David Paterson is a racist because that is what you are if you criticize Barack Obama!
Two black racists are racists against each other!
And don't forget that Gov. Paterson is blind! Obama criticized Paterson! Obama hates disabled people! He a disabledist!!
That can't be true because Obama's black and is therefore immune from accusations of racism and disabledism. And Paterson's black and blind and so he has double immunity!!
So all of this for nothing.
Here's some shocking news: Sammy Sosa tested positive for "performance enhancing drugs" in 2003! Of course, no one is surprised by this. Sammy was a cute and talented kid when he was drafted by the Texas Rangers. Then he blew up into a caricature as the steroids inflated his muscles and he started looking goofy. At least Sammy wasn't as stuck up as Barry Bonds.
U.S. Senator John Ensign from Nevada is the latest "family values" politician to disclose that he had been having an affair. Ensign's affair was very similar to San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom's affair. Like Newsom, Ensign had an affair with the wife of a close friend who worked on his staff. Unlike Newsom, Ensign was a loudmouth participant of Promise Keepers, the religious right organization that loudly proclaims that its members are soldiers for God and integrity. It always seems to me that the louder the politicians talk about family values and religion, the more they have to hide. Cranky Greg could care less if a politician has an affair. But CG has to chuckle when the preachy types get caught. Sen. Ensign is Just Another Stupid Politician.
The City of Fresno ranks 94th out of the 100 largest cities nationwide for relative
economic performance, according to a study released today by the
Brookings Institution. This does not surprise Cranky Greg because the housing bubble was a huge factor in this. CG remembers the days of Wild West real estate in Fresno. In a city where average incomes are among the lowest in California, people were snapping up $700k+ houses like crazy! Now it's all crashing down, and Fresno is too reliant on agriculture to overcome a crisis like the real estate fiasco. Until Fresno can broaden its economic base, Fresno and the rest of the Central Valley will have some more tough years ahead.
The David Letterman/Sarah Palin controversy is old news now, and Letterman "apologized" to Palin for his "joke" about A-Rod "knocking-up" Palin's daughter. Everyone knows that if Sarah Palin said something obnoxious about Letterman's wife or child that she would be hammered by MSM. But Letterman can get away with it. His apology wasn't sincere, because it came so late. CG used to be a big fan of Letterman until about 5 or 6 years ago when his show became stale and he became a surly old bastard. Now viewers of Letterman's show see an old surly guy who simply reads from his blue cue cards the whole show.
Texas congressman Joe Barton, a Republican, is working hard in Washington for his constituents. In fact, right now he's bustin' his ass to pass his legislation that would ban the NCAA from putting on a "national championship" game unless a playoff system is implemented! In a hearing today in Washington, Ol' Joe said that the "BCS is like Communism."
Wow!! Cranky Greg hates the BCS and thinks the "national championship" game is a total fraud. The rankings are frauds. But should a congressman waste time in Washington introducing bills about a.....game?
What about the ballooning deficit? What about Afghanistan? Iraq? What about Obama's power-grab? What about creeping socialism? What about our country!!!!
Joe Barton has been in Washington too damn long and it's time to return him to Texas. Any politician that would waste his time on such a silly, nationally insignificant issue needs to resign and allow his constituents to have a real choice and perhaps a real representative.
Part of Barton's problem is that he is an Aggie, and those Texas A&M Aggies have been getting hammered every year by Texas Tech and now they're looking for someone to blame.
But anyway. Seriously. Taxpayers paid for some lawyers to write this silly bill sponsored by a self-described "Reagan Conservative" who says he believes in smaller government. I don't think Ronald Reagan would have troubled himself with such a silly issue.
Because Joe Barton prefers to play games in Washington instead of working hard to fix America, he's Just Another Stupid Politician.
Good grief!
