The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

As ardent readers of mine should know by now, I like Donald Trump about as much as I like the thought of being sprayed in the face by a skunk after being forced to listen to George W. Bush talk for an hour. In saying that, however, I do think the man should receive the Republican nomination if he winds up with the most delegates, regardless if he reaches the magical 1,237 or not. When standing back and looking at the bigger picture, one has to admit this country is funny. While we like to hail ourselves as a democracy, even bombing other countries and stripping them of their leaders in order to help spread this way of life, we're actually a republic like our pledge of allegiance states, and have been slowly on the verge of becoming an oligarchy. In the general election, it's hypothetically possible for the winner to lose the popular vote. Don't believe me? Just ask Al Gore. Now, with Donald Trump atop the Republican field in delegates, the GOP establishment is trying to ...

We're still about a week away from knowing which four teams will be going to the college football playoff, but I'm already beginning to hear murmurs of Ohio State being able to sneak its way back into the 4-team format, but unless complete and total chaos ensues on Saturday, I don't think that should happen. Living near Columbus, Ohio, hopefully this blog doesn't get me into any trouble, but whether we're looking at resumés or the eye-test, I don't think Ohio State has proven itself to be one of the four best teams in the country. First off, let's look over Ohio State's resumé. The first ranked team the Buckeyes played since the national championship game last year was in game #11 of this season, a loss to visiting Michigan State. Their only win against a ranked team this season came in their final game against Michigan. In the Buckeye's 11 wins this season, only four have come against teams with winning records (8-4 Northern Illinois, 7-5 Wester...

A story just surfaced which reported that despite hot temperatures outside and lacking air conditioning inside, the interim principal at Tottenville High School in Staten Island has handed out detentions to 200 students for violating the new dress code - 90% of whom were female. The new dress code prohibits the wearing of tank tops, low-cut shirts, and shorts that don't reach fingertip length. Especially due to the "sweltering" classrooms, many students have continually protested against the new dress code by wearing tank tops, shorts, and the like. As one senior at the school said, "That's what girls wear when it's hot out. It's unfair to them." Another student said, "Tottenville should just be an all boys school considering this dress code is only affecting the girls." Yet another commented that it was "humiliating to be pulled aside like an object." Due to the growing controversy, school district officials released a ...