Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen
Brady out for the season. Chuck's career waning...
I suppose going 18-0 only to lose the Superbowl in a single play is adequate psychological conditioning for losing Brady for the season in the first quarter of the first game. What a horrible sight. Well, we no longer have to consider the big WHAT IF?. It's here. Unless some major moves are being considered, Matt Cassel is the man. Let's hope the offensive line turns in a pro-bowl year. The running game looked pretty good at times yesterday, and Cassel will still be throwing to Welker and Moss. It will be fun to watch them compete for a playoff spot.I stopped betting against Rashad Evans after eating crow all the way up to his win in the Ultimate Fighter Finale. Every time I picked his opponent to win and every time he found a way.
Since then, his striking has improved immensely, making his phenomenal wrestling all the more dangerous. But it was still a huge surprise to see Evans KO Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell so brutally. Chuck has never been knocked out like that and you seriously have to wonder if age isn't now becoming a factor in his ability to be such a devastating counter-puncher. I think Chuck can still be a big draw and have some success as a gatekeeper for the title. But I think his days as a contender are unfortunately over.Rumor has it that Evans will fight Forest Griffin for the title next. I would have loved to have seen Lyoto Machida get that chance first. But I'm sure the temptation to have two TUFers fighting for the title is too much for Dana White.
Palin acceptance speech
Gov. Palin is the reason why the compass points north
God forgive me for deriving pleasure from the reactions of the liberal media today after Governor Sarah Palin's speech last night. I must admit, I don't know if it's because I am still reluctant to believe that a true conservative, government reformer has a chance of being supported by a troubled Republican party, but I wasn't totally blown away by Gov Palin's acceptance speech last night. Don't get me wrong, of all the candidates for President - much less Vice President from the primaries to today, I am most excited about the potential of this woman than anyone else. Her speech was excellent. But judging by the reactions today, the media is behaving like the cabal of criminals around the table discussing what to do with this meddlesome Batman. They are freaking out!
So with a healthy skepticism, I'm getting more and more enthusiastically behind the McCain-Palin ticket. I hope President McCain allows a Palin influence commensurate with her contribution to their electability. She really has demonstrated toughness, integrity, humility, and espouses real conservatism and reform. It's like Ronald Reagan's reincarnated in a babe!
So with a healthy skepticism, I'm getting more and more enthusiastically behind the McCain-Palin ticket. I hope President McCain allows a Palin influence commensurate with her contribution to their electability. She really has demonstrated toughness, integrity, humility, and espouses real conservatism and reform. It's like Ronald Reagan's reincarnated in a babe!
VP Sarah Palin?
It's kind of weird to have been so detached from the lead-up to the 2008 election. That is, up until last Fri. 
As a conservative, it's been difficult to be excited about politics for a while. With Bush abandoning conservative principals in legislation, wasting our military and resources to build a democracy in a place and with a people that don't want it, and watching the legislative branch spin their wheels under the tragic yet comical leadership of Pelosi and Reid, I haven't bothered to get invested in much. I considered the next presidential term to be what sports teams call a "rebuilding year."
While I will always respect John McCain's military service and the heroic choices he made as a soldier, he is not very conservative. In fact, I didn't see a whole lot of difference between McCain and Hillary Clinton in the way they would lead the country. At least if we were going to have a liberal in the white house, I'd rather have a liberal democrat so the country could more easily attribute the product of socialism with the correct political party. I also tried to find something redeeming in four years with a President Obama. Barack Obama is a gifted speaker. I think it's a good thing for the country to be inspired by our president and Obama has clearly energized alot of otherwise uninvolved people. The trouble is, my distrust of him has grown with every month. As it was with the Deval Patrick campaign, we mostly hear about concepts, generalities, and poetic platitudes that amount to nothing. He is a politician, groomed since his 2004 DNC speech and favored by the media to win an election. If I hear the word "change" one more time...
Sarah Palin...how about that? Apart from the fact that she's a hottie and a half, I love what I've read about her. I knew absolutely nothing about her until yesterday. But she seems to possess the qualities and values I think are missing with John McCain. She's socially AND fiscally conservative and willing to put her neck on the line to stand for conservative principals. She cares about the environment but isn't for wasting money and attention on ridiculous measures to combat global warming when there are REAL causes to rally around. It does sound like she's jetted her way through a young political career. But I'm much more willing to take a risk with an inexperienced conservative who has demonstrated a commitment to conservative values than with an inexperienced Barack Obama who has demonstrated no commitment to anything important except his own electability. Now I'm interested!
As a conservative, it's been difficult to be excited about politics for a while. With Bush abandoning conservative principals in legislation, wasting our military and resources to build a democracy in a place and with a people that don't want it, and watching the legislative branch spin their wheels under the tragic yet comical leadership of Pelosi and Reid, I haven't bothered to get invested in much. I considered the next presidential term to be what sports teams call a "rebuilding year."
While I will always respect John McCain's military service and the heroic choices he made as a soldier, he is not very conservative. In fact, I didn't see a whole lot of difference between McCain and Hillary Clinton in the way they would lead the country. At least if we were going to have a liberal in the white house, I'd rather have a liberal democrat so the country could more easily attribute the product of socialism with the correct political party. I also tried to find something redeeming in four years with a President Obama. Barack Obama is a gifted speaker. I think it's a good thing for the country to be inspired by our president and Obama has clearly energized alot of otherwise uninvolved people. The trouble is, my distrust of him has grown with every month. As it was with the Deval Patrick campaign, we mostly hear about concepts, generalities, and poetic platitudes that amount to nothing. He is a politician, groomed since his 2004 DNC speech and favored by the media to win an election. If I hear the word "change" one more time...
Sarah Palin...how about that? Apart from the fact that she's a hottie and a half, I love what I've read about her. I knew absolutely nothing about her until yesterday. But she seems to possess the qualities and values I think are missing with John McCain. She's socially AND fiscally conservative and willing to put her neck on the line to stand for conservative principals. She cares about the environment but isn't for wasting money and attention on ridiculous measures to combat global warming when there are REAL causes to rally around. It does sound like she's jetted her way through a young political career. But I'm much more willing to take a risk with an inexperienced conservative who has demonstrated a commitment to conservative values than with an inexperienced Barack Obama who has demonstrated no commitment to anything important except his own electability. Now I'm interested!