Arrggghhh!!

I had to stop watching the Red Sox right after the first couple of runs scored for Cleveland in the fifth inning. It was just too painful. I've checked into Redsox.com periodically which seems to offer me some emotional protection as opposed to seeing it play out on television.

Well thankfully it looks like we may have avoided another political blunder. I noticed that CNN chose not to even headline this potential embarrassment: Dems Withdraw Support of Armenian Genocide Resolution I'm sure it is probably buried somewhere on their page. Pelosi suffered a blow in her attempt to cause U.S. soldiers grief and suffering. Luckily enough Democrats defected support (came to their senses) on this one. Everyone understands the Ottoman Empire's actions against the Armenians were horrible. That being said, this had not been brought up for many years, and the timing was not a coincidence, it was intended to be a calculated blow at the U.S. military. If this bill had gone through, Turkey threatened to end or severely cut back our alliance as they did recently with France when a similar measure was taken. Pelosi is a smart woman, and she knew EXACTLY what she was doing... it is borderline... no it IS TREASON. It could be argued that she is a traitor to the very government she should be supporting. Of course proving that her specific goal was further destabilizing Iraq for the intent of political gain, while really obvious... would be tough to demonstrate.

First Baby Boomer Files For Social Security Benefits: This article goes into details about how our current social programs may not be fiscally viable in the future.

From Article: Walker (the comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office, Congress' legislative arm) said over the next 75 years between Social Security, Medicaid and other entitlements, the federal government will be in a $50 trillion hole.

The irony is certain Presidential Candidates are discussing the creation of an entire new health care social bureaucracy.... instead of first figuring out how to fix the ones that are already underfunded and essentially broken.