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Quizzing Hillary?

January 13, 2009

Apparently confirmation hearings for Hillary Clinton as secretary of state will involve questioning her about Bill. Well, sure who better to know what’s really going on in Bill’s Clinton’s life than Hillary?

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George W. Bush once again defended his presidency today, especially regarding Katrina and the credit markets. But lets be real, in eight years the only time he’s really noticed anything under water was watching Michael Phelps.

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George W. Bush and Dick Cheney actually are claiming that they have strengthened the Presidency.

Right, just like…

Sarah Palin and her family have strengthened the abstinence movement.

Al Davis has strengthened the Oakland Raiders.

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George W. Bush and Dick Cheney say they have strengthened the institution of the presidency. Even Cubs fans say these guys are delusional.

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There’s gambling in Las Vegas? I’m shocked, shocked…

Fox Sports is planning a series of one-hour shows on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament featuring Bob Knight and Billy Packer. The shows will be taped at the race and sports book in the Wynn hotel. But former CBS sportscaster Packer said the shows will be about analyzing the games and won’t mention gambling.

Does that mean we can expect a show analyzing the NFL playoffs featuring Plaxico Burress and Pacman Jones to be taped at a nightclub?

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Bill and Hillary on New Year’s Eve..

January 1, 2009

Bill and Hillary Clinton appeared together at Times Square to push the button to drop the crystal ball at midnight.  It was a historic moment, the first time anyone can remember seeing Bill and Hillary together on New Years Eve.

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There was one embarrassing moment.   After Bill kissed Hillary at the stroke of midnight, out of habit he asked “And your name is?”

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Actually the ball drop went very well.  But it wasn’t exactly the button Hillary hoped to be in charge of pushing in 2009.

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After the event, the Clintons went home together, where Bill went to sleep and Hillary waited up for that 3am phone call.

 

The first outdoor NHL Hockey game in Chicago was a raging success.  And it also guaranteed that at Wrigley Field in 2009 there would be something colder than the Cubs in the playoffs.

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Silver linings for some!

December 11, 2008

Well,  one silver lining in the Blagojevich scandal.  The most embarrassing thing in Illinois is no longer the Cubs.

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What’s the difference between New York and Illinois?   In New York the GOVERNOR paid to play.

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And who knew…not only is he now not the most embarrassing governor of the decade, Eliot Spitzer isn’t even the most embarrassing governor of the year.

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Of course, the silver lining in California is that it no longer looks quite so embarrassing  just to have elected another movie actor.

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Ah for the good old days, when inmates in prison wrote letters asking “Pardon me Governor?”  Now they are more likely to ask “Pardon me,  weren’t you the Governor?”

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After commenting publicly on how much he wanted to play near his home in California, C C Sabathia took the big money and signed with the Yankees.  Besides, he realized he still would probably have Octobers off.

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Change we can believe in.

November 11, 2008

“Change” is indeed the word for this fall.  The Tampa Bay Rays made it to the World Series, the Arizona Cardinals have a four game lead in their division, and the U.S. elected a black president. 

Fans of the status quo, however, will be relieved to see the L.A. Clippers are off to another 1-6 start.  

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Barack Obama met George W. Bush today for his White House tour and moving-in orientation.   Finally, a home eviction Americans can feel good about. 

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Barack Obama visited his future residence for the first time Monday.  Actually the White House is not that different from many homes in America  – its value has decreased under the current occupant.

 

There’s real change in the vice-presidency too.  We’re going from a guy who recklessly shoots off his gun, to a guy who recklessly shoots off his mouth.

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But for those who fear that the relatively young Obama might be a reckless president, here’s a reassuring thought on his pragmatism – he’s from Chicago, and he’s NOT a Cubs fan.

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Say Ray!

October 6, 2008

Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays, who followed their first winning season by winning their first playoff series.    This despite a year where their attendance ranked 26th out of 30 teams. 

Which might explain why when Tampa area residents were asked about their baseball team’s chances to make it to the World Series, the number one response was “We have a baseball team?”

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Barack Obama is moving out to a solid lead in recent polls.  In fact, many pundits say the only way he could lose is if he puts on a Cubs jersey.

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One bit of cheery news for the Angels of Anaheim.  They may be going home after the first round despite the best record in baseball.  But at least they’re going home to Disneyland.

 

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Apparently while Lehman Brothers was pleading for a federal bailout before they went bankrupt, the investment bank was also steering million dollar bonuses  to their executives.  So CEO Richard Fuld and others could face prosecution.  Though they will try to have charges dropped so they can go out and find the real bank robbers.

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