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Tuesday, October 30. 2007
Packers and Politics
The blame game continues …But let’s talk about the Green Bay Packers! Did you see their Monday Night Game? My sister and I were texting back and forth — yeah, we old people know how to text and do other new technology stuff! — lamenting the possibility Brett Favre and the Pack would A) lose and B) give us heart attacks. It went into overtime for gods’ sakes! But only one play of overtime. Just took Favre and the Pack one pass to end the game, a two-mile long bomb to Greg Jennings who was streaking down the sideline — way out ahead of Broncos defender Dre Bly, one of the duo said to be the best pair of cornerbacks in the NFL. Champ Bailey is the other half of that duo.
It was so sweet. Brett Favre said his two long bombs, the first one coming in the first quarter to James Jones who beat Champ Bailey, a pass that was in the air for 47 yards — and right on the mark and put to rest any notions that Favre doesn’t have the arm strength of his youth — were the best of his career. Youth! Jeez, the guy is 38! That’s … err ... a few years anyway … younger than me! He isn’t old, not even! And now he holds the quarterback records of note, including the iron man stat of having started in more consecutive games than any other football player in history (264 if you include playoff games).
I’m picking the Pack to win the NFC title and Super Bowl XLII! I need to get over to Vegas and place my bets while the odds makers still think it will be a Cowboys-Patriots match up with the Patriots winning.
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Just had the opportunity to listen to (and watch) the wife of Ohio congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. That would be Elizabeth Kucinich, the British-born beauty who, in that first instant of meeting the congressman, knew Kucinich was her man! Romantically, not just politically.
The more I hear from and about Kucinich, the more inclined I am to support and vote for the guy in 2008. I like his position on health care: single payer care that covers everyone, and his consistent positions on Bush’s War in Iraq and his opposition to any military engagement with Iran.My only problem with Kucinich is the feeling I get that he has some distaste for the military. Can’t put my finger on it, but there is that impression. Maybe I’m wrong. He has spoke out about the military industrial complex that controls defense expenditures —
He wrote an interesting piece that is getting pumped around the Internets, Click Here, but it asked the essential question, boiled down to this: Do we need more two billion dollar nuclear submarines?
Regardless, Kucinich, at this point, is winning my vote.
Truth is, Hillary Clinton is flying away from the rest of the Democratic field of presidential contenders, amassing not only more campaign money, but more support. Her problem with the Democratic base is her centrist/conservative view on certain issues, in particular those involving war with Iran and her vote to authorize the war in Iraq. But, the discontent with Clinton’s positions in those areas is doing little, if anything, to erode her growing support.
Clinton is also pushing the historical significance that she could be the first woman president in U.S. history. Her cache among women voters — most women voters — keeps rising and among young or younger single women voters, Hillary Clinton is the clear favorite candidate.
Clinton’s numbers among all other voters are pretty consistent with other candidates, both Democrat and Republican, meaning if she had to depend on them right now she wouldn’t be marching so strongly away from the base of the Democratic Party. She can afford to start running her general election campaign now. She may lose Iowa to Senator Barack Obama or possibly John Edwards, but she will win every other Democratic primary next year.
It’s still a year and a few days away, but in 380 days I predict Hillary Clinton will be the next president-elect. Unless of course there is some event and/or scandal that rocks her world, so Bill, keep your fuckin’ pants zipped up buddy!Mr. President, I’m with you. I’d like to bang every hot-lookin’ senorita that crosses my path, but your wife is running for president at a time in history that is far more significant and pressure-filled than any of the eight years you were in office, so give her a break.
One thing anyone in addiction recovery will tell you is that when an addict is deep in his or her addiction, they can stay “clean” for periods of time and when they fall off the wagon, it’s usually at the most inopportune time and often with disastrous results.
We can expect this once 2008 rolls around and it becomes statistically clear as she amasses national convention delegates that Senator Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee: the rumors and stories of ongoing Bill Clinton trysts and affairs will begin seeping into the news. Especially on Fox and in the New York Post and the Washington Times. Guarantee it. Then those stories will get into the real newsrooms of America and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
The problem with those coming rumors, unlike the Swift Boat Veterans for Lying, is that there very well could be some truth to the news. Bill Clinton is an admitted philanderer. That’s the one reality about the Hillary Clinton campaign that isn’t getting any coverage at the moment. It’s like none of the newsies — and certainly none of her Democratic opponents — want to bring it up in discussion. And there are salient points for not talking about it; the rumors haven’t started and more importantly it has nothing to do with the senator’s political record or her positions on foreign and domestic policy.
But it will come up. The Republican National Committee will make sure the Right Wing Nuts are adequately funded enough to raise the questions, plant phony information — or possibly accurate information — regarding the sexual exploits of our former president. That’s the way Republican strategists work in elections. We saw it in 2000 when Karl Rove and the Bush 2000 campaign smeared Senator John McCain in the 2000 South Carolina Republican Primary and then again in 2004 when they smeared the honored war record of Senator John Kerry, vis-à-vis the Swift Boat Veterans for Lying.
Personally, I could care less about the sexual peccadilloes of any candidate, regardless of party affiliation. Rudy Giuliani was having an illicit affair with his current wife while still married to the previous wife. His kids are, according to facebook.com anyway, supporting other candidates — Democratic candidates. That’s not even an issue in the Republican primary, not a big one anyway, but I’m guessing it will be in two months when the Iowa caucuses start. But, I wouldn’t vote or not vote for the mayor based on that. What are his positions on Iraq and torture; the economy and immigration? Those are the issues.
Actually, Rudy and I are simpatico when it comes to immigration.
But he thinks the Bush strategy in Iraq is a good one and going to war against Saddam Hussein was a good idea.
He thinks torture, like water boarding, is okay.
He thinks lowering taxes for the wealthiest one per cent is a good idea.
And keeping health care in the hands of private insurance companies more concerned with their bottom line than our health is a good thing.
While Mayor Rudy may be getting a pass right now on his sexual exploits, you can bet the Republican campaign machine will give no such quarter to Hillary Clinton, despite the fact that it will be her husband, not the candidate, who is the central figure in the smear campaign.
Today’s tome had been intended for the California Wild Fire Blame Game going on—Congressman Duncan Hunter has quietly moved away from blaming Governor Schwarzenegger (and anyone else) at this point, sticking to the “too much red tape” story and his assertion CalFire prefers using its contractors to the military for airborne firefighting — but the Democratic Primary and its little melodramas caught my attention.That started last night by the way, when The Daily Show aired one of its funniest segments in a long time: “Is America Ready for a FLILF?” FLILF being an acronym for First Ladies I’d Like to Fuck. It featured Elizabeth Kucinich, the stunning, 30 year old redheaded wife of Dennis Kucinich. DAMMIT! she’s hot! There was going to be about 500 words of salacious blather about the hotties out on the campaign trail with their hubbies, but … (sigh) … it’s been sidetracked.
But dammit! Wouldn’t it be great if the congressman was interviewed for the same issue of Playboy that featured a pictorial of his wife!?!?
Sorry ... sometimes my naughty side just goes and goes and goes ...
Maybe in the next one, but I will create a reason to feature a photo of the lovely Lisa Lacey! She’s the Red Sox fan mentioned (and pictured) a few weeks ago as her Sox were struggling through the American League Championship Series. Click Here for a photo of Lisa and her Red Sox! It’s a bit racey, so be forewarned!
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