Wanna Be Dictator Chertoff Shoving REALID Down Our Throats

Chertoff is a maniacal, power-hungry, greedy bureaucrat wannabe despot and nutcase, and hopefully more states will join the seventeen that already have decided his interpretation of this legislation is way out of bounds, illegal, and an usurption of states rights to consolidate federal power. REALID is totally unconstitutional and unnecessary in every way.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080111/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/secure_driver_s_licenses;_ylt=AhHt9v4F92ekTLMyc4sk5E.s0NUE

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Capsulizing My Economic and Political Beliefs

These three definitions capture much of my belief structure and thoughts economically and politically. But none go enough to match my fervor on setting limits and controls on the size, market share, power, freedoms, and influence of business and maximizing competition in all sectors of the economy through governmental exertion, influence, power, and funding for entrepreneurs and start ups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_center_%28politics%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_way_%28centrism%29

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The Bastards Better Be Afraid

The first article points out the fear of corporate wealthy elites of having John Edwards as the next President or in the next administration in some capacity. These greedy pigs have been exploiting and destroying America's middle class and poor for decades now all to line their pockets and weaken democracy and the standard of living across the land. Destruction and substantial weakening of big businesses in our society is absolutely essential to save our nation and ensure a reasonable standard of living and quality of life for ourselves and the children of today in the near and distant future.

The second article makes a good argument about why Edwards is the choice even for individuals with a heritage and experiences that are removed from what Edwards is talking about.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7217369

http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=788&thisview=item

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Mountain West Conference Hoops Heads Full Throttle into Conference Play

With the completion of all non-conference games but one earlier this week, the MWC gets into the struggles and ordeal of the conference games schedule with its heavy travel and diverse difficult venues of play.

One can basically trisect the nine team conference into teams that will make the postseason, will try to make the postseason, and will not make the postseason. The three teams that are going to be there all year and should be playing in the NCAAs are New Mexico, San Diego St, and Brigham Young. All three are outstanding clubs capable of winning the conference. The three clubs that are close and could make the postseason are Nevada-Las Vegas, Utah, and Air Force. All three are not fully complete teams and a notch below the elite three. But they each could gel and coalesce into strong contenders and prove to be surprises as the season continues on. The three teams at the bottom, Texas Christian, Colorado St, and Wyoming, will struggle and seem certain to have losing campaigns for both conference and overall play. TCU could play spoiler at times but its looks like a long winter in Fort Collins and Laramie.

I would expect BYU and SDSU to qualify for the NCAAs; New Mexico needs to have a great conference season and MWC tournament to get in as there has been a long standing bias against the Lobos by the NCAA tournament committee. UNLV, Utah, and Air Force all could reach the tournament but are more likely to be in the NIT. I look for five or six MWC teams to be playing in the postseason in late March.

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National Hockey League Reaches Halfway Mark

All 30 clubs in the NHL have now played at least 41 games which marks the halfway point of the regular season. It has been a quite competitive season as all but a handful of teams still harbor hopes or expectations of a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

In the East, Ottawa got off to a great start and has never looked back, setting the pace in their division and conference all season. New Jersey leads the Atlantic, but it is a close race with the four other divisional clubs playing well and competitive for the divisional title and postseason. Carolina has set the pace in the Southeast and has opened up a little space over the other four clubs, all whom having losing records. In the Northeast Montreal has stayed within sight of the Senators and the Bruins have played better than expected, but Buffalo and Toronto have underperformed and will have to play much better to get to postseason. It would not be surprising to see all five Atlantic division teams in the postseason and just one from the Southeast.

As for the Western Conference, the conversation starts and ends with one club: the Detroit Redwings. Detroit is a machine, methodically destroying its opponents as they have racked up 70 out of a possible 90 points so far in the campaign for a winning percentage of .778. They are threatening to have the best record in league history, exceeding the great 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens. The Redwings lead the Central Division by 21 points over St Louis so its all but over there. In the Pacific, a good three way dogfight is underway as San Jose, Dallas, and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim are all neck and neck with surprising Phoenix just 7 points off the lead. Los Angeles is the league's worst club and buried in last place. In the Northwest, another good three way dog fight is ongoing between Minnesota, Vancouver, and Calgary all tied at the moment with injury-racked and powerplay goals-deprived Colorado just 5 points back. Edmonton has played better than expected and is just 8 points back. Look for three teams each from the Pacific and Northwest in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with St Louis joining overwhelming favorite Detroit in the postseason from the Central.

The regular season continues on with the finales wrapping up on Sunday 6 April with the playoffs scheduled to start on Wednesday 9 April to begin the best postseason in sports.
Hopefully the Avalanche get healthy and find their mojo on the powerplay so they can meet preseason expectations of winning the Northwest Division title. No way can we have the dreaded evil Redwings play for and win the Cup !

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NFL Picks for Divisional Playoffs

Here are my National Football League picks for the games being played in week nineteen, the Divisional Playoffs, on Saturday and Sunday 12-13 January.

Saturday 12 January

SEA(11-6) @ GB (13-3); 2:30pm MST (FOX)

Seahawks (+7 1/2) 30, Packers 27

JAX (12-5) @ NENG (16-0); 6pm MST (CBS)

Patriots (-13) 27, Jaguars 20

Sunday 13 January

SD (12-5) @ IND (14-2); 11am MST (CBS)

Colts (-10) 32, Chargers 20

NYG (11-6) @ DAL (13-3), 2:30pm MST (FOX)

Giants (+7 1/2) 29, Cocaineboys 24

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Insecure Wyomingites Do Not Like to be Ignored

I would rather the borders were to be closed to keep any more illegals from coming into the state...

http://www.thespeciousreport.com/news.aspx?newsnum=7070129

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Recommended Book for Reading

Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and StickYou with the Bill) - - by David Cay Johnston

http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/908

http://www.amazon.com/Free-Lunch-Wealthiest-Themselves-Government/dp/1591841917/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199937544&sr=1-1

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This Will Come Back to Haunt Rudy

This sounds like something Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao-tse Tung said while they were consolidating power and eliminating all opposition to their rule.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E0D91E3DF934A25750C0A962958260

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More on the Evil Fox News

Perhaps we need this propaganda agent around and on the airwaves so we can more easily identify corrupt politicians and corporations that are out to destroy the American way of life all so they can further enrich themselves and grab more power. The evil is showing us their evil supporters and sponsors so that they can be destroyed.

http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/446

http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2008/01/mob-of-angry-republicans-chase-hannity.html

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Serious Hard Questions

I find it difficult to believe that members of Bush administrations, including perhaps the president, vice-president, and others individuals in the highest circles of government, could have known the 911 attacks were going to occur, and even more incredibly, made direct and indirect assistance to ensure the success of the attacks. But some of the other conclusions made in this story and others linked in it may have a residue of truth depending on how it is interpreted. But perhaps it is wise to adhere to the sayings, "nothing is impossible" or "never say never", in reacting to these stories.

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/lindorff/051

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One Meter Increase in Sea Level Within Three Decades

I look for an increase in sea level of at least six inches by 2020 and one foot by 2035. It very well may be more and in a sooner period of time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/science/earth/08gree.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

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Corporations Looking to Censor, Control Internet

This greedy usurption of power by half-wit corporations like AT&T is totally inane and hopefully will be crushed by litigation that will protect First Amendment rights for the citizenry.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/att-and-other-isps-may-be-getting-ready-to-filter/index.html

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Recommendations for Enjoying Las Vegas

Las Vegas: the epitome of fun, excitement, and escape. Everyone should try to make it there for a vacation for a few to several days at least once a year or so. There are so many entertainment options and much to see in Southern Nevada. These are two links to bookmark for future reference when considering what to take in on your visit.

http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=440067&GT1=10846

http://www.vegas4visitors.com

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ESPN Spring Training Baseball Broadcast Schedule Set

Only 51 days until the first spring training Major League Baseball broadcast that will be able to be watched by most fans is on the air. Many additional broadcasts wil be available on the regional sports networks that are part of DirecTV and Dish Network satellite services starting on Wednesday 27 February, and I will make a post of that schedule when it becomes available in about one month.

The ESPN schedule, which does include a Colorado Rockies game at Hohokam:

FRI 2/29... 11am... LA @ ATL (ESPN).....ORLANDO

WED 3/5... 11am...MIN @ NYY (ESPN)...TAMPA

THR 3/6....11am....LA @ BOS (ESPN).....FT MYERS

FRI 3/7......11am...NYM @ CLE (ESPN)...WINTER HAVEN

TUE 3/18...11am...WSH @ DET (ESPN)...LAKELAND

WED 3/19..10am...TOR @ BOS (ESPN)...FT MYERS

THR 3/20..11am....NYY @ TOR (ESPN)...DUNEDIN

FRI 3/21..... 2pm....CHI @ COL(ESPN2)...TUCSON

THR 3/27....11am...NYM @ ATL (ESPN)...ORLANDO

SAT 3/29......3pm...CHI WS v NYM (ESPN)..MEMPHIS

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View on Fading Allure of New Years Day Bowl Games

Admittably, the college football product that has been showcased on New Years Day for decades has lost most of its luster. Interest was much keener as late as a decade ago, but the ineptitude of the NCAA in failing to create a championship playoff system with sixteen teams including all ten conference/league champions and six at-large schools plays heavy in the general loss of interest by fans and the public. The BCS championship game played Monday night 7 January was not warmly received and accepted whatsoever and television ratings reflected that. The NHL is poised to seize a noteworthy place on a day where television viewing of sports is often the best and only option for many.

http://www.bizofhockey.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=1

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Clinton Wins Upset Victory over Obama in New Hampshire Primary

In a stunning upset, New York US Senator Hillary Clinton gained an important victory in the New Hampshire primary, defeating Illinois US Senator Barack Obama to reverse a recent slide in her campaign and slowing, at least temporarily, the Obama momentum that seemingly had been viewed as becoming non-stoppable after successes in the Iowa Caucuses.

Polls taken even today indicated a likely Obama victory by 6-10 percentage points over Clinton, but steps taken by Clinton in the closing days in the Granite State to present herself as more a real and human individual and less as an analytical, terse, and stony politician evidently propelled large numbers of voters, particularly older women, to come to her support and sweep her to victory over an Obama campaign that had gained tremendous momentum in the last week and was thought to be on the verge of delivering the Clinton campaign another serious blow to her campaign aspirations. Turnout in the primary was believed to be a record.

The race goes on now as their seems to be a real dogfight that will ensue into the next round of state primaries and caucuses. One can even envision this race perhaps carrying on without a clear leader even past the Super Tuesday primaries on Tuesday 5 February.

Next up, the Michigan primary - next Tuesday 15 January --, followed by the Nevada caucuses on Saturday 19 January and the South Carolina primary for the Republicans on the same Saturday.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4103339&page=1

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Here is the Photo of the New 150" Television

Its H U G E ! But it will fit in most every living room of any residence I have ever been, but... its going to be the equivalent of about one-quarter to one-third of most home values.

http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/ap/2008/01/07/panasonic-debuts-150-inch-plasma-tv

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Utter Stupidity and Foolishness

It is certain that when my youngest nieces reach adulthood, the only places they will be able to see any polar bears will be in a zoo. If they would want to see them in the wild, the only places where that will be happening then will be in the documentaries and films of the past.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0734805620080107

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Great Idea

Businesses that have liquor licenses and serve liquor should be subjected to a law like this. It would create a safer, more amiable environment for all types of clientele wishing to patronize businesses but fearful of potentially dangerous circumstances fueled by rowdies and hoods listening to profanity-laden cRap music in establishments directly and in nearby peripheral areas.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8U1V2O80&show_article=1&catnum=9

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