Ravenel

http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070629/NEWS01/706290324

I want answers and I want them now! Why was Ravenel allowed to leave the state? Why was he not apprehended in Arizona and brought back to South Carolina? Why is he not sitting in a jail with out bond, because he is obviously a flight risk? Did they at least confiscate his passport? Could some one please contact the Attorney General and get some answers.

Violent Crime In The UK

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2710596.ece

So it seems that violent crime in the UK is a lot higher than the limy, brown tooth's were willing to admit. Hmmm............hows that gun control thing working out. The Brits took a page from our corporate world and cooked the numbers, so that they could keep brow beating the US about how bad crime is over here. Let me be the first to say HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Also let me retort by saying USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!! I think I'll go out and fire off a few rounds at the target range today.

Utopian Doctors Vist

Here is a scene from what will be your friendly neighborhood Hillary Health Care Clinic come 2009.

You walk in stand in line, once you get to the front desk:

Lady behind desk: What are you hear for?

Patent: I have had chronic heart burn for the past three weeks.

LBD: Let me see you national heath care card.

P: Hands over card.

LBD: You have only earned enough credits for a foot scraping and a throat culture.

P: But I don't need either of those things, I think I might have an ulcer.

Could I just see a doctor?

LBD: There is no need to see a doctor, a nurse will be able to take care of the foot scraping and throat culture.

P: But I don't need that.

LBD: Sir this is the United States Government, we have the best socialized medical system in the world. Our lawyers will decide what you need. Do I need to call Security?

P: No No I'll be good.

LBD: Very good, now a look at your records indicates that you are only at a level 2 on the medical hierarchy, you have a low stress job and home life and therefor not eligible for ulcer treatment. Now you have 30 credits that are good for a foot scraping and throat culture and they will expire next month. So when would you like an appointment?

P: OK OK how about next Thursday?

LBD: Sorry our next appointment is not until September of 2011, NEXT!!!!!!!!!!

My Great State

So it seems the treasurer of the great state of South Carolina is a degenerate speed freak. Thomas Ravenel, the up and coming politico from Charleston got caught trying to buy enough Peruvian marching powder to furnish all of Cortez's army. Only the people of South Carolina would elect a coke fiend to watch over it's money. (To the new treasurer, if your wondering where all of your office equipment is, check the local pawn shops.)

I believe the state should start mandatory quarterly drug testing for all state employees, including elected officials and any one who receives a state pension. The results of the tests should be made public along the lines of the weekly jail blotter. If a person tests positive, that person would immediately be relived of their duties as well as have any future pension payments frozen. This might even relieve some of the strain on the state pension system. You can't get a job sweeping floors these days with out being made to take a drug test why should the people who hold the highest positions in the state be any different?

Fathers Day

Well another fathers day has come and gone. I got my dad a safe for storing his important documents. My dad is now in his 60's and retired. He has also become politically so far to the left that Hugo Chavez is saying wow. He spends most of his day listening to the comedians on Air America. I guess when you reach a certain age you are Given an AARP card and just told who to vote for. That's OK, he has earned the right to believe the way he wants. But......he just seems so bitter and unhappy. The man is retired for gosh sakes and all he can do is worry about who is doing what in Washington. This of course goes for people on the right as well. It seems that people who actually take politics more seriously than say a game of tic tac toe played by 4 year old kids, are not very happy. My dad spends more thought power on how bad Wal-Mart is then anyone should. He is so stubborn that he would cut off his nose to spite his face. He thinks that one political party is better than the the other, and he feels that the government should have a finger in every aspect of our lives. In other words he is just another good Socialist. But at the end of the day he is still my dad and I love him, and he would do anything to help me in any way he could. My only wish is that all people take a step back and look a politics and politicians as what they are, fodder, and sillyness, not to be taken seriously.

Thompson And The Rest.

Is Fred Thompson for real or is he just trying to move the Republicans back to the right? Some major players on the conservative right are now calling out Giuliani on his pro-abortion stance as well as his other leftist/socialist leanings. This can be traced directly to Thompson announcing his bid for El Presidente. Now that there is what looks like a true conservative in the pack, there's no need to just blindly support the supposed front runner. Now they have a candidate and no longer feel the need to collectively bite their tongues.

It seems to be a two person race in both parties, Clinton/Obama and Thompson/Giuliani and for good measure I will throw Romney in there also, but the coming weeks will be telling for his campaign. He may get lost in the shuffle and may find his support and money waning.

In the immortal words of Hunter S. Thompson, "The worm is starting to turn". We are getting to the point in the campaign where good men suffer like rabid dogs and campaign managers ponder slitting their on throats just to make the pain go away. Yes my friends its starting to get fun.

TOOL At The BLC

Caught TOOL at the BLC last night, excellent show. Maynard and the guys never disappoint. The sound was good, vocals could have been a little louder but over all a great performance.

TOOL has not been known for very elaborate light shows, but that has changed with this tour. The lighting atmosphere is still dark and subdued, But this time half way through their set during the song 10,000 days, they added a spectacular laser show which was then incorporated for the rest of the set. I'm always weary of lasers at concerts, as sometimes they can take away from the performance, but these did not.

Set list was selected from post Undertow albums which was refreshing, I'm sure some snot nosed punk kids were disappointed that they didn't do Sober though.

TOOL fans should try to catch this tour.