Hey There - My eyes aren't yet clear enough to penetrate the whirling dust storm that is Governor Sarah Palin. So tomorrow will have to be the day we engage our attention on her.
One thing we know for sure: she's no George Bush. Mrs. Palin can fill any sized hall her handlers care to direct her towards (as long as the press can't ask her questions). On the other hand, our president can't seem to buy a friend - though his Treasury secretary seems to be trying.
It's interesting: a poll released today indicated that our president gets a 19% approval rating.
American Research Group
That's under 20%. Of Americans. Approve of W. There can be no small coincidence that 1 in 5 Americans believe that the sun revolves around the earth.
Americans Flunk Science Basics
Truly, we have found the hard core base of Bush supporters.
Now that we have clarified that mystery, let's move on to figure out what's happening to the president's paid best friend, Hank Paulsen. He's been very busy lately, walking up and down Capitol Hill, trying to gather approval for his TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program) bailout plan. Wherever the poor guy goes, he's been getting the fish-eye and the stiff-arm. It's like no one trusts him or his boss.
What is really amazing, though, is that he's Nigerian! I know this because I just received an email from him that is very much like other emails I have received from Nigerians in distress. Here it is:
Angry Bear: Your Urgent Help Needed
Oh, ho ho. You gotta laugh, or you'd cry.
Speaking of laughing, here is a clip featuring the immortal Louis Prima. It's typical Prima. He and his band start slow and sweet, almost sleepily. By the end, he is leaping about, scatting wildly and the band is swinging hard. There is enough energy here to fuel an Iggy Pop performance.
YouTube - Louis Prima - Lazy River
Hope you enjoyed it.
And now our Quote of the Day:
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
3 comments:
I love the Nigerian email connection. If you missed SNL this past weekend, here's the opening by John McCain (rumored to be written by Al Franken)
http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/48d96cfb4ba1ea77/48d63a69aa51e015/99d98df0
Enjoy!!
The unfortuinate thing is that if Obama manages to win the election, he will still have this massive debt and stagnant economy to deal with. No one on earth could fix it in 4, or even 8 years, but the Republicans will still blame him for "not moving on the problem" or "not rectifying this country's economic woes". To be fair, if the situation is reversed and McCain is elected, then the Democrats will almost certainly do the same thing. One wishes that politics could be about intelligent debate, and not he said she said he did she did, but that is nothing but a dream.
I forgot to mention how much I liked the Prima video. I may have mentioned to you that I caught his act in Vegas in 1964, and still listen to his music. I've heard that his tombstone reads - "when the end comes I know, they'll say just a gigolo, life goes on without me"
On to Sarah Palin: Put this link on to vote in the PBS poll asking if she's fit to be vice prez:
http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html
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