Check the temperature in Hell

For only the third time that I am aware of Freepers and
DUers
are in agreement, the Supreme Court decision in KELO et al. v. CITY OF NEW LONDON et al. sucks the root.

An idea whose time has come:

After reading Tim Chavez's column on Sunday I thought that term limits would be the obvious and best solution to the problems he points out. Were I an underdog candidate like Beth Harwell or Rosalind Kurita, that would be a great way to draw attention to their campaign and the people to their side.

I hate Illinois Nazis

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has issued a half-hearted "apology" of sorts for his reprehensible comments concerning the treatment of prisoners at Gitmo.

Skinny Women Ain't Hip

This report by the BBC confirms that the Trailer Park Troubadours are geniuses.

World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker has commenced and continues through July 19. Alas, ESPN's coverage won't begin until August with the Main Event being held over until October. I realise that it takes time
to edit the footage into usable programs, but 5 months until we begin seeing the Main Event...With it's current high profile you would think that poker and it's fans would be worthy of quicker airing of the footage.