Tonight marks the beginning of the Vancouver Olympics, with the opening ceremonies. This brings up the question: does anyone really care about the opening ceremonies? I will admit that I watched some of the opening of the Beijing Olympics, but to be fair, I was drinking bourbon, too. I might tune in to see if Canada has a lip-syncing girl like China did. If you were busy talking about your hood pass this week, odds are you missed it.
A one-two punch, a double blast, a gang bang?
The Baltimore-Washington region was double-tapped by snow storms last weekend and this week. Two separate blizzards struck the Mid-Atlantic region dropping over three feet of snow combined, and shutting down the federal government for the better part of the week. In related news: Suck it, Vancouver!
Rush Limbaugh must have a spin on this
Former President Bill Clinton was rushed to a hospital in New York this week, where he had surgery after doctors found blockage in one of his arteries. The husband of the Secretary of State left the hospital, and was said to have been in good spirits.
Servicing the private sector
Remember Blackwater? They’re that really big soldier-for-hire force that the U.S. employs in Iraq and Afghanistan? They have been quiet lately, but only because they have been occupied. Blackwater (now XE Services) is being sued for defrauding American taxpayers when they billed Uncle Sam for the services of a prostitute in Louisiana shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Who do they think they are, members of Congress?