Nobody 751

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Nobody # 751

Nobody Asked Me But:

“Lately I am having a hard time finding myself. Perhaps I should try Google.” “Shoe,” 1/3/09

Could the Senate Democrats be handling the Roland Burris fiasco any worse? Send in the clowns. Don’t bother they’re there.<<<

Headline – “Porn industry wants stimulus package.” No way I’m touching that one.<<<

This month’s sour grapes award goes to USC coach Pete Carroll who, after the BSC National Championship game Thursday said: “We could have beaten either one of those teams. The only reason we lost to Oregon State was because we wanted to make the season more interesting.”<<<

Is the divine Sarah (Palin that is) drinking again? She certainly had more than a little whine this past week as she discussed her mistreatment by the media.<<<

OVERRATED VS. UNDERRATED

POLITICS

Overrated – Congressional Democrats: They are already putting up barriers against Obama’s economic plan, and he hasn’t even been sworn in yet.

Underrated – Mass imprisonment for above.

Overrated – Handlers: They subvert democracy by creating image candidates without blemishes. Pay attention Caroline!

Underrated – Honesty: It is good for the voter, good for democracy and, yes, it is even good for the candidate.

Overrated – Bush bashing: He’s (almost) history now, so let historians judge him. Everybody else, give it a rest.

Underrated – Laura Bush: We don’t hear enough about this classy First Lady. (Maybe that’s part of her class.)

Overrated – One-handed presidential advisers: Presidents should have people willing to say, “on the other hand.”

Underrated – Reasoned decisiveness: Listen to both sides but then act.

Overrated – Seniority: It is no surprise that Senator Heavy Hand, aka, Harry Reid, badly misplayed the Burris hand. His only qualification to be Majority Leader is longevity.

Overrated – Lawyer talk: The lawyer for Roland Burris complained that his (Burris’s) treatment in D.C. was “against the law of the law.” Law of the law? Ah, right??

Underrated – Plain English.

Underrated – The villainy of a few Blacks who are playing the racial card in the Burris appointment.

GAZA

Overrated – Turning the other cheek: The last I heard, self- defense legitimizes violence and war.

Underrated – The harm caused by appearing weak.

Overrated – A quick cease-fire without stringent conditions.

Underrated – A mediated settlement in which Hamas is told that if rocket fire resumes Israel will be supported and encouraged in any military action they deem necessary.

OR

Underrated – Destroy and get out vs. conquer and be stuck:
Israel should get rid of the tunnels, missile sites and as much of the Hamas infrastructure as possible. Then go home on their terms with a psychological victory and no long-term bleeding.

THE ECONOMY

Overrated: Delusions of divinity, i.e. Pat Robertson saying that God told him that the American economy will upturn this year.

Underrated: A touch of humility: religious leaders who don’t claim to be God’s voice.

VACATIONS

Overrated – Mexico: Unless dodging bullets is your idea of a fun time.

Underrated – Short trips in California: I can count a dozen delightful destinations in the Golden State without even trying very hard.

EDUCATION

Overrated: Standardized tests. They are a tool, not an answer.

Underrated – Physical environment: An attractive campus says to students and teachers; “We care.” A run-down campus says; “We don’t care, so why should you?”

IN TIMES OF CRISIS

Overrated – The ability of our alphabet agencies (HS, CIA, FBI, DEA, ETC.) to separate real from imagined threats.

Underrated – Believing that we don’t have to give up the Bill of Rights to be safe.

Nor give up our values either. Here’s Leon Panetta on that subject:

“Those who support torture may believe that we can abuse captives in certain select circumstances and still be true to our values. But that is a false compromise. We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground. We cannot and we must not use torture under any circumstances. We are better than that.”

FOOD

Overrated – Honey mustard: Sweet and bitter don’t always mix.

Underrated - Alternating bites of chocolate fudge with chips and green chili dip: But sometimes they do, beautifully.

Overrated - Filet mignon: Tender but tasteless without a sauce to give it flavor.

Underrated – Horseradish: Lights up the taste buds and cleans out the nasal passages simultaneously.

Underrated - University of Arizona Interim basketball coach Russ Pennell: He may not be the best X and O guy around, but he clearly knows his V for values, as shown by this statement after the Wildcats brought nothing to the court against Stanford last week.

"I didn't even ask them about their response. It didn't matter to me. They're players and they have to play hard. There's always this talk about should they get paid — they do get paid. They get a scholarship, they get tuition paid, room and board paid, travel basically first class, stay in great hotels, and the least they can do is give an unbelievable effort in a game.”

He went on to say: "Nobody is asking them to win. Winning's a byproduct of if you do things correctly on the court. But when your effort is subpar, you've gotta be called on that. So (Monday), I was in no mood to answer any questions. It was, this is the way we're going to do it."

You go coach!<<<