy with each passing episode [this is a good thing]. Hiro isn't making it any easier for the good guys to win. Putting Sylar and Horn-Rimmed Glasses Guy together...I didn't see THAT one coming. Dr. House is getting even more conniving and manipulative [also a good thing]. But he'll get back together with Wilson...and he'll hook up with Cuddy.

Our new kitten Bizzell is still a crazed maniac.