Wednesday's Musings

The Bush Administration tries to expand government regulation over the internet.

President Bush signs housing bill.

Another police beating caught on tape. According to the police, he was "resisting arrest".

Israeli Prime Minister looks like he's ready to step down. The bribery case is a little too much for him to handle. I guess they'll need another leader for their upcoming strike on Iran.

Country singer Toby Keith makes a song about the glory days of lynching. Incredible.

Ludacris makes a song supporting Obama. Of course, the Obama campaign itself condems the song. Time to send Luda to the dog-house with Rev. Wright and Jesse.

What do you know? The FDA finds the strain of salmonella at another Mexican farm. Hush, don't tell anyone that those Mexican NAFTA products are getting a bunch of Americans sick. It's not rocket science that Americans get sick from the Mexican water that they're using to wash this food. Watch out for more cases of this.

Tuesday's Tastings

More evidence that supply and demand is not factored into gasoline prices. Americans drove 9.6 billion miles fewer in May 2008 than May 2007. At the same time, gasoline prices rose by 30 percent.

Longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate is criminally indicted on 7 counts.

Feds raid meatpacking plant and find child laborers and 18th-century working conditions.

McCain pledges "no new taxes" to Sean Hannity. Quickly backs off of that pledge once he's back into the open.

Los Angeles is ready to ban fast-food restaurants in low-income areas. I'm sure that 16-year olds looking to enter the job market will really appreciate this.

Monday's Musings

Blacks and Latinos with credit ratings identical to whites are far more likely to receive sub-prime mortgage loans.

Is this terrorism?

National average for gas prices below $4/gallon for the first time in a couple of months. McCain says we should thank the president for this. Hey, I'll save my thanks until gas prices get back down to normal levels; especially when we'll be paying more for utilities because of the increase in gas prices.

More info on JC Watts' new African-American news network to be launched in 2009.

The oil and gas industry increases its donations to the McCain campaign from $200k to $1.1M after he changes his support for off-shore drilling.

The Bush Administration is ready to announce a record deficit of $490B for 2008.

Obama's Speech in Germany draws a Crowd of 200,000

Thursday's Tastings

The Pentagon is planning to send an additional 10,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so to help reduce the rising violence over there. I wonder where we are going to get he troops from. Looks like more troops will be getting another tour instead of coming home.

Israel is building more settlements in the West Bank. Of course, the Palestinians are crying foul and are threatening to retaliate. Israel makes a peace agreement that says they won't make additional settlements on Palestinian territory, re-nigs on the deal; the Palestinians retaliate and get blamed for not wanting peace. For what it's worth, the Israelis are having enough problems themselves with these rouge settlers torching Palestinian olive farms and creating chaos.

An illegal alien kills a father and his two sons because they blocked an intersection with an AK-47. This guy has had several brushes with the law, but has never been deported. San Francisco's policy of shielding illegals from deportation has directly caused the death of this family.

The federal minimum wage is set to increase by 70 cents today. Not everyone is happy. Some business owners are already hurting because of reduced business and rising food costs . Now payroll is increasing.

Georgia schools are bringing dusting off their old paddles in an attempt to re-institute discipline.

NASA astronaut and moon-walker claims we have been visited by aliens on several occassions, but the government is covering it up.

Nas delivers a petition to Fox News with more than 600,000 signatures demanding that they remedy their negative portrayals of the black community. Who me? Racist?

Wednesday's Tastings

Looks like Congress is finally stepping up its actions to reign in the oil speculators that have been manipulating the prices and destroying our economy. Of course Senate Republicans and the White House is against the measure. They don't see a problem in the least. All is well in their eyes. Their guys have made billions under the current system.

Condi Rice is in Singapore trying to convince the North Koreans that they really need to dismantle their nuclear program. If we still have to convince them, it means that they haven't stopped. Looks like we once again fell for their games.

Bobby Jindal removes his name from consideration to be McCain's VP.

Feds drop case into Al Sharpton's finances.

Michael Savage is in deep trouble for saying 99% of autistic kids are simply brats that lack parental discipline.

Obamamania hits Europeans. One German newspaper is calling him the black JFK.

The Dems are starting another push for openly gay service in the military. "Don't ask-don't tell" is about to be revisited. I'm sure that's going to really motivate and inspire the troops.

Nigerian militants are once again threatening the oil pipeline. I'm sure that the speculators will raise the price of oil because of this. Now, it doesn't mean that they'll actually attack the pipeline or really hurt supplies. But, the threat alone is enough to raise the price. In their world "hypothetical" supply and demand is more important than "actual" supply and demand.

On a personal note.....Nas' new CD comes in at #1, dropping Lil' Wayne's "Tha Carter 3" down to #2. Screw that Soulja Boy mess. This is true hip hop at its finest.

Also on a personal note DA BEARS start camp today. Oh yeah!!! Football is here!!!

Mexican Salmonella Pt. 2

Check the blog. I called this a while back. However, we still aren't going to see much news on it. The recent salmonella outbreak has been isolated to a single strain from jalapenos peppers that have been imported from Mexico. This is just another side-effect of NAFTA and the recent agreement that allows Mexican truckers more distribution access in the states.

It's actually pretty simple, if you think about it. Mexican produce is washed and cleaned by Mexican water. Although Mexicans have developed a tolerance for the water, most Americans will get sick if they drank it. These products that have been cleaned with tainted water eventually make it to grocery stores in the United States.

This administration has an obsession with non-American products and labor. Even though it's very clear that these products are making us sick, they'll never really give it enough attention or thoroughness to cause any disruption in the flow of Mexican products. Surely, they'll never do anything to jeopardize the relationship.

We all need to make sure we have ample supply of Pepto-Bismol on hand.

Monday's Musings

Condi Rice says it's a remarkable accomplishment that Barack Obama is slated to become the first black Presidential nominee for a major party. She hasn't specified whether or not she'll vote for him.

The American Physical Society has a membership of 50,000 scientists. They recently stated that the vast majority of their membership do not believe in mad-made global warming.

Hugo Chavez is giving away free oil to Americans. Some politicians denounce it as grandstanding. I guess they think we should just bow down to the dictators from Exxon/Shell/BP and the other major oil companies.

What's wrong with McCain and geography? It looks like his foot is very comfortable in his mouth. First, he repeatedly referenced Chechoslavakia; which hasn't existed since 1993. Now, in an interview with ABC News, he mentions the non-existent Iraq/Pakistan border. Given his constant geography mishaps, you gotta wonder whether or not these come from pure ignorance or alzheimers. Either case, it's not good for the Republicans.

A federal appeals court tossed the FCC's fine of the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction". Good.

Today's Tidbits

For the first time in 30 years, the United States will have a diplomatic presence in Iran. I guess the whole "Axis of Evil" and "negotiating with enemies" stuff has met its end.

Chicago is considering bringing in the National Guard to help minimize the wave of violence they've been dealing with. A child has been shot nearly every day since June 26th. Pretty sad.

Obama is under intense pressure by his trip to the Middle East. Foreign policy is thought to be his weakness. If he can find a way to come out of this trip shining, he may lock in his chances to be POTUS.

Bob Barr says that selecting judges is no reason to vote for McCain. He basically echoes something that I've said for a while. Today's Republicans, including John McCain, are just as liberal and intrusive as the Democrats. They just have different issues.

Bill Clinton says he is now ready to campaign for Obama. I wonder how much Barack's campaign had to pay him.

Obama says the cartoon cover of New Yorker magazine is offensive to Muslims. Hey Obama, save your pity and stop avoiding us if you are really that concerned about our well-being.

SEC Regulators Now Coming After Traders

The SEC's enforcement arm has subpoenaed Wall Street's largest firms and traders in an attempt to reign in traders who manipulate the markets. Wall Street is hurting because of unfounded rumors and artificial manipulation of stock prices.

Now, we just need them to go next door and grab the oil traders who have been doing the same thing. The problem is that this administration has oily hands and will not kill the goose that has been laying the golden eggs that will keep the Bush family and their friends rich for generations to come.

Today's Tidbits

Obama speaks before powerful teachers' union and condemns McCain and others who support vouchers. I guess his solution is to simply pour more money into the system without recourse. Hey Obama! Are you sending your little girls to the local public school in southside Chicago? Didn't think so.

President Bush uses executive priviledge in the Valerie Plame leak case to prevent Attorney General Mukasey from testifying.

Looks like we may have another stimulas package coming. Hopefully, this will help jump start the economy a bit.

Charlie Rangel has never been accused of being humble. Check out his latest project. Anything for a legacy I guess.

Somebody please tell me how this could be fun. I wonder how many cases of Ecoli is attributed to this?

Congress overrides Bush's veto of the Medicare bill.

Very cool pictures of Mars.

Tuesday's Tidbits

U.S. military deaths at 4,120 since March 2003.

Looks like it will be Mitt Romney as McCain's running mate. Given the governor's financial experience and today's economy, it's a very smart move by the Republicans. You can probably expect a bounce in the polls when this move is official. They'll be tough to beat.

Wow. It's a shame that I'm not surprised about this. Excerpts from an interrogation of a 16-year old being held at Gitmo.

Hat tip to the guys at RedState. I guess the President and I still agree on some issues. I interpret this to mean that he still has some lingering elements of conservatism flowing through his veins. I surely agree with him on this "forced conservation" stuff. If I want to drive an SUV and run my air conditioner at a constant 63 degrees, as long as I pay for it, whose business is it?

Brit Hume is stepping down after the election. This is a pretty big shake up at Fox News.

Back from Vacation!!!

Oh man. It's tough to go without blogging and writing. Much to say about goings on.

One thing quickly. Our country is very beautiful. It's a shame that we are often too busy to take the time to truly experience what it has to offer.

Today's Tidbits

Looks like we've given the Israelis our missle defense technology.

Congrats to Venus Williams for her 6th Wimbledon title. Serena started off strong, but Venus' consistency eventually prevailed.

Jesse Helms died. It will be interesting to watch the careful wording of the tributes to one of the biggest racists to ever serve in our country's Congress.

According to the Iraqi's, there is no more terrorism in their country. Prime Minister Al-Maliki announced that they have defeated the terrorists in Iraq.

Bush defends his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

FDA now sets its focus on Mexican jalepenos for the source of salmonella.

Senate Republicans know they are in big trouble in the upcoming election.

Tuesday's Tidbits

Deaths in Afghanistan rapidly approaching deaths in Iraq

The economy is bad. Energy prices are higher than ever. Perfect time for idiotic liberals in Chicago to once again raise taxes.

John and Cindy McCain one day from defaulting on their condo for 4 years of unpaid property taxes.

In the first case of judicial review, a court said the U.S. held a Chinese Muslim for six years on very little and unverifiable evidence. I wonder how many more of these will we have.

Jim Webb says Bush "blew it" on the G.I. Bill he once threatened to veto. BTW, he and John McCain both take credit for it now.

Fox News poll shows Americans believe John McCain and George W. Bush are too much alike. Guess that's a surprise to Hannity.

Beware of the fashion police.