I TOLD YOU SO--MORE OR LESS

I semi-predicted that once the U.S. went into Libya with NATO and the UN and once the Republican support for that decision was a few days old, I opined that there would be partisan criticism of something. Sure enough, Lindsey Graham and old Joe Lieberman immediately decided we should find and then kill Qaddafi. Then the Trumpster spoke up and said we should go in just for the oil. Bright lights all of them. All of which was predictable and did not take a brain surgeon to anticipate--its all about getting at Obama no matter what he does.

Speaking of which, I have no qualms or second thoughts about Bin Laden's death and would have pissed my pants to have been in one of the helicopters landing in that compound. So kudos to those folks. On the other hand (don't you just love that!!), I was very uneasy about those crazed and probably drunk flag wavers in front of the White House the night it was announced. Like it was some big football game on a Saturday afternoon. And those TV folks just lapped it up as they awaited Obama's appearance. Something was off about that whole scene.

And now we should see the pictures just to make sure he really is dead and to make sure (I guess) that the President is not deceiving us. Palin and Graham (again) are leading that parade. After all, Sara can see Russia from her house and Lindsey can see what from South Carolina? Flags of the Confederacy on the state house?
They make me want to puke.

Speaking of the Trumpster--he gets the birth certificate and now wants to see academic records because how could someone like Obama go from Occidental to Columbia and then to Harvard. Bob Schieffer called it for what it was--a tacit racist request. I do hope he gets the nomination and, if not him, then Michelle Bachman. Both lunatics.

Saw Inside Job the other day on DVD. Very scary and personally very embarrassing since almost everyone of the villains is a member of my religious tribe.

A great white shark was cited off Cape Cod and made the front page of the Globe along with the usual front page articles about corrupt politicians and the Archdiocese. Now if the shark were on Commonwealth Avenue, I think that would be a front page story--but where the fuck is the shark supposed to be and what is the point? A warning so we don't swim there or something? I am so persnickety.

Let it be known far and wide that I hate groupons. Cannot even figure out the bill when it ultimately arrives.

This is semi-sports: Peter King writes a regular column on the Sports Illustrated website. Today, he quoted a second journalist (David White of the SF Chronicle) who is leaving the profession to become a minister. In his last column, White left his readers with a bunch of wishes. One of which was the following (not a perfect quote): he does not want to see any player who scores a touchdown or crosses home plate pointing to the sky unless they also point to the sky when they make an out, or fumble, or screw up in some other way. Seems fair to me and has always been something I wondered about.


NOW SOME SERIOUSER SPORTS

Watched Real Madrid and Barcelona in one of the 4 games they played against each other in the last month. Mostly great games--I love David Villa of Barcelona. However, the acting and the diving and the phony pain was unbearable--made the game almost a sideshow. I want blood or exposed bones or nothing. And why don't they have a diving penalty. These guys are flopping all over.

Any day the Lakers get swept is a better day in America. Kobe deserves anything bad that happens to him after that sexual assault in Colorado. and Bynum and Odom are no better. They acted like thugs at the end of yesterday's game.

The Bruins will have their hands full with Tampa--much like Montreal with a bunch of little guys zooming all over the place. Not very big but oh so fast and adept. The Bruins matched up much better with the Flyers. A note: watch the first game next year between the Bruins and the Flyers. That hit on Bergeron will not be forgotten even if it was clean and Giroux will likely be susceptible to revenge.

Very worried about the Celtics. They did come back Saturday but looked decrepit the first two games. Just don't know which team will show up tonight.

How long will we be talking about Jeter's age? Being a leader from the neck up is unrelated to age--he could bat .250 and he could be carrying the team. Mind you, I am not sure they have enough pitching to do much but lets not get him an AARP membership just yet.

Adios.