Eli Manning and schadenfeude

Schadenfeude is a German word meaning 'pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune'. And I can't help that feeling whenever bad news happens to the Manning (Peyton, Archie, Eli) Family, I crack a little smile. During the 2004 NFL draft, the San Diego Chargers wanted to draft Eli Manning as the "Franchise" quarterback, but for whatever reason, Eli didn't want to play in San Diego. After some negotiation, with the NY football Giants who wanted Eli and Eli wanted to play in NY, the Chargers traded Eli for Phillip Rivers, and the draft picks that yielded Shawn Merriman, All-Pro Linebacker, Nate Kaeding, All-Pro Place Kicker and a draft pick that got them Left Tackle Roman Oben.

So it puts a smile on my face whenever the NY Giants suffer a lose due to Manning poor play. He may turn into the next Ryan Leaf, which would be cosmic karma for the Chargers.

Bonds get indicted, what's the big deal?

Barry Bonds gets indicted by the Grand Jury during the steriod investigation. A lot of people are making a big deal of it, but why? Virtual everyone in baseball and the sporting community in generally believe he took steriods. As a friend of mine said to me, "So what's the big deal? It's NOT like he is the President of the United States or anything."

What do the 72 virgins get?

I just heard the funniest standup routine about the terrorist and the 72 virgins.

I think we've all heard why these terrorist are so highly motivated. We've all heard this. It's because they're told that waiting for them in heaven are 72 virgins and for those terrorist that's a great thing to look forward to ...... For those virgins........ Heaven is quite as what they expected is it. I would hate to get that talk as a young child. You be a good little girl! You must always wear a burka! You must always wear veil! You may not go to school! You may not have a job! You may not learn to read! You may not vote! You may not drive a car! You may not sing, dance, play games, or listen to music! You must live a life of absolute humility and celibacy! And when you die.... you will go to heaven. Where you be a sex slave for terrorist.

Hillary, Russert, and the "Biased" Media

I got to watch a few highlights of the 10/30/07 Democratic Presidential Debate. I really found the question and answer about driver's licence for illegal immigrants policy by New York's Governor, Eliot Spitzer the most amusing. One of the Debate Moderators, Tim Russert asked Hillary to answer a simple question, are for you or against driver licences for illegal immigrants. She was quoted in a New Hampshire newspaper that Spitzer's plan "makes a lot of sense."

Only after Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd came out against the license plan did Clinton attempt to clarify her position. "I just want to add, I did not say that it should be done, but I certainly recognize why Governor Spitzer is trying to do it," she said.

When Russert asked Clinton to pick a side, she accused him of playing "gotcha" - and her opponents used the chance to take a few more shots at her.

"Unless I missed something, Sen. Clinton said two different things in the course of about two minutes just a few minutes ago, and I think this is a real issue for the country," former North Carolina senator John Edwards said.

Added Senator Barack Obama of Illinois : "I can't tell whether she was for it or against it."

"You know, Tim, this is where everybody plays 'gotcha.'" replied Clinton.

Tim Russert is the first member of the Drive-By-Media to required Hillary to articulate what she believes. She has gotten a pass for so many years, regarding her positions, she was unable to give a definitive answer and was was embarrassed.

Here's the best part, her sycophants and spin doctor's are in damage control mode and trying to sell the idea that Russert is anti-Clinton. That he unfairly targeted her, sandbagged her.

I hate to tell you Dims, that has been Russert's MO for years. The only difference is that he actually did his job for a change when questioning a Dim. The reason why you are freaking out, is that the Drive-By-Media have been giving you Dims a pass for so long and not requiring you to defend and articulate your positions, that you don't know how to do it anymore.

Conservatives have to defend their positions from unfair, unrelenting, and scathing attacks everyday. Since they have to defend their position everyday, conseratives know how to do it. You Dims don't know how! That is why you had fits over Chris Wallace's interview of Bubba. That was the first interview Slick Willie had to since the 1992 60 minutes interview that wasn't softball after softball.

Why you can't trust the word of a Democrat

It appears the nomination for Attorney General of Michael Mukasey is in trouble. Mukasey is a retired judge that was nominated by Bush as a "consensus" pick because the Administration did not want to choose a "Partisan" since they don't want a confirmation fight and has conceded to the Senate Dimocrats the AG position and will save a fight for a possible Supreme Court nomination.

Mukasey was such a consensus pick, that even Chuck "The Schmuck" Schumer even lauded his praises on Mukasey. Several predominate Conservatives warned the President that forcing embattled Former AG Alberto Gonzales to resign to make peace with the Democrats was a bad idea and was asking for trouble. Many conservatives, including me, wanted Ted Olsen nominated for the AG spot. Olsen is a well respected attorney who was the Solicitor General, the Attorney who represent the Government before the Supreme Court, and has been through and survived the confirmation process. Olsen's wife, Barbara was on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on 9/11. There is little doubt about Olsen's legal credentials, but he has been charged as a "Partisan Republican Operative" by the likes of Schumer, Durban, Reid and others of similar ilk. So much for the pot calling the kettle black.

Anyway, it appears that Schumer may be backing away from his praises of Mukasey, since Mukasey won't call the interrogation technique of waterboarding illegal. The most infuriating thing about the Dims questioning of Mukasey is that Congress can pass a law making waterboarding illegal. They could possibly get a veto proof majority...... but that would require them to take a stand...... and responsibility!!!!... If some attack were to occur, with a terror suspect was in custody, who is believed to have that information, and someone let it be known that waterboarding would have gotten the information from the suspect....... The public would hold the Dims responsible. However, if the new AG determines that waterboarding is torture, therefore illegal, the ticking bomb scenario and the failure to prevent the attack would be blamed on the Administration.

As usual, the Dims want it both ways. Make the technique illegal, so people can be charge to applying it to a suspect and blaming the Administration if the don't stop an attack.

This just show that the Dims can't the trusted, especially Schumer, a partisan camera smug media whore, who would endanger the country for more power. You can't keep his word. He demanded the President choose a "consensus" nominee for AG, threaten to hold up the nomination id a "Partisan" was nominated, sung the praises of the "consensus" choice and then won't support the nominee if his views don't match Chucky's.

You know Chucky, if you want to be able to pick the AG and Associate Justices, is very simple, become the President. The Chief Executive, not 1 of 100 club.

Hillary's newest voting block

A poster to Lucianne.com made this comment about Hillary Supporters

"Doesn't matter what she says. The Dems will vote for her in droves just to please Bubba. They might as well all wear blue dresses to the polls next year."

I am sure most political watchers have heard of Blue Dog Democrats? Now we have Clinton-supporting Blue Dress (of Monica Lewinsky fame) Democrats who will vote for Hillary and think it will return Bubba to power.

Do they really think Hillary will let Bubba run things?