Note to Rick Sanchez 1 (And Likely the Last)

Dude, you're not a minority. You're a Caucasian-American of Cuban extraction with zero in terms of an accent. If you changed your name to Sveinung Lomborg, we'd think that your were Danish. I mean, I'm not exactly sure what your schtik is here, but these feelings of oppression of yours have literally gone beyond bizarre. In fact, Rick, you just might want to have 'em, as my "friend" Mr. O'reilly calls it, taze you again, bro.

Do as I Lied, Not as I Did

If a Republican politician a) had had a sexual affair with a Fannie Mae official, b) had made a litany of abjectly idiotic statements in the years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and c) lied (TWICE, at least twice) in the years 2009 and 2010 about having never made those clumsy statements, the institutional left would have hung this individual IN EFFIGY. BUT, because it's Congressman Barney Frank who perpetrated all of these highly questionable actions, crickets....Is it any wonder why the citizenry is so overwhelmingly sick of such partisan politics/bullshit?

No Shrinking

I wanted so much to not like Dr. Drew. I mean, just the very concept of these television shrinks and their advising people over the phone and in the audience, I was never really a big fan of that, period. Add to that, folks, the fact that this same Dr. Drew has also been involved in a reality show entitled, "Celebrity Rehab" (which, yes, I'll admit to having glanced at several times) - a show, quite frankly, that is totally exploitative (that poor old Jeff Conaway dudester) - and, yeah, the cards were pretty much stacked against this fellow..............................................................................................But I gotta admit it to you. I've seen his new interview show on HLN and he's really not that bad of a guy. a) He's smart (accessibly so). b) He's affable. And c) he's a better than average interviewer, to boot. Of course, the fact that he's on at the same time as the excruciatingly unwatchable pair of Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow probably doesn't hurt the matter (Raskolnikov would probably seem sane and reasonable compared to those two bald lunatics) - the theory of cable-news relativity, I'm saying.

Miscellaneous 97

1) For those of you who persist in saying that the housing/financial crisis was strictly a Republican foul-up............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4A0RuXhnQA.............2) For those of you who continue to take as gospel everything that Barney Frank mutters............. ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdi6QUDnCN4.............3) Just for the record, people starve to death from Communist governments, too. Just take a look at what happened during Chairman Mao's brutal tenure in China. MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of people starved to death as the result of his idiotic policies. And even today in North Korea, for Christ. Maybe we can all just call a spade a spade on this one and mosey on.............4) After he lies on CNN, Mr. Frank goes on over CNBC and lies AGAIN.............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRVIeCYAJFk&NR=1.............5) Congresspersons Waters and Meeks - proof-positive that person can be both black AND stupid; "Under the outstanding leadership of Mr. Franklin Raines."

Somebody, But Not Just Anybody, Grab a Mop!

I just thought of another good union story. I was subbing at this facility, right, and one of the residents there spilt a cup of soda on the floor. "That's no biggie", I thought. But when I went to get a towel to clean it up, one of the other therapy people came up to me and said, "No, we have to call housekeeping. The union says that only housekeeping can do cleanups."................................................................................................I mean, can you frigging believe that shit? What kind of an idiotic way to run a facility is that? We learn all through our education the importance of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to service delivery and this frigging union cabal tells me that I can't even clean up a God damned spill. Unbefrigginglievable.....................................................................................................P.S. And just in a general sense here, businesses in this ever-increasingly competitive world HAVE TO BE nimble, adaptable, etc.. They simply cannot get bogged down in all of this trivial shit.......................................................................................................Look, folks, I'm not saying that there isn't a place for unions. They may be good for representing people who've been falsely terminated, making work environments safer, and maybe, MAYBE, securing a better wage. But when they go into a facility and try to tell a businessperson how to run his or her business, they really and truly need to take a powder from that ASAP.

Recommendation 1

So, are you in the mood for some good old-fashioned ass-kickin' rockin' blues? If in fact you are, people, you just might want to check out "Ten Days in November" by Sue Foley. While the gal isn't as versatile or have the perfect pitch of a Bonnie Raitt/Jennifer Warnes, she's a lot less commercial and, man, can this chick ever play a mean guitar (it drips with juicy passion, as "Downbeat" has recently stated). And, while, yes, all of her albums are exceptionally good, "Ten Days in November" continues to be finest, IMHO. Do yourself a favor and sample it over at Amazon. You're likely not to be disappointed.

These Guys Are SO Far Left, They Make 1960s College Professors Seem Like the John Birch Society

What would be my answer to the question, "So, just how far left IS this new crop of progressive bloggers?"