A Roll of the....Dice, I Guess

Governor Romney has apparently made a hard/fast political calculation. He seems to think that he's better off being vague on taxes and deductions and taking the hit for that than he would be by specifying and pissing off various segments of the electorate ("What, you're taking away THAT deduction?")....I don't know - me, I would far prefer that he (and every politician) be straight with the American voters and at least provide us the parameters of his plan. But, hey, who am I to question here? He's running for President and I'm just sitting down typing about it.

Note to Mr.s Romney and Obama

I have a suggestion, fellas'. How 'bout instead of drooling all over yourselves and constantly trying to portray the other as some sort of evil-genius outsourcing madman, you actually take a few minutes to educate the voters on what exactly outsourcing is and that it isn't even remotely some purely evil thing?...Like, I don't know, maybe point out out the fact that, while, yes, certain assembly jobs may in fact be lost, the end-point will ultimately be a strengthening the company and this results in other jobs (not to mention, cheaper products); tech, design, sales, marketing, advertising, shipping and receiving, transportation, administration, finance, repair, etc.. To just play into this oversimplified narrative, ad nauseum, and pander to our baser, nativistic impulses is just not something that a JFK, a Truman, or an Ike would have ever done - in my opinion....And I thank you for your time.

Miscellaneous 142

1) Romney needs to do two things in tomorrow night's debate. He needs to a) be specific (i.e., provide at least one example of a loophole that he's willing to close - a cap on the mortgage interest deduction, for instance) and b) succeed at rattling the President (respectfully, of course - "No, Mr. President, I'm not going to increase taxes on the middle-class by $2,000, that's a bogus claim by a think tank that donates 97.6% of their political contributions to Democrats). If, IF (and he probably won't 'cause he's a dolt), he does these things, I think that there's a decent chance that he just might score a point or two.............2) According to journalist, Richard Miniter, those in the Obama administration who supported the bin Laden raid included David Patraeus, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, and Leon Panetta. The only person who was truly against the mission was Valerie Jarrett and, for her, it was entirely political. Yep, Ms. Jarrett felt that a botched military enterprise (similar to that rescue attempt of the hostages during the Carter administration) would more than likely destroy the President's re-election bid and she just didn't want to chance it. Yeah, I would say that President Obama definitely listened to the right advisers on this one.............3) To all of those religious-right lunatics who somehow think that the Founding Fathers were majorly Christian, this, from the pen of then President John Adams - "The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter."...So, how do you like me now, Pat Robertson?

On President Obama's Likability

He's "likable enough".

The Man in Question

Redshirt freshman quarterback, Vad Lee. The dude hails from Durham, North Carolina (Hillside High) and he absolutely broke N.C. State coach, Tom O'Brien's, heart by heading to Atlanta like he did. Here's to hoping that that dufus, Johnson, wises up and uses him.

Note to Georgia Tech Football Coach/Campus Dufus, Paul Johnson

Dude, you're 2-3 (really, a 49-28 HOME loss to Middle Tennessee State?). And you're more than likely going to get blown out next week at Clemson.Why don't you just frigging put the youngster (Vad Lee) in and be done with it? He runs like the frigging wind, can throw the ball 60 yards on a rope, and is probably the best athlete save for Calvin Johnson that has come to Tech in over 20 years. I mean, I know that you really like Tevin Washington. I LIKE TEVIN WASHINGTON (he's a gamer and a stand-up kid on and off the field). But enough is enough, for Christ, and since the season is already pretty much shot, you've really got to at least consider Lee. Yes, he'll certainly make some freshman mistakes, but at this point is 3-9 all that much worse than 4-8?...And, who knows, with his talent, he might even net you a win or two.

Peter Gabriel - "Shock the Monkey" (With Apologies to Peter Gabriel - "Steam")

What would be my answer to the question, "So, what's your all-time favorite music video?"