Thursday, January 8, 2009

Diamonds in the Mail, Overpriced Coffee Makers and Hungry Prisoners

Peter Berkowitz believes that conservatives should rally around the constitution in order to regain their position in US politics. It's strange that these "so-called" conservatives never considered this principle while they were raising the size of government to record levels over the past eight years. Other Republicans have even justified it. I guess it was convenient for to abuse the constitution while they were in power. Hopefully, things have changed.

Is it possible to be pro-peace, pro-Israel and pro-Palestine at the same time? I say YES!!!! That's because I'm a walking, living, breathing example of that idea.

Corrupt investor Bernie Madoff knows he's going to spend a good number of years in jail or be forced to pay restitution to some of the people he bilked out of their life savings. So, he decides to be proactive and give away his diamonds and other jewerly to his friends and family. Cops also found $173M in personal checks that he planned to distribute to them. Those money grubbing folks who lost all of their money aren't getting their hands on his assets.

The state of our educational system is in shambles. In Chicago, taxpayers are on the hook for $67,000 in order to purchase 30 cappuchino machines. Meanwhile in Detroit, their schools are running out of enough light bulbs and toilet paper to operate.

Judge locks Alabama sheriff in his own jail for almost starving his inmates. According to the Alabama law, he was able to keep all of the money he didn't spend out of the allotted food budget.

Sarah Palin is no fan of Keith Olbermann, Tina Fey and Katie Couric. Surprise, surprise. However, she does raise some interesting points.