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Sarah Palin's Shakespearean creation of the word "refudiate" reminded me of the Master of the Malapropism, comedian Norm Crosby. For those too young to remember, Crosby was a regular on the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Here's some classic Crosby roasting Kirk Douglas:...

This is a personal rant of mine, so you will have to forgive the whole tenor of this particular piece. Self-esteem seems like a very focused issue, but it seems to rearing its ugly head in a lot of places. Let me start with the political and bring it down to the other level. President Barack Obama is persona non grata at NASA these days. People like my wife want to make sure there is...

The only surprise here is that anyone would be surprised:"The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals swiftly denied the U.S. government's request to restore the ban on deepwater drilling while the case is on appeal in a 2-to-1 decision shortly after oral arguments Thursday afternoon. The ruling came as a surprise, because at the conclusion of the hour long hearing Thursday afternoon, Judge W. Eugene Davis of Lafayette, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan...

The late, great George Carlin on the real owners of the country. From Down With Tyranny (profanity warning):<br /> ...

You've heard about it before: The Peter Principle, aka "fuck up and move up" in Corporate America. (Come on, you know you've said it.) There are some immediate examples that may come to mind for you, or perhaps not, depending on your level of consciousness, and age. Nowhere are the examples more prevalent than in politics. Michael Brown, Former FEMA director - "Heckuva job, Brownie" - lost his job in September 2005 after his...

Speaking of Afghanistan, with nothing but bad news coming out of there lately, I find the timing of the announcement of these "previously unknown" and "newly discovered" mineral deposits just a little too convenient. Mostly because they are neither previously unknown nor newly discovered. Sounds to me like a good excuse reason for us to stay indefinitely. "The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously...

Get your xenophobia on at the "God Bless Arizona Tour" courtesy of local talk radio blowhard Michael Berry, (He still has a job after his "I hope somebody blows up the mosque" comment?):God Bless Arizona TourNEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release:                                                         For Further InformationContact: Liz Foley, Media Director 832-877-5263  June 4, 2010                                                                             Houston Tea Party Society, Katy Tea Party, North Houston Tea Party Patriots and the God Bless Arizona Tour rally to support the Orlando...

Those of you that pay attention to baseball already know this story. For those that don't follow the sport allow me to set this up. Indulge me please. A perfect game is the rarest thing in baseball. By different accounts, baseball either began professionally in 1871 or 1877 depending on your point of view. The National League opened play in 1877. The National Association was short-lived and began play in 1871. The first perfect games...

As many of you know, sometimes I deviate from the herd and go my own direction. Sometimes I do this purposely and others in search for comments. This time is a little bit of both. Yesterday, Astrogirlkel told us about the recent SCOTUS changes to the Miranda rules. The general consensus (with two dissenting opines) was that this was a not so subtle erosion of our civil liberties. I disagreed some, but not go into...

I realize it was a rerun, but I saw The Colbert Report last night where Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, came on and argued for the legalization of marijuana. This is an issue I haven't tackled yet and since I know nothing about plugging any holes, I thought I would try my hand at this. Instead of going the usual route, I thought I would go with a couple of personal stories and the...