“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
Congressional Oath of Office
I re-read the U.S. Constitution over the weekend and discovered baseball is not mentioned anywhere in it. If you don’t believe me, I refer you to Article 1, Section 8. If I missed the portion about regulating baseball, I sincerely apologize.
Instead of joining the Senate in passing an amendment to update and extend FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) the House of Representatives used their time getting to the bottom (pun intended) of whether or not Roger Clemens’ former trainer, Brian McNamee jabbed a hypodermic of HGH (Human Growth Hormone) into the aforementioned Roger Clemens’ butt.
Agree or disagree with FISA and the Bush Administration, the Speaker of the House apparently prefers a purely political victory over allowing members of the House of Representatives to vote.
Senator McCain voted in favor of the measure and in case you’re curious, neither Senator Clinton nor Obama bothered to vote. I guess they were to busy campaigning. The vote took place on the same day as the Washington D.C. primary. Hey, isn’t Washington D.C. where the Senate meets to deliberate and vote?
“I'm sorry we had the hearing. I regret that we had the hearing. And the only reason we had the hearing was because Roger Clemens and his lawyers insisted on it."
Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, (D) California
Clemens' lead counsel, Rusty Hardin, called Waxman's statements "unbelievable, disingenuous and outrageous."
Amen Mr. Hardin, amen.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
We interrupt this program, again or revisited...*
"I was stunned when I saw on the ultrasound a tiny, living creature spinning around in my womb. Tap-dancing, I think. Waving its tiny arms around and trying to suck its thumb. I could have sworn I heard it laughing."
Madonna, viewing the ultrasound of her first child
"World Magazine" December 1996
This past Wednesday, February 6, 2008, ABC got me suckered me in!
I was listening to the radio when normal programming was interrupted for a "Special News Bulletin." What was so special?
Heath Ledgers autopsy results. As I listened to the results of Mr. Ledger's autopsy I thought back to the news coverage of his admittedly untimely death on January 22nd. The news of the death of one man was all over the Internet, TV, radio, newspapers and blogs. The death of one man was the lead or headline story for most of these news outlets or networks.
On the same day 200 miles south of New York City in Washington D.C., thousands gathered to commemorate the death of between 38 and 40 MILLION souls.
Heath Ledger died on the same day thousands met to remember the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. For the most part, TV, radio, the Internet and newspapers ignored the 38 or so MILLION.
One man versus 38 MILLION, that’s 38,000,000. THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION!
"Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Ronald Reagan
January 22, 1982
*To fully understand this blog, please refer to my blog, "We interrupt this program..." dated February 25, 2007
Madonna, viewing the ultrasound of her first child
"World Magazine" December 1996
This past Wednesday, February 6, 2008, ABC got me suckered me in!
I was listening to the radio when normal programming was interrupted for a "Special News Bulletin." What was so special?
Heath Ledgers autopsy results. As I listened to the results of Mr. Ledger's autopsy I thought back to the news coverage of his admittedly untimely death on January 22nd. The news of the death of one man was all over the Internet, TV, radio, newspapers and blogs. The death of one man was the lead or headline story for most of these news outlets or networks.
On the same day 200 miles south of New York City in Washington D.C., thousands gathered to commemorate the death of between 38 and 40 MILLION souls.
Heath Ledger died on the same day thousands met to remember the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. For the most part, TV, radio, the Internet and newspapers ignored the 38 or so MILLION.
One man versus 38 MILLION, that’s 38,000,000. THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION!
"Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Ronald Reagan
January 22, 1982
*To fully understand this blog, please refer to my blog, "We interrupt this program..." dated February 25, 2007
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