Tired
Man, I have been beaten like a rented mule at work- Tons of patients. Tons of sick patients.
I have a couple of items to mention before I pour myself into bed.
- Vote. If you live in Indiana or North Carolina - Vote.
- Howard Kurtz has a very interesting article in the Washington Post today. The title says it all: “Why the Press Turned on Obama.” I spoke with Eric Boehlert of Media Matters over a month ago on my radio show. We were talking about how Senator McCain gets a free pass on tons of misstatements and false statements. He said that Senator Barack Obama was riding a wave of good press but that me and my listeners should not to expect the good press to last. Eric was 100% Wright right.
- Polls reveal what I have known for some time. Senator Hillary Clinton is up in Indiana and Obama is up in North Carolina. With a ton of guess work, one can assume that by this time tomorrow Obama would have gained about three to five delegates and would have increased his lead in the popular vote by 60 thousand. This means nothing really. We are still locked in this cage match.
- The death of the D.C. Madam was really just too convenient. Several people had a lot to gain if she just disappeared. By the way, it is a little unusual for a woman to hang herself. Women tend to use pills or other less violent methods.
- First Lady Laura Bush (remember her?) held a news conference today. She was talking about Myanmar, which was it by a huge cyclone. I’m not sure why she decided to pick up this topic and run with it. If she is looking for causes to support, I have a suggestion. How about fixing New Orleans and the Gulf Coast!!!?!?!?!?
- Obama picked up two superdelegates from Maryland. I continue to wonder what the rest of the ’supers’ are waiting for. However, I can understand John Edwards. He wants a cabinet position. Personally, I would hold on to Edwards and elect him to the Supreme Court. Everyone else, what are you waiting for? Forty-one states have had their contests. What are you waiting for a sign from GOD? Decide already!
- A letter written by 230 economists, including four Nobel Prize winners, opposes Hillary Clinton’s gas-tax proposal. They state: “First, research shows that waiving the gas tax would generate major profits for oil companies rather than significantly lowering prices for consumers.” They go on to say, “Second, it would encourage people to keep buying costly imported oil and do nothing to encourage conservation. Third, a tax holiday would provide very little relief to families feeling squeezed.”
