Morning Joe

I'm in Augusta today - been here all week.

I leave town tomorrow and the Masters shows up here on Monday.  My hotel room at the Doubletree (yes I got my cookies) is $119 per night.  Next week this same room goes for $450 a night.  There are people that leave town during the week of the Masters and rent out their homes for thousands of dollars for the week.  This is a very big deal here.

By the way, my rental car is a mini-van.  I don't know why they gave me one of these but I love it.  I've always liked mini-vans.  They tend to load them with all types of neat things.  The basic idea is "When in doubt, add another cup holder - somewhere."  This one has a backup camera in the review mirror.  It only comes on when you're backing up.  When I first saw it, my brain dropped offline and I nearly dove out my door.

Have you heard about Hookups?  Apparently, there are websites designed for college students where you can simply "hookup" for sex.  This isn't really that new of an idea.  We had them back when I was in school.  We called them bars.

Has anyone out there ever listened to a radio show called The Savage Nation?  A guy named Savage is a talk show host that makes a living saying whatever pops into his head.  Yesterday, he claimed that $4 a gallon gas was part of Obama's secret plan.  He went on to say that Michelle Obama's "grow your own vegetable garden" thing is a plot to turn our children into communists.  This guy is so out there its fun to listen to him.  I know that no one can take him seriously - right?  Okay, maybe if you believe in the Tea Party this guy makes sense but otherwise...

Betty White, at 89 years old, is going to have her own show.  It will be old people playing pranks on young people.  I actually think that sounds like it could be good.

Donald Trump is a birther.  Seems anyone can run from president.  Rand Paul is considering a run.  What is he, 12, 13 years old.

In my view, it doesn't matter who runs against Obama, he's my guy.  However, I don't say that because he's a Democrat.  In fact, if he wasn't going to run for a second term, I'd have to look carefully at both parties.  Basically, most Democrats are wimps and most Republicans are bullies (but God is on their side apparently).

Is it just me, or is Carol Costello of CNN a Babraham Lincoln?

In Libya, the rebels want a cease fire but only if they are allowed to protest peacefully.  I have a feeling their messenger is going to be returned, strapped to the back of his horse with a note taped to him that says, "No Soup For You!!"

A 5 foot, 11 inch tall guy won the college dunk contest.  This guy has a 50 inch vertical leap.  Here is a video of him.



I have a higher leap but only when I'm wearing my cape.

Up, up and away...

jim

News From Here and Beyond

I see that my blog has been read in 49 countries.  Cool.  Noticeably absent is any viewership from China.  I did get one hit from Nepal and one from Hong Kong.

I can tell you one person that must be reading this.

Obama.

I mentioned yesterday that we need an Energy Policy and today, he presents one at Georgetown University.  I'm expecting a call at any time to discuss what I think he should do next.  I'll keep you informed unless it turns out to be top secret hero type stuff.

Onward.

Sarah Palin said something like, "We waited for permission to go into Libya and then took a back seat.  That doesn't sound very American to me."   I have to agree.  Invading Iraq has been more of our style. Thank goodness we are finally outgrowing the "Bully the World" attitude.

It amazes me that people are still pushing for another Iraq.  By other people I mean the entire Republican/Tea party.

Elsewhere.

I saw a bumper sticker yesterday.  I actually saw 3; all on the same truck: "Bush/Cheany 04" and then "McCain/Palin 08" and finally there was "Union By Force/Confederate By Choice."  This guy can really pick a winner.

I'm watching the economy recover with over 250,000 new jobs added in March.  Then on the radio I heard a guy talk about how Obama is ruining our country with his Marxist ideas and that we need to get a Republican in right away.  I'll just say, if McCain and Palin were in, there would be boots on the ground all over the world by now.

Republican Rick Santorum says the Social Security System would be in much better shape if there were fewer abortions.  His rationale?  Remember, this is an elected official.  People put a check in the box next to his name thinking "I've got to get me some more of this guy."  Anyway..his reasoning is that we are killing babies that would otherwise be putting money into the system.

I think our elected officials are not smart enough to do the job we've elected them into.  I would love to give them a pop quiz on basic economics or military strategy or even geography.  I'd like to see them explain the math behind their assumptions.  I have a feeling that few would do well.

The Democrats got caught reminding each other to use words like "extreme" when referring to the GOP budget cuts.  Now, I don't know what they are talking about cutting but how hard can it be to not get caught trying to put Lipstick on a Pig?

There is incompetence aplenty on each side of the aisle.

I have to go sit by the phone.  Obama could be calling at any minute and ask me, "Jim, how can you help me save the world?"

Up, up and away...

jim