You are out of order

You have to love it when local government meetings descend into chaos, and usually composed persons show their other sides. This was in full view during a recent Detroit city council hearing. What makes it even funnier is that the councilwoman is the wife of Rep. Conyers of Michigan. I guess when you have a mayor this is under investigation for lying to law enforcement about an affair with his assistant, you can't expect more from your council.

Looking for Someone to Blame

It looks like Alan Greenspan is going to be thrown under the bus. Apparently his monetary policies while head of the Fed had a little something to do with our housing market bust right now. While the Fed plays a major role in this debacle, I think it is still up to the consumer to make sure they aren't removing what little equity they have in their homes to spend on things we don't need.

Senator Webb looking out for the Veterans, Senator McCain: Not so Much

(Picture: Virginia Pilot)
I don't cover the Presidential race that often, because I often feel like I am taking crazy pills when it comes to the Presidential race. That being said, I want to say kudos to Senator Webb who introduced, shortly after he was sworn in, the Post- 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007. In short, it would inject a large amount of funds into the monies the GI Bill pays out to veterans who have served for specific periods of time, post 9-11. He campaigned on it, and has been a vocal supporter of it. He has fifty some senators, including Senator Warner, soon to be replace by another Warner. You would think this would be a no brainer issue, since we all support the troops and want to provide them with the same opportunity as our WWII veterans. But, the administration and Department of Defense have pushed back, claiming it will cost too much, and we can't "encourage some people to go to college rather than stay in uniform, but
payments to people with critical skills would be lower under the
proposal than what is available today." Read the Army Times article here. Sen. Webb is putting the pressure on SecDef Gates as well, and Sen. Warner is certainly backing him up, both having served in the Marine Corps, and realizing the debt we owe veterans. What surprises me is that for all of the cheer leading many in the Republican party do for the military, there hasn't been much support for it in the Senate. Sen. Webb has specifically focused on Sen. McCain, who you would assume would be behind this legislation. I would like to know his reasoning as to why not. I don't think any argument relating to costs would be a valid one, considering we are spending several billion a month in Iraq and Afghanistan, and this program is predicted to cost $2.5 billion a year.

Bonnie and Clyde without the Guns

I read a story about these two jokers a couple of months ago, but it wasn't as in depth as this Rolling Stone article. These two cats bilked unsuspecting people out of a couple hundred thousand dollars, so they could travel and shop. I don't mean traveling to Disney world, like your normal American aspires to do, I mean going to Paris, Morocco, and other exotic locations. What kills me is they put all of this stuff on their Facebook pages, and the guy was passing as some sort of investment banker. Apparently Penn just doesn't push out very annoying rich people like the Donald, but they turn out tools that like to steal your money as well. Check out the pictures that are posted along with the story, and you can see how these two crooks were living. To bad they are going to be living in 8 x 10 rooms for a decade or so, talk about an exotic location.

Don't Mess with Her

One would think that after living in Baltimore, you would slowly become desensitized to the enormous amounts of drugs, addicts, and violence that seems to ooze out of this city. Why only yesterday a heroin addict was stumbling down the street, in the throws of her high, and as some out of towners were watching in sheer disbelief, I could only shake my head. Or, when I was walking past McDonald's and one of the cooks was smoking his joint out front like it was nobodies business. At least he had a easy supply of food to satiate his munchies. Anyway, this front pager from the Sun still gets me. This woman is as ruthless as her male compatriots and holds no remorse for her actions. Charged with murder and a sundry list of other charges, I would have no problems throwing the key away on a person like this.