Monday Blues

Yesterday was Dominic Jacob Blair's 2nd birthday. All of the postitive and negative attributes of an accomplished Tazmanian Devil are his. Dominic's mother is Dominican, so even at this early age he can swear in two languages - Spanish & English. He hasn't realized it yet, but as he grows older and Christmas's come and go, he has an Aunt that will make him want to hunt down and kill whoever wrote "Dominic The Donkey".

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MUSINGS

I saw a State Police vehicle filling up at Mullin's Citgo the other day, and all I could think was: "There go my tax dollars to Cindy Sheehan's favorite socialist." I felt like stopping the car and asking the trooper why he didn't fill up elsewhere, but my guess is he wouldn't have had the foggiest idea why I was asking the question.

Our tax dollars are going to a man who wants to see this country destroyed - how bright is that?

RCTV is akin to "Must See TV" in Venezuala, but only until May 27, 2007. That's the day their license expires. According to that paragon of democracy, Hugo Chavez, their license will not be renewed because he is concerned about the morality of the soap operas they broadcast. As the country's oldest independent broadcaster, RCTV didn't earn Hugo's affection by showing cartoons and movies during the failed coup attempt against him in 2002 - that might have a little something to do with losing their license too.

Re-elected in a landslide, Herr Chavez will replace RCTV with a state-run station that will promote Venezuela's transformation into Cuba Jr. Can you guess who gets to play the part of Castro? Do you think he'll really step down when it's time for the next election?

As an OPEC nation, Venezuela is afloat in petro-dollars, which the soon-to-be-dictator distributes freely - that's how you get re-elected with 60% of the vote. With all of that money, he's also buying the support of others in South America and developing closer ties with Iran.

What in the hell does it take for Americans to wakeup and realize they're sending their tax dollars to a lunatic?

Speaking of lunatics, the pot has been callng the kettle black recently. Although we must give a tip of the hat to Warren Harding in recognition for his lack of concern regarding the corruption in his administration, Jimmy Carter still gets my vote for worst President in the history of the country.

Unless you lived through 18% inflation, gas lines, foreign policy successes that didn't stand up to the test of time, and Americans with rags tied around their eyes as they were being led from our embassy by - who else - Muslim fanatics, you really can't appreciate the ineptitude of PeanutMan. Even as a card carrying liberal at that time, I couldn't stomach the man - he was DEPRESSING!

And last but not least, because I have to go coach my grandson's Farm League team, how depressed are you after McCain & Kennedy get together for an illegal immigration bill. Okay, so they may not use the word illegal, and therein lies the problem.

Having been told that brevity is not my strong suit, I will stop at this point and save immigration for a future post. Suffice it to say that this bill should, and never will, see the light of day.

When it comes to immigration, President Bush has not been a leader in any sense of the word, and he has not listened to us.