Extra Points

On tonight's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, Trent Lott (R-Hell) made an alarming statement. Basically, he questioned whether or not Karl Rove should remain employed at the White House as Deputy Chief of Staff.

This is kind of shocking coming from a guy like Trent Lott, since it's no secret that Rove is widely regarded as being Bush's "brain". After all, do you know how hard it is to get an idiot like George Bush elected (twice), when it's widely believed that his running mate (Dick Cheney) died about 8 years ago?

Take a look at this picture of Rove. Doesn't he look like the type of guy that likes to lie in a bathtub and have conservative men pee on him?





























What's really alarming isn't what Lott said, it's that he said anything at all! We can't forget that Trent Lott is the same guy who was forced to resign as Senate Majority Leader when he made the following statement at Strom Thurmond's 800th birthday party:

"I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either."

And we all know what Strom Thurmond's record is on things like, oh I don't know, civil rights and equality, so we know what side of those issue Lott tends to fall on. Especially when he provides even better quotes like:

"Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy."

Someone doesn't know when to shut up, eh?

More Theo Fallout

After watching the local (Boston) news tonight, it's clear who Larry Lucchino's "curly-haired boyfriend" is, and that would be Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe.

Now, I'm not nearly as big of a Red Sox fan than most people in this area. I'll admit that, freely. So, for comments about Theogate, I'll refer to people like Bill Simmons and my good friend, Gorm, who are more in tune with what goes on in Fenway than I'll ever be.

Ken Hamlin's Season Comes to an End

I'm not at all surprised to hear this, but today the Seahawks officially put an end to FS Ken Hamlin's season due to the injuries he sustained in a nightclub fracas in Seattle on October 17th.

A fractured skull and brain "injuries" were enough to tell me that Hamlin wasn't going to return in 2005, and right now, I'm still just hopeful the young man can have a normal life. He's reportedly improving, but football really is on the backburner at this moment.

The sad thing in all this is he was having a "breakout" year, and while I always predict good things for the Seahawks, this current team has a real chance to be super, if you know what I mean. It's a shame that Hamlin will be a spectator for it.

Some Upcoming Topics

There are some more essays and musings that have nothing to do with sports, football, or even the Seahawks coming down the pike. Got one nearly done on music, got another one nearly completed on religion, and another topic I'm going to touch upon is the difference in how married people have advantages in the workplace over the single person.