The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

In the grand scheme of things, it's incredibly difficult to say there were any winners in the government shutdown. However, it's without question there were some losers - namely the American people and the Republican Party (including the Tea Party). A poll was just released by the Washington Post/ABC , and the results follow the recent trend - the GOP is disliked more than a neighbor's dog that constantly poops on your lawn. In this latest poll, 53% of respondents blamed the shutdown on Congressional Republicans, while just 29% blamed it on President Obama. Obama's approval ratings went largely unchanged, as close to an equal number of people approve and disapprove of the job he's doing as president. The Republican Party, meanwhile, was hit harder than a fly by a bodybuilder whom just took both speed and steroids. According to this poll, just 32% of respondents view the GOP in a favorable manner (an all-time low for this poll), while 63% view the party unfavorab...

Want to hear (read) a funny quote? Kentucky Senator and man who grew a Chia Pet on his head - Rand Paul - said this the other day to NBC News : "Does anybody remember Charlie Sheen when he was kind of going crazy... And he was going around, jumping around saying 'Winning, winning, we're winning. Well I kind of feel like that, we are winning. And I'm not on any drugs." I think what Rand meant to say was: "Does anybody remember Charlie Sheen when he was kind of going crazy? Well, I kind of feel like that." My thoughts exactly... http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/09/20/quote_of_the_day.html

We're just one week removed from the election, where President Barack Obama won 332 electoral votes compared to just 206 for Republican challenger Mitt Romney. However, this hasn't stopped some Republicans from seeming to suggest that even though their nominee was soundly defeated, his policies won. As Missouri Republican Senator Roy Blunt just recently stated: "I think, frankly, this is a great opportunity for the president to step forward, he's just been reelected, he doesn't have to run for office again, and come up with a plan that can actually pass. And I think that means, don't do the across the board cuts, come up with a way to have really targeted cuts and look at ways to increase revenue by one growing the economy, and two, maybe look at the tax code, just like Governor Romney suggested, you look at tax code and increase revenue without increasing taxes." Yes, because when America voted Barack Obama to be president for the next four years, w...

ESPN commentator (I will never refer to him as an analyst), Skip Bayless, was at it again on Monday - meaning, he was making yet another outrageous comment that even made deaf, blind mimes say, "What the hell?" Bayless, the same guy who bashes LeBron James more than Snoop Dogg smokes grass and praises Tim Tebow more than Tebow praises Jesus, made the following comment with regard to Washington Redskins' rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III, on Monday's First Take : "I'm going to throw it out there. You also have the black-white dynamic and the majority of Redskins fans are white. And it's just human nature, if you're white to root for the white guy. It just happens in sports. Just like the black community will root for the black quarterback. I'm for the black guy. I'm just saying, I don't like the dynamic for RG3. It could stunt his growth in the NFL." First off, Skip's following claim I find to be rather humorous on a cer...

So, I just won a poetry contest. Yay! Well, okay, so perhaps it's more of a "prestige" thing, because I didn't win any money. We all know how famous many contemporary poets are too, so I've got that going for me. Aw yeah! Perhaps I should enter some where I can actually win money, even just $5. I can then brag to the ladies at bars, "Hey baby, did you know I just won $5 at a poetry contest? So... wanna go out sometime?" That will win her over! The poem that won it is one of my recent efforts: Beat Sheltered from this world, Protected from potential harm, Fearful of being released, Wanting to maintain its innocence, As it begins to mature, Innocence slowly fades, Longing for a sense of freedom, To make its own decisions, Finally out in the world, Released to the masses, Curiosity at its peak, Expanding with every experience, Handed to another, Trusting of their care, Full of life and joy, Fears, worries and doubts spared, No long...