Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Drone Strike and the NJ Pet Seatbelt Law


·         A drone attack in Pakistan this week killed the (outgoing) number two al-Qaida leader.  Asked for his opinion about the strike, the new  number two leader replied, “Oh Shit!”. 

       In related news, Shakil Afridi, the doctor who provided intelligence that led to the capture/kill of Osama Bin Laden, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison.  In what can only be described as a weak gesture, the US has threatened to withhold $1 million dollars (that's out of $1.5 billion) a year in aid to Pakistan for every year he is imprisoned.   I’m pretty sure that we won’t be able to count on Pakistani secret informants helping us out the next time we need to locate and assassinate a terrorist mastermind.  #followthrufail

·         It will be interesting to see how the investigation of Eric Holder’s level of knowledge with  Fast and Furious plays out.  It must be difficult for him to choose between being an incompetent and being a liar.  Fortunately, neither will hurt his future in politics.

·         Quotable quotes this week:

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to President Obama:  “Thanks for nothing, Mr. President.”

President Barrack Obama to (his “surrogate”) President Bill Clinton:  “Thanks for nothing, Bill.”

Mitt Romney to President Bill Clinton: "Thanks for the 'sterling' comment, Bill."


·         Apparently it took a while for me to hit my saturation point with this peeve, but now I’m hearing it all the time.  What is it with people saying, “So..…..yeah.” like they’re agreeing with some thought they just had? 

·         I’m not really a fan of P Diddy/Puff Daddy/Sean Coombs, but I found it interesting to read about a “controversy” with his son being offered a football scholarship to UCLA.  I don’t think that it's being suggested that the scholarship has been offered improperly or due to favoritism because the kid’s dad is famous or has influence.  The complaint is that, with all his big money, Puffy ought to foot the bill and free up scholarship money for someone else’s kid.  As far as I’m concerned, if the kid has the athletic talent and smarts (he has a 3.75 high school GPA), he’s earned the scholarship regardless of his dad’s wealth. 

·         I’m sure my friends in New Jersey are all kinds of happy that a new pet seatbelt law will be instituted , ensuring motoring safety for animals in that state.  First offense failure to adhere to this law will cost the pet owner a fine of up to $1000. The fine for a human caught not buckling up in New Jersey is $47.

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