Mentally still on vacation

Been back for awhile, but I'm still in vacation mode.

Vacation soon, need it!

Next Saturday, we'll be in Orlando for six days. Can't wait for some fun in the sun.
Too bad I wasn't able to make it to the "gathering of eagles" in DC on Saturday. As usual the mainstream news said nothing about the proud vets who showed to stand up against the idiocy of the Cindy Sheehan brigade. If you heard anything at all, it was that there was a "large antiwar protest" this weekend.
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Shame

You profess to "support" the troops, then you pull out the rug from under them. Your "support" only means bringing them home, so we can be attacked by terrorists here instead of there. Like Obama said, the lives already lost were "wasted", as if there were no point to any of our actions there. You may think of think of it as "support", but I'd prefer to call it by its real name: SEDITION.

Super Bowl Sunday

I think 7 points is too many, but I do think the Colts will win.
As for President in '08, if we must have a woman leader, why can it not be someone like Lady Thatcher? The Republicans are in such bad shape I'm not sure anyone can run and win right now.

Happy New Year and congrats Colts

The Super Bowl is now set, with the two best teams eleven weeks into the season coming out on top. Peyton Manning finally got the monkey off his back and won a "big one" against Tom Brady and the Pats, who put up their usual good showing. The Bears, after sleepwalking in December look to be for real again. This could really be a great Super Bowl and I'm looking forward to it.
As for politics, they all stink. No one looks to be deserving of a vote.

Bengals - Colts MONDAY Night Football!

Tonight's the big night, the Bengals trying to avenge last year's costly defeat and fighting for the wild-card playoff spot. The Colts have wrapped up their division but want a first-round bye. So it's gonna be big. Can't wait.

Been neglecting

Been neglecting the old blog. There will be lots to write about now that the GOP blew its chance to get things done. The best thing about the election is that gridlock is virtually assured, at least for two years, so things shouldn't totally collapse. Look for the Dems to find ways to tax the rich (i.e. anybody making above minimum wage), to cut and run in Iraq, and to investigate and prosecute as many conservatives as possible. Of course, any party with Alcee Hastings and William Jefferson shouldn't be slinging mud about ethics, but they will anyway. Why not, look at the free passes Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton (still) get!

I Love This One Too - and Vote Tuesday!

I like these pictures, too. I wonder if I can get Cheney to autograph my copy?
Hey, be sure to vote Nov. 7th. I am like many who have been very disappointed at the Republican Congress seemingly unable to pass any of the things we elected them to do in the first place. It does seem like its been downhill ever since the "Contract with America." But as badly as they have performed, a Democratic takeover would be far worse. Better to have a do-nothing Congress than one led by the likes of Pelosi, Conyers, or the ancient one Ted Kennedy (burp) I mean Robert KKK Byrd.

Egg on Kerry's face -- Priceless!

This says it better than anyone else I've heard on the subject of John Kerry and his idiotic remarks about the education of our military.

Bengals Lay an Egg

After weeks of hype the Bengals were humbled in a big way Sunday, getting smashed by New England. I should have known it was coming just from the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, but the fact is the Bengals injuries and suspensions have caught up with them, and the holes they created have now been exploited. Maybe the bye week will help with the healing.
By the way, congrats to the Reds. Even though they finished 80-82 which is the sixth straight losing season, they were in it all the way until Friday. And they did way better than the aforementioned SI said they would.

RCI Award Nominee - Jacques Chirac

So Chirac isn't worried about Iran's nuclear program, at least not enough to support international sanctions. And why would he, since his buddies in France are making lots of money supplying the Iranians with nuclear technology. So what if they want to wipe Israel off the map.
For Rectal Cranial Inversion above and beyond the call of duty, Chirac receives a nomination for the RCI award.

Thoughts on 9-11

Now that the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks has come and gone, it brings about an opportunity to reflect where we were, where we are now, and where we are going. Firstly, I think Americans cannot bear the thought of a prolonged fight. That was true before 9-11-01 and I think it's still true. We want it all wrapped up nice and clean by the end of the hour show, so that we don't have to dwell on the details or stew too much on hard choices. This is a weakness the terrorists know about and have tried to exploit. Politicians are aware of it too, and unfortunately for us, try to use it for political advantage. We have to rely on our leadership to be adult, and it has been, many times, lacking.
So a short attention span and a lack of politicians with spine is a real handicap. Fortunately, we have tremendous resources and smarts to combat the bad guys and drive them into hiding. Since 9-11, we have gotten much better at "connecting the dots" and thus have prevented many attempts at terrorist acts. I think it's realistic to expect, however, that it's only a matter of time before someone else succeeds in attacking us. After all, when you are willing to die you become a much tougher opponent. The sooner we can get out of Iraq, or at least reduce our large numbers there, the sooner we can get more assets back into Afghanistan, where the fight never really stopped. Time is working against us because the Iraq situation has dragged on for so long, and the remnants of the Taliban continue to reorganize and get stronger.
But if we relent on that front then the terrorists will come here again.
Perhaps it will take another and yet another major attack on us, maybe a dirty bomb or anthrax attack, to get us to focus hard on this problem. We talk a lot about 9-11, but then elect people with weak records on defense and security. I don't want to hear any more about how America is at fault; evil ideology is at fault and evil people. And when it comes to standing up to those who would kill us, we must be just as ferocious. Our military is up to the task; the real question remains, are the rest of us?

Not much blogging lately, football's almost here!

This week was busy, jammed-packed with fantasy football drafts, and Carson Palmer back in the fold on Monday.
Thank God for football because the other news is too bad to even contemplate. The saddest is Marcus Fiesel and the demons who were put in charge of his care.

Still missing

We got to hear all about Jill Carroll, her book is coming out soon. So what about Steve Centanni? And what is reason to hold him? He's probably being ransomed, but to whom? If Fox News paid, wouldn't just be asking for more of the same? Maybe the family is wealthy enough to warrant interest from the kidnappers, but I'm sure he isn't making Katic Couric-type money.
As for the Bush Derangement Syndrome people who hate Bush above else, and by extension, anyone or any organization not from the left, and who therefore glad that something bad happened to Fox News, well, you deserve a thorough butt-kicking. Report to Big Daddy to receive your just due.

JonBenet's killer found?

Lets hope so. Anybody who does this should fry. And I am against the death penalty. Even so, anyone that would dare do this kind of thing to a kid of mine better never hope I find out who he/she is, because I'd be all about an eye for an eye.

Wild Card Lead Keeps Baseball Exciting

The Reds unexpected strong showing this year have got Cincinnati fans, normally used to gearing up for football by this time in the summer, glued to the TV to see if they can actually pull off an improbable playoff run. Once again, last night Ross provided a bottom of the ninth, come-from-behind win with a walk-off two-run homer against the division-leading Cardinals.

Not that we are not gearing up for football, go Bengals!

Don't forget our troops in harm's way and kudos to the law-enforcement types that foiled the terrorist airplane plot in London. Take that, Ned Lamont.

We are in trouble

Why say this? Why be such a pessimist? History.
We live in a country where we can forget we are at war. We watch baseball instead. And basketball. And football. And American Idol.

Whole segments of the population totally avoid military service. Because its dangerous. This is nothing new, by the way -- just ask all the politicians that received deferments back in the days of Vietnam.

We choose not to face these things in the face of day-to-day living. Because reality can be brutal. And we don't like brutal. Abortion is brutal reality; let's not deal with it and instead hide behind words like "choice."

But eventually events catch up with us that shatter our perfect little world. Just ask those metro New Yorkers that worked in the World Trade Center. Evil is a part of man; it is a part of our world. We can deal with it or we can ignore it until it is too late. And we really like to ignore it.

Israel wakes up and smells the coffee; what about us?

Israel is finally figuring out that there can be no peace with people who are committed to seeing the end of the Jewish nation. All the hand-ringing and kumbaya-singing of those in the West who just want to get along just emboldens Hamas, Hezbollah, and the various other would-be Zaqarwis out there. These people have to be dealt with, because they won't just go away. Meanwhile, a very dangerous situation is unfolding before our eyes, and its easy to see how we could get drawn in to the conflict. Morally, we should but its questionable if there is sufficient political will to do so in an election year. And we haven't even talked about North Korea or Iran yet.

New blog!

I have a new blog at townhall.com, called Pocket Rockets Cracked Again. I'll keep more personal stuff here and do more standing on a soapbox there. I'll put a link to it so you can see what I have got there.

It's July, the Reds are in first!

Here's something that we haven't seen in many years in these parts. The Reds are in first in July! Last night I saw something I've never seen with my own eyes -- bottom of the ninth, two outs, down three runs -- walk-off grand slam game winner! If you can't get excited about that you're probably already dead. They may not be baseball's best team, but they have done far better than anyone expected (Sports Illustrated picked 'em dead last.) Two good teams in Cincinnati in the same year? Say it is so, Joe.