Decision, 2008: Update

Plagued by stagnant fund-raising, staff firings, defections and resignations, and repeated dunning calls from a tenacious, abrasive collection agent for American Express, who identifies himself as "Sam White", my sources advise that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has been observed biting his lower lip, muttering to himself and breaking out in seemingly unprovoked laughter at inappropriate times. My sources further indicate that the remaining campaign staff is thus far resistant to the Senator's proposed strategy to "throw a 'Hail Mary' pass and then 'circle the wagons' for 2012."

The Vick Case: Pertinent Questions

How could Michael Vick get boxing gloves on them dogs' paws? And even if he could, how could he get them to then stand up and fight each other? To me, the whole case against him falls apart just based on that.

To Our Readers In France

A happy and safe Bastille Day!!!!!

Many regular readers of this blog will recall how in 2004 the Bush Campaign really put the screws to Massachusetts Senator, John Kerry, by spreading it around that he "looks French".

"24"

Many of you have noted that this blog went "dark" for a few months. A full explanation as to the causes of this inactivity will be forthcoming, as soon as the person whose actions were mainly responsible for this condition obtaining, steels himself to make a full breast of it. Suffice it to say at this time, financial considerations were at issue with an apparent embezzlement by a company retained to manufacture beer cozys, combined with a too rapid expansion of the motion picture wing of ISP. Also something called an "injunction" was involved, the details of which were never fully fleshed out to me.

For those of you for whom this blog is your only source of what happens on the show, "24", my most abject apologies. In the season just concluded, Jack Bauer managed to keep the Chinese and the Russians from getting into it, and also wiped out a terrorist gang that had blown up part of Los Angeles with a nuclear device. For reasons too lengthy to recount, Jack had to let his father get blown up. The viewer never actually saw the father get blown up, so they may be leaving themselves a little "wiggle" room. The father was played by the same actor who played the part of "Stretch" Cunningham on "All In The Family". I am not aware of any other roles he may have had in the interim.

Before Jack concluded his mission, he got into a bit of a sticky wicket, where the head of CTU was telling him to do one thing and Jack just knew it was a bad decision, so decided to act of his own volition. When the head of CTU got word of Jack's unilateral action, he called the President and told him, "Jack Bauer's gone rogue."

Well, I gotta tell ya, when I heard those words, I couldn't even feel myself breathing . . . my blood ran absolutely cold.

Now, regarding "24 Weekend", which is supposed to be shown on Channel 57 on the UHF every Sunday night at 10:00 p.m. . . . real problems have developed there . . . I can't provide you a current update . . . the station also carries the Phillies' games, and what with games running long due to rain delays and poor pitching, "24" has been "bumped" to 1:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Why they don't "bump" "CSI", a perfectly awful show, is beyond me.

Red Meat Political Commentary

Man . . . one day, Cindy Sheehan, is writing a dairy on The Daily Kos blog . . . goes ahead and decides to run against Nancy Pelosi . . . next thing she knows, she's thrown off the deck into the ocean and probably still doesn't know what hit her!!!!

A Rememberance of Things Past

With the recent Chris Benoit situation, one's mind can't help but return to the year of 1986 . . . as America focused with laser-like clarity on the sport of professional wrestling . . . the elements of great tragedy were all present . . . as the friendship of two great athletes, forged in the crucible of the Vietnam conflict, was rendered asunder by filthy lucre . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S12q7Mrb_I