More Election Blathering

First, let me say that I messed up with the 91 vote as it is a redundant piece of legislation. So, if I had to do it all over again, it would be "No" vote.

Huckabee needs to realize that as much as he might dislike Romney personally, a Romney presidency would be more sympathetic to his core cultural values than a McCain one; thus, Huck needs to get out now. Unfortunately, his ego probably won't let him.

The only good news is that the latest Rasmussen poll shows McCain defeating both Obama and Clinton. McCain would be better than either of those two, but by how much?

My Vote

The title of this post is a link to the CA SOS office and the official voter's guide for the Feb. election.

I voted absentee yesterday:

President - Mitt Romney
With Thompson out, Mitt is the best conservative alternative. Is he perfect? No, but let's face it, the only other person who has a shot at beating the Dems is Rudy, and his campaign maybe dead after Florida. McCain needs to be beaten.

Prop 91
Yes - stop redirecting infrastructure money for the roads.

Prop 92
No - poorly written. On top of that, we need to have a serious discussion on the role of Community Colleges. They should be Colleges, not grades 13 and 14 with silly community driven classes (the old basket weaving joke) added. Vocational education could be accommodated as a branch of CCs while the other branches actually have college rigor.

Prop 93
Yes - this will allow current legislators to extend their time in office. That is a good thing. In fact, term limits should be abolished completely. The current system has allowed lobbyists and staffers to become even more powerful. They are unelected, and their newly found power is undemocratic. The focus should be on reasonably created districts and not term limits.

Props 94 - 97
No - poorly written; non-gaming tribes could see significant reductions in funds received. I could care less about expansions, but I have no interest in awarding tribes who got lucky because Eisenhower created an interstate system. Rewrite and resubmit.

Romney is Winning

Just in case you missed the real news, Romney is winning as he has 30 delegates, Huckabee has 21, and McCain has 10... my favorite, Thompson, has 6. Now, I endorsed Romney ages ago since Fred was unwilling to jump in when the race was heating up early on.

Frankly, I am bitter about Thompson not getting in earlier. Even though I am a fan of absentee balloting, I may wait and submit my vote on election day.

I would have posted this about an hour ago but I gouged my left index finger today at lunch at Joe's Crab Shack due to their error and typing requires on less finger and a lot of corrections.

Thompson-Romney! if that is typed correctly... ouch... typing hurts and my right hand is now out of it... no pun intended.

Don't Tread on Me!

The CVUSD has been blocking webpages because of content... or so they say. Now I understand that some content on the web is reprehensible and has no place in an education setting. However, the blocking includes many political websites that can provide very important information for both students and teachers alike, especially those studying government and politics.

I got tired of fighting with the district, so I bought a Sierra Wireless USB 881 connection and subscribed to AT&T's wireless network service. Teachers often complain that they have to spend money out of their own pockets for basic supplies. In this day and age, isn't relevant information a basic supply?

In Covina-Valley, it is not.

Pete "Barry Switzer" Carroll

Given USC's poor sportsmanship on display yesterday during the Rose Bowl, it appears that the Trojans are starting to behave like Oklahoma and Miami did before their programs imploded from poor behavior. It began with the goofy dancing with each kickoff. Perhaps that was just a way for the players to get up for the game, but when the same players began to mock the Illinois fans by clapping above their heads along with the Illinois fans to one of their bands numbers, it became embarrassing. Add that mocking behavior to the idiocy of Desmond Reed and the others who got unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, and the smell of the Rose was just not as sweet.

How Can Tony Blair be a Catholic?

Or so asks a commentator in the English Press (as seen in the link above). The questions are fair enough, except for one thing- they are based on Blair's behavior and actions from before his official conversion. If Blair continues his anti-Catholic positions now that he has converted, then criticism of him is fair... but only when that happens.

Pakistan

Unstable? Corrupt? Anti-democratic?

Why is ANY of this news. Assassinations are horrid; but, let's be honest, the country is a basket case.

How the Coaches Voted

The BCS championship game should be between two of the following three teams: LSU, Oklahoma and USC. Ohio State, with its lousy non-conference scheduled coupled with a very weak Big 10 (for the second year in a row) does not deserve a shot.

I don't blame Frank Beamer of Va Tech for voting LSU first and his team second.

However, the following is a list of coaches that really need to have their heads examined:

Mike Belotti (Oregon): #1 Ohio State

Bret Bielema (Wisconsin): #1 Ohio State

Larry Blakeney (Troy): #1 Ohio State

Bobby "Senile" Bowden (FSU): #2 Ohio State, #8 Arizona State and #9 USC!!!!!

Tommy Bowden (Clemson): #1 Ohio State

The list goes on and on... the following are knuckleheads who voted for Ohio State either first or second:

Jeff Bower, Mack Brown, Bill "Fired" Callahan, Neil Callaway, Lloyd "Forced to Retire" Carr, Sylvester Croom, Bill Cubit, Mark Dantonio, Bill "Fired" Doba, Randy Edsall, Dennis "Forced to Resign" Franchione, Phillip Fulmer, Jeff Genyk, Jim Grobe, Steve Kragthorpe, Mike Leach, Rocky Long, Sonny "Forced to Retire" Lubbick, Bill Lynch, Doug Martin, Les Miles (setting up a patsy game with his LSU Tigers first, and the Buckeyes second), Shane Montgomery, Hal Mumme (Whoa there Hal! Hawaii #1 and OSU #2????), Joe Novak, Houston "See y'all later" Nutt, Tom O'Brien, George "Liar" O'Leary, Gary Patterson, Chris Petersen, Mark Richt, Mike Riley, Rich Rodriguez, Greg Schiano, Howard "Should be retired" Schnellenberger, Mark Snyder, Frank Solich, Rick Stockstill, Bob Stoops (OK #1 and OSU #2), Jeff Tedford, Joe Tiller, Bob Toledo, Dick Tomey, Jim Tressel (well, you can't blame him), Charlie Weiss, Tyrone Willingham, and Ron Zook.

Now, I have to give some credit to the following (whose names appear above):

Neil Callaway's 2-5: GA, LSU, USC OK.

Tedford, Doba and Willingham had USC second.

Tressel's 2-4: LSU, USC and OK.

And for the coaches who appear to have some sense:

Art Briles (Houston to Baylor) #1 LSU and #2 OK

Butch Davis (North Carolina): #1 LSU and #2 USC.

Joe Glenn (Wyoming): #1 LSU and #2 OK.

Steve Superior (So. Carolina): #1 OK and #2 LSU

Tommy Tuberville (Auburn): #1 LSU and #2 OK.

Fire the Tournament

USC v. Illinois??????

The White Coats should be flogged.

Politics as Usual

I know I have been very delinquent in my postings. Part of the reason is that with three little ones and much reduced internet access at my workplace (they block all blogs out of paranoia), I have don't have much time to post. However, for the three of you who care what I think, I will try to be more diligent once the primaries and caucuses begin.

Although I was hoping that Fred Thompson would light a spark on the GOP side, he simply has not, and I have no reason to back off my very early endorsement of Mitt Romney. This does not mean that I cannot be swayed. I have no fire in the belly, so to speak right now (Turducken not included) for any of the candidates.

But they are all better than Obama, Billary, and Hair Model.

If you have not read The Looming Tower yet, get on it!

Turducken

Turdon't... At least don't buy into the hype. We had it tonight since Granny is leaving for two months holiday in Australia tomorrow, so a traditional Thanksgiving was out of the question.

We got the one that was stuffed with cornbread dressing. Salt lick dressing is more like it; and, it is spicy. I don't think it is a bad idea, but it certainly did not live up to its billing. I hope when we get around to the crab cakes we will be happier.

Bad Coaching

He is a great recruiter, but I really question his ability to check his ego and make good decisions especially when he has a lousy DC and an OC who doesn't seem to know how to manage the clock and timeouts (which has been a problem ever since Pete got hired).

Holt has to go.

Brandon boy has to go.

And Pete needs to listen to Kenny Rogers and know when to hold them, know when to fold them...

And I am writing this with 33 seconds left.

Happy Birthday Packers

On this date in 1919 newswriter George Whitney Calhoun named the Green Bay team the Packers.

And to celebrate, they whacked the Giants!

Sign up!

Move On Dot Kill Us

Click on the above andjudge for yourself!

If you build it, they won't come

It is time to build a "wall" along the entire Mexican border. It should be patrolled by the U.S. Armed Forces including gunships (helicopters). Here is another reason why.

E pluribus unum NOT!

Click on the headline... 'nuff said!

Seattle's Tourists... or Terrorists?

Hey they are. Click on the title above for more.

Winning the War is the Answer

I've got my own Cafe Press Shop!

Are you sick and tired of the "War is not the answer" crowd? Then buy, buy, buy!

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Barry Bonds should get into the Hall of Fame about 20+ years after Pete Rose.

Why is it that the only people in the Church who are concerned that the return of the Mass in Latin will be divisive are the liberals who have been shoving divisive "innovations" down our throats for the last 30 years or so?

It has been unseasonably cool the last couple of days. Darn that global cooling!

Should we call China's bluff? It is threatening to tank the dollar by dumping their holdings of dollars (in various forms) that might cause a recession in the United States. The threat is a result of our demand for a fair revaluation of the yuan. But the elephant in the room is that if the Chinese put us into a recession, they will lose money since we are their number one buyer of Chinese goods. Perhaps we could offset part of any recession by increasing military sales to Taiwann and allowing Japan to have a full fledged army assuming they purchase their equipment from us.