When Mr. Obama has lost MSNBC, he's lost everything!

I was shocked to see these lines on RealClearPolitics from MSNBC's coverage tonight. Mr. Obama seems more interested in making BP pay monetary damages than physically cleaning up the oil. His only idea for oil cleanup is to not drill at all. A perfect solution in academia where most of Mr. Obama's experience is, but plainly Impractical in the real world. His term cannot end soon enough.

From Real Clear Politics

Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman react to President Obama's Oval Office Address on the oil spill. Here are the highlights of what the trio said:

Olbermann: "It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days."

Matthews compared Obama to Carter.

Olbermann: "Nothing specific at all was said."

Matthews: "No direction."

Howard Fineman: "He wasn't specific enough."

Olbermann: "I don't think he aimed low, I don't think he aimed at all. It's startling."

Howard Fineman: Obama should be acting like a "commander-in-chief."

Matthews: Ludicrous that he keeps saying [Secretary of Energy] Chu has a Nobel prize. "I'll barf if he does it one more time."

Matthews: "A lot of meritocracy, a lot of blue ribbon talk."

Matthews: "I don't sense executive command."

What's Next for the Big 12?

So Texas decided not to flee to the Pac-X and Oklahoma (and Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech) will stay in the Big 12 with them. The conference does need to invite 2 new members to keep the Conference Championship Games scheduled for JerryWorld on track. I'm curious if the ditched members of the old SWC (Houston, Rice, TCU, SMU) will have a chance for an invite. They might consider rejecting an invite on principle but I'm sure there is a revenue target they'd accept for.

Football is driving the bus, so these ideas are based solely on that, not about academic reputation, student body size/composition, etc. I don't know that the non-BCS I-A schools in Arkansas or Louisiana would benefit the Big 12(10). How about Louisville and Memphis? Losing Louisville would hurt the Big East, but that conference's days as a BCS Conference are numbered.

When did YES take over ESPN?

So the Yankees-Tigers games air on Monday AND Wednesday this week on ESPN? There are numerous 2-game series this week, but 2 out of 3 games from Detroit? Rays-Angels should be a decent ratings alternative for Wednesday.

Revise Miranda?

So AG Holder wants to change the Miranda protections because of difficulties with prosecuting terrorists... that is EXACTLY WHY they should be treated as ENEMY COMBATANTS! And the Pakistani car-bomb suspect should be tried for TREASON since he is a naturalized citizen.

Times Square NYC

Love how Mayor Bloomberg thought the act was carried out by an opponent of ObamaCare. And Katie Couric was all too happy to nod her head in agreement. Bloomberg has obviously been Mayor for too long. Oh, that's right. He cajoled to have the rules changed so that he could run for a 3rd term. And how did someone on the No Fly list actually BOARD a plane? I guess the accused won't be sent to GITMO since he is a citizen, but he should be tried for TREASON.

End of 24?

Saw a note on DRUDGE that this is the final season of 24. I must admit that I haven't started watching it yet; it's taking up a bit of space on the DVR. I do have a story idea for them... Congress attempting to pass the Health Care Reform Act. At 2700 pages full of deals and agreements, there would be plenty of material for 24 hours of TV (at roughly 42 minutes of material per hour)

Calling Jack Bauer

I haven't started watching this season's 24... so it's fitting that in the last scene I've seen he is in a hospital bed... he needs to get out of that bed and "speak" with some of the moronic Democrats who are planning on voting for the Health Care Bill that contains Gatorade (not the energy drink), the Louisana Purchase (no land this time), and the Cornhusker Kickback (no corn), and oh, by the way, 15,000 new IRS agents! If this is health care reform, why are us taxpayers funding IRS AGENTS, and not medical care providers??????????? THERE IS NO GOOD ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION!!!!!!!!

With the "undecided" Democrats folding like paper suits in a light rainstorm, we need Jack Bauer to save our nation from its Congress.

Saints - Vikings

The painful end of regulation for the Vikings.

1st & 10, 1:06 to play. Ran into a 9-man front out of 2WR, 2TE, 1RB set. Should have been audible to a pass.

2nd & 10, :25 to play at snap. Ran into a 7-man front out of 1WR, 2TE, 2 RB set. Should have had a decent chance of gaining yards but didn't.

3rd & 15, :19 to go after the penalty. The play has gotten OK reviews, but WR Sidney Rice was the only guy who could have been considered open on the play. And on his 40-year old legs, I don't know that Favre would have gained even the 5 yards back that Joe Buck and Troy Aikman thought. None of the 3 receivers on the roll side of the field were open. I don't fault Favre for throwing to Rice, you have to give the K the best chance you can (but he can't allow an INT to occur unless the WR tips the ball).

Bottom Line - If you only get to the 33 due to time and have to kick from there, that's one thing. But you don't pull the plug on the offense there (especially when (a) you are on the road, and (b) the other team has just burned its last time out). When you get inside the 15, you can focus on the kick. But not until then.

I expect that Favre will play in 2009 - though I don't expect any decision one way or the other until training camp opens. He should report when the rest of the veterans do, but I wouldn't consider him done until he isn't in camp for the 2nd preseason game. Either way they should look at a QB in the draft. Neither Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels is a guy that a team will have 100% confidence.

Spending Freeze

So Mr. Obama proposes to freeze discretionary spending... after RAISING that spending by 25% since taking office just last year! How about restoring spending to 2002 or 2004 levels? That would be meaningful.

Flight 253

This incident reinforces the concrete assessment that Democrats do not understand National Security.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's initial position that the system worked because the attack wasn't successful due to unsuccessful execution is laughable. How did she pass the 3rd grade? In the spring her department warned civilian security to watch out for military veterans returning from combat overseas... and in the last 6 months 2 attacks have been carried out on our soil by Muslims with Middle Eastern Ties. Take the blinders off and use your brain!

President Obama didn't bring a tie to Hawaii? His staff couldn't find a menswear store with one anywhere on the island? The tie is trivial, but it shows his attitude towards this event. He doesn't think that this is a big deal. I'm astounded comparing his reaction to this incident to his reaction to the Cambridge Police Department's response to the report of a break-in at his friend Skip Gates' place.

The person who made the attempt to bring the plane down should be classified as a War Criminal and sent straight to GITMO. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Civilian court is not the arena to prosecute this enemy. Unless we want to lose more innocent civilian lives.

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Perfect timing for this. All the elites JET to Copenhagen to discuss the doom of global warming. Here's some snowfall in SACRAMENTO, CA. And HOUSTON, TX enjoyed some snowfall last Friday. They might need to update their agenda to be for GLOBAL COOLING!

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT?

So I see this headline on the Fox News Website:

Obama: Terror Networks Are Biggest Threat to U.S.

Are you kidding me? This is 3 days after the announcement that KSM will be prosecuted in civil court in NYC blocks from the World Trade Center. Why is the administration treating the terrorists like civil criminals and not war criminals? Why didn't they just invite KSM to the Yankees' ticker tape parade? Why didn't they invite him to the Commissioning of the USS NEW YORK, which has 7.5 tons of steel from the WTC that KSM planned to bring down? Is Mr. Obama's memory so short that he doesn't remember how success prosecuting the terrorists who tried to bring down the WTC in 1993 in the civilian courts worked?

Patriots-Colts

I'd argue against the criticism Belichick is taking. All 11 Colt defenders were at the line of scrimmage at the snap once Kevin Faulk moved out of the backfield. Why didn't Randy Moss run a Go route? The Indy CB was up in press coverage, and he's six inches shorter. Moss would win a jump ball, get a pass interference call, or defensive holding call. Instead Moss didn't run a real route trying to clear space for Faulk.

World Series

I'm not sure that Joe Girardi had a better option than cycling all of his starters through on 3 days rest. Joba Chamberlain was one of the 4 regular starters during the regular season but he was moved to the bullpen for the postseason when he struggled with high pitch counts late in the season. Chad Gaudin? He made 6 starts for them. I don't know that I could send him to the mound to start a WS Game. You can't "throw" a game away and that might have happened if he started Game 5. They would have had Burnett and Pettite on normal rest for 6 (7 if necessary) with Sabathia available (why I understood the move to start him in Game 4). The extra risk that I see is when pitchers go on short rest they also tend to make shorter starts. That's not a good sign for the Yankees who only trust 1 reliever right now, Mariano Rivera (though they trust 1 more reliever than the Phillies do).

Thinking about Rivera, in Game 2, the Phillies didn't send their runners on a 3-2 pitch in the 8th inning. Chase Utley grounded into a DP and the rally was done. The Phillies played for power but that usually doesn't work against Rivera. The Red Sox have had the most success against him; rarely do they beat him with HRs. They foul off lots of pitches, draw walks, run aggressively, and score on bloop hits. That is all Rivera gives up.

$250 Senior Stimulus

I'm not sure that I follow this one. Social Security receipients won't receive a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) increase in 2010. Mr. Obama commented that their buying power would be diminished without a COLA increase in 2010 when announcing the plan to issue $250 stimulus checks to SS receipients. The ONLY reason there won't be a COLA in 2010 is because prices WENT DOWN last year. If SS income is constant and prices of goods purchase decrease, then buying power actually INCREASED! How many SS couples will head to their local Best Buy and purchase a new 32" HDTV, courtesy of the SSA?

ALCS Game 5

Once Nick Swisher worked the count full, I thought for sure Rivera would take at least an 8-7 lead to the bottom of the 9th inning. But Fuentes only needed to throw one 3-ball pitch and it was enough of a strike for Swisher to loft a fly ball to shallow left.

Where's Al Gore?

We've had some early frost and snow here out west. And the Patriots played the Titans on a snow-covered field today.. October 18th - 4 weeks into autumn, not winter! Global Warming? I think it has more to do with Mr. Gore's business interests.

Phillies help NYC Football Fans

Since the Phillies could host a World Series game on the evening of Nov. 1st, the NFL rescheduled the Giants @ Eagles from 4:15 to 1:00 and moved the Vikings @ Packers into the 4:15 doubleheader slot. Currently the Jets and Giants are scheduled to play during the 1:00 window... don't remember the last time that happened there (or the SF Bay Area, or DC-Bal, other 2-team markets). It's the first weekend of the flex game for NBC so if the league doesn't move the Jets to 4:05, NBC could move Jets-Dolphins to prime time. Denver-Baltimore and San Francisco-Indy could also be of interest to the flex schedulers.

Colts-Dolphins

I don't know what's the most astounding aspect about this game.

1. The Dolphins ran 82 offensive plays from scrimmage in a regulation game without using a no-huddle (including their 2-minute drill).
2. The Dolphins were 15 for 21 on 3rd down & made the 1 4th down they attempted.
3. The Colts scored on 5 offensive possessions - starting from their 19, 20, 20, 26, and 27. Total Time of Possession for the game, including their 3 non-scoring possessions - 14:53.
4. In the 2nd half, the Colts had the ball for 5:19 but outscored the Dolphins 14-10 by virtue of a missed Miami 49-yard FG and having a 4-point lead in the closing seconds.
5. The Colts had that 4 point lead because Manning only needed 41 seconds (and 1 of his 2 Timeouts) to move the Colts 44 yards for a Viniateri FG at the close of the 1st half.

Manny and Ortiz

Curious when we'll learn the other 95 names on MLB's 2003 steroid list. Someone over there needs to the rest of the names instead of the 1 or 2 every now and then. This is making Mr. Obama's handling of the Cambridge Police story look smooth. The Beer Summit? What a lame staged photo op.