Ohhh The Terrible Abuse...

Once again that ultra liberal rag, the Washington Post, has another article above the fold claiming further detainee abuse at the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It’s the ACLU making this claim yet again. It sure seems to me that they would like to see these prisoners be in the same facility as Martha Stewart. C’mon, these prisoners were captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan. I also don’t like the term “detainee” being used to describe them. They are POWs. Doesn’t the ACLU have better things to do than this? They are “outraged” by the “abuse” in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. What happened at Abu Ghraib was nothing more than a sophomoric fraternity stunt. The prisoners there still have both their eyes and all their fingers. Very uncommon for prisoners in that part of the world. The guys at Guantanamo Bay at lost a little sleep and this is torture? Why not ask them if they would rather be in American custody or Iraqi custody? Think they would be getting kid glove treatment in Baghdad under Iraqi control? The “detainees” should be living in the same conditions that are the toughest that American soldiers and marines have to deal with in Iraq. The terrorists have to laughing at how weak we are when we are more concerned about our prisoners than are warriors. Time for me to cancel my Washington Post delivery…

And the Winner Is...

I hope that we will hear that being said at the end of January after the elections in Iraq. When the Iraqis have some real skin in the game things will calm down a lot. Look at Afghanistan these days. Not perfect but so much better than 3 years ago. I read a lot of blogs written by the Soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and am amazed by their upbeat and positive attitude. Here in the states we hear nothing but doom and gloom about the situation over there. It seems that every politician in Washington feels the need to weigh in with his or her comments in front of the TV cameras. Since the elections are over its back to being very divided on this war on terror. I would love to hear just one politician that is calling for Rumsfeld to resign tell us who they feel should run the Defense department. Rumsfeld has made mistakes. So has the Bush administration. We kept hearing that the country needed a change but what kind of a change? Change just for the sake of change is nuts. Change should always be to better a situation. I guess that’s what we deserve when we elect career politicians to Washington...

Dropped Third Strike...

I jumped the gun. I was sure that Major League Baseball and Washington D.C. were never going to get a deal made that would let the Nationals, or old Expos, play baseball here. The D.C. city council did the right thing in getting some concessions from MLB. It was a game of chicken and MLB lost. I am sure they wanted baseball to be here. It is a bigger market than any of the others that had been suggested. I am sure that some of the owners are upset that they wont get more money. This was not the New York Yankees and they have no big name stars on the team coming here. Chances are they will be cellar dwellers yet again. I am glad that MLB blinked first. Its time that the fans not be held hostage by professional sports teams. Chalk one up for the fans. Guess I will go out and get my new National’s hat for this season…

Strike Three...

Let me first say I am a big fan of baseball. I think it is the best game in the world. It is the game I love, not Major League Baseball. I was looking forward to baseball coming here to Washington DC but I think the DC city council did the right thing by insisting some private funding be included for the new stadium. It’s a fact that stadiums rarely spur economic development. They don’t mean success for the team either. The Expos are only 1 of many teams that are on the verge of going under. Unfortunately there are quite a few cities that are in the same boat that have built new stadiums. This means there are a few cities that may be stuck with a ballpark they are still paying on and no team. The Expos are a gutted team and the league should be selling at a bargain basement price to new owner to keep them afloat. Let the new owners put some of their money in the game other than just overpaying for a terrible team. The can recoup their costs by selling the naming rights. Another ridiculous concept in my opinion. Professional teams have got to stop holding cities hostage. The fans and taxpayers should refuse to pay for baseball’s uncontrollable spending…

We The Jury...

We the jury find the defendant guilty...
This is what Scott Peterson and his high priced lawyer never expected to hear. I am not a big follower of these high profile trials. It is kind of hard not to know something about them the way the media dedicates hour long shows of screaming lawyers "discussing" that days court room events. I don't have the first idea what it would be like to on trial for murder, but if I am innocent I would never stop screaming that I was not guilty. Scott Peterson never said a word. Just sat there and let his lawyer do all the talking. Now he is going to be put to death. How can a man just sit there if he knew he was not guilty and not scream from the roof tops that he was innocent? If he were innocent why not take the stand and tell everyone in the court room? I guess he will get what he deserves...

Just One Scream Away...

My feeling these days is that Senator John McCain is just one scream away from becoming the next Howard Dean. He has declared himself the self-proclaimed savior of the world. Is there anything he doesn't have an opinion on? Cleaning up boxing and steroid use in baseball are his items this week. I wonder what will be his new cause next week? Why doesn't he put some of his energy into addressing things like social security and immigration reform? Does he really think that if he throws his hat in the ring in 2008 that he can win by telling people they will have nothing to live on when they retire but baseball is now free of steroids? I thought this guy had a screw loose when he kept pushing for campaign finance reform but now there are a quite a few screws loose. Unfortunately the media loves him so we are going to be forced to listen to more of his ideas for saving us from ourselves...

Steroids...

Well, its finally out that some baseball players have been using steroids.
Wow! What a surprise. I am shocked. Say it aint so.
Give me a break. Fans, owners, the commissioner, and the players have known for years and years that players have been on the juice. These guys all look like body builders. Go to a spring training camp and look at the size difference between the younger minor leaguers and the major leaguers. And no one knew it was happening? We, the fans, have been taken to the cleaners by this. We have to pay so much more for a ticket now then we did 10 years ago. The owners know that home runs put butts in the seats. Butts in the seats means they can hold a city hostage to get a new ball park. Idiotic owners way over pay mediocre players. All because they can hit 35 home runs. How many of those home runs have any impact in the game. A homerun in the 8th inning when your team is either up or down by 7 runs means nothing. Driving in that run from 2nd base back in the third inning would have meant more.
Now the self proclaimed savior of the American people, John McCain, wants Congress to get involved. Does he think that this will be a good issue to have addressed when he runs for President? We will have no social security when we retire but baseball will be "drug free". Gee it seems to me the only ones not relying on social security when they get old will be the baseball players that got all that money for hitting home runs. Darn, I wish I were younger and could hit a curveball...

Bah Humbug...

It seems like the holiday season has been going on as long as the Presidential campaign. All the TV ads for holiday gifts started long before Thanksgiving. Some radio stations have been playing non stop Christmas carols and it is still 2 weeks from Christmas. Enough is enough. We should shorten the campaign and holiday season. 2 weeks of Christmas bombardment should be plenty. Bah Humbug...

Army-Navy Football Game...

This past Saturday my wife and I went to Philadelphia to see the Army-Navy football game. What a fantastic event! Everyone should see it in person some time. President Bush was there to do the coin toss and watch the game. It was great to hear the cheers for him when he walked on the field. Not a lot of Kerry/Edwards supporters in the crowd. It was a thrill to see the Army and Navy parachutists drop into the stadium. A few were able to land right on the logo at midfield. 4 F-14 Tomcat fighter jets roared right over the rim of the stadium and 8 Apache helicopters flew over right after. The crowd cheered at all of the displays.
Then there was a good hard played football game. These young men played their hearts out for pride. Pride in themselves and pride in their academy. Navy won 42-13. They shook hands after the game and then paid their respects to the Midshipman and Cadets at the game. I feel good about the officer corps of the future after seeing these young men and women. We had a great time.
I am ready to get my tickets for next year's game...