Came across the following quote today and thought that the UGA fans who occasionally persue this blog would enjoy it as thoroughly as I did:

"Two thirds of the world is covered by water. The other third is covered by Ch@mp Bai|ey."

Don't know who that is? You hate freedom.

Couple of questions

These are just a few things I've been mulling over lately. I'm considering them rhetorical, but feel free to submit an answer if you like.

First of all, why was I just forced to switch my account to the 'new' blogger? The old one was just fine. And if it ain't broke...

Second of all, why is Tim H@rdaway making the news with his opinions about gay people? Who honestly cares? Maybe we could get John S+ockton's opinion on immigration or see what Reggie Mi||er thinks about the income tax. You know, while were concerned about the opinions of retired basketball players.

Third, if the warm January was a sign that global warming is real, is the frigid February a sign that it's not happening anymore? I'm confused.

Also, what exactly made Ann@ Nico|e Smith famous?

Just curious.

Like a kid in a candy store

Well, looks like I'm going shopping.

If passed, it would only stop punishing the innocent for the crimes of the guilty for 90 days. But it's a start.

And in other news...

NASA apparently doesn't screen for crazies.

I just want to know the reasoning that went into the diapers. Ok, so she didn't want to stop to go to the bathroom. What about to get gas? I don't know of a car with a range of 900 miles, so I'm guessing she had to stop at some point. And from my experience, you can general go to the bathroom in the amount of time it takes for your car to fill up. Just sayin'...

At this point, the globe can't warm soon enough

I've never been all that convinced by the whole global warming thing. Is the climate changing? Yes. But that's what climate does. Is man causing it? We don't know. I'm guessing marginally, if at all. In all likelihood, it's a natural cycle.

All that being said, if there is man-made global warming, it needs to hurry up and start warming. This whole going-to-work-when-it's-negative-four-degrees thing is getting old quick.

Thus, working under the assumption that global warming is man-made, I'm doing my part to speed it along. To this end, I've left my car idling even while I'm at work, I leave both of my televisions and computers on 24 hours a day, I sleep with the lights on, I have my thermostat set to 85 and leave the windows open, leave the freezer and refrigerator doors open at all times, and leave the oven set to broil.*

I hope all of you will join me in my quest. This planet has been too cold for too long. It's time to warm it up. Do it for the children.






Notes:

*Ok, that's not entirely true.

A very, very, very, very preliminary look at 2008 (with bullets and everything)

It's been a long time since I've waxed political, and I fear I'm getting a little rusty. So, I thought I'd give a quick rundown of the 2008 election. I realize it's almost two years away and any analysis at this point is essentially useless because, well, a lot can happen in two years. Two years ago, pundits were still marveling at the President's victory over John Kerry and the Republicans picking up six seats (for a net gain of four) in the Senate and three in the House. Those were the days, eh?

Anyway, for this little shindig, I've borrowed the list of candidates from Congressional Quarterly. Here goes.

Democrats

• Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.: Not happening. First of all, he's a northeastern liberal Senator with no new ideas. Sound familiar? Also, he has a tendency to stick his foot in his mouth. Again, sound familiar? Plus, I'm not convinced he has the political intelligence to pull it out.

• Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd: See above, minus the foot-in-mouth disease. Actually, to my knowledge he's never said anything of importance. He's Connecticut's 2nd least-boring senator, after Joe Liberman. Now that's saying something.

• Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards: I don't see Americans electing a former one-term senator. No experience. Plus, the whole 'two Americas' thing is getting old. There aren't that many poor people in America and most of them already vote Democrat. The formula doesn't work anymore.

• Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack: He might actually have a shot. Midwestern governor, executive experience. Not a total leftist. Likable guy. We'll see.

• Ohio Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich: NEXT!

• Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel: Who? Never heard of this guy. Not a good start.

• Illinois Sen. Barack Obama: Media lovefest aside, I'm not buying the hype. Much like Edwards, he's a first term senator with no executive experience. Everyone's just excited because he's charismatic and good looking. No one knows anything about his politics, and I suspect that once they learn, they're going to be substantially less impressed.

• New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton: It's not really looking good for her right now. She's been in the public eye for about 15 years, so everyone knows her. And yet, there's not much excitement about her. Once the campaign actually begins and she starts getting competition, she could be in trouble. Most people don't want to vote for her, which doesn't help.

• New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: Much like Vilsack, he's a fairly mainstream Democrat with executive experience. Also likable and articulate. Could make a run. It'll be interesting to see.



Republicans

• Attorney John H. Cox of Illinois: Who?

• Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback: Eh, not generating much buzz. Not getting anyone excited.

• Texas Rep. Ron Paul: Again, who?

• Arizona Sen. John McCain: Interesting case. Widely popular, but not with the Republican base so much. He could still pull it off if he can establish conservative credentials, such as distancing himself from his God-awful campaign finance law.

• Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani: Much like McCain, he has the problem of not appealing to the base of his party. He's quite liberal socially, but a fiscal and legal conservative. Also a bit of a foreign policy hawk. His main challenge will be getting the evangelicals to look past the gay marriage/abortion thing.

• Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson: Eh.

• Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III: Eh.

• Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: This guy has potential. He knows the issues front and back, and can debate articulately and effectively. Also has executive experience. Only drawbacks are his potential inconsistencies and the fact that he's a Mormon. The former can be taken care of fairly quickly, and the latter might not even be an issue. Plus it doesn't hurt that he vaguely resembles Ronald Reagan.

• California Rep. Duncan Hunter: Surprisingly, he's actually generating a bit of buzz among the base. At least more so than any of the other congressmen. If he gets some more facetime on television, which he's trying to do, he could gain some legitimate traction.

• Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo: More or less a one issue candidate. The one issue being immigration. And there's not enough agreement in the party for that to be enough for him to get the nomination, let alone win the general.

• Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: Nice guy. Kinda laying low right now, which is probably a good thing. But I'm pretty sure the "southern Governor" bit only work for Democrats.

• Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia: Says he's not going to announce his intentions until Fall of 2007. Probably not a good idea. But he is one of the smartest conservatives in the country, so he might know what he's doing. If he does get in, he could probably get substantial support in short order. He's also been out of the public eye long enough for most people to have forgotten about his baggage from his Speaker days.

• Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel: Too liberal for the party. Not happening.

Whew. That was fun.