Random Shots in the Dark (3)

Catching up on current events, here are some random observations, comments and questions.

Are William "Cool Cash" Jefferson, Larry Craig, and David Vitter still in Congress? Yes? OK, just checking.

I noted this week that the LA City Council, on the motion of Councilmember, Eric Garcetti, has renamed the intersection in front of the CNN Building, "Larry King Square". One would think that the council had more pressing actions-such as amending or doing away with Special Rule 40-that keeps LAPD officers from taking pro-active action against illegal alien gang members.

Does anyone still take Jesse Jackson seriously anymore? Yes? Just asking.

Sure seems quiet lately without Hillary's shrill voice telling us how we need a president who is "ready on day one".

Which presidential candidate pandered more this past week to the Latin American group, LULAC?

If Brett Favre unretires and comes back to Green Bay next year, at what point does back-up quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, tell the Packers adios?

If the Cubs don't go to the World Series this year, then that stuff about the "Billy Goat Curse" has to be real. Does anyone have a more logical explanation to explain a century of futility? If they maintain this year's hot streak, will it be blamed on Global Warming?

Is it just me, or has there been a rash of NFL players getting busted lately? What the hell is goin' on?

There also seems to be a rash of Hollywood types getting divorced lately? What the hell is goin' on?

Speaking of the Windy City, I see Michael Pfleger is back preaching at St Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago (no pun intended).

Remember beautiful Catalina Island 26 miles off the coast of LA? Guess what? Avalon, which is about 2 blocks long, is having problems with an illegal alien gang.

How's that border fence that Congress approved coming along?

I see Congress is still trying to nail Karl Rove for something-anything.

Meanwhile up at the state capital in Sacramento (or Excremento, if you prefer), our political leaders are bemoaning a 15 billion dollar budget shortfall (due to their wild over-spending) and saying only way to fix it is to (drumroll).........raise taxes. The two principle architects of this madness are Fabian Nunez and Don Perata, both of whom are under various investigations for financial shenanigans. Nunez lives the life style of a Fortune 500 CEO while Perata is under FBI investigation and has reportedly spent 2 million on his legal defense. No wonder they want to raise our taxes.

And remember "America's Sheriff", Mike Carona of Orange County? He is scheduled to go on trial on federal corruption charges in Santa Ana this August along with his mistress. (His wife was granted a separate trial.)

Who named Mike Carona "America's Sheriff"? Larry King on Life Support Square, that's who.

Isn't it amazing to listen to Barack Obama try to give a speech without a teleprompter? ("er, uhh, but listen to this, uh, I tell ya' I uh, didn't get much sleep uh, last night")

The next time someone reminds you of GW's low approval ratings, you might ask them if they know Congress' approval ratings, as of the last poll (9%).

9 PER CENT!!

Meanwhile, Erwin Chemerinski, the in-coming new law school dean of my school, UC-Irvine, was interviewed recently and stated that he had never witnessed the slightest evidence of anti-Semitism at UCI. Of course not. How could he? He has spent the past several years at USC and Duke. No one has that good eyesight.

I haven't watched Keith Olbermann's "Meltdown" show for over a week, but I would bet my mortgage that every night, he has had the same guests, Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd, Richard Wolffe, Eugene Robinson, and the little guy who has gone bald in the past year, whose name escapes me (all ruminating on what a bad guy Bush is). Also, I figure Bill O'Reilly has racked up another half dozen "Worst Person in the World" awards. He's going to need to buy a bigger house soon to hold all his trophies.

Well, that wraps up another edition of "Random Shots in the Dark". If anything interesting happens in the next month or so, I'll crank up another edition. Hopefully, it won't be necessary.

PS I just remembered. That little guy who is going bald? Jonathan Alter. That's him.