San Diego Chargers

Ok. This is out of the ordinary but I had to say something about the Chargers and the natural disaster known as Norv Turner (supposedly the head coach).
Last year the Chargers fired Marty Schottenheimer after they lost to New England in the playoffs. Granted, Marty has trouble in the playoffs and did make some bone-headed decisions in that game. BUT, he did coach the Chargers to a 14-2 record. I guess you could rationalize his firing somehow based on his playoff failure. That simply does not explain why you hire Norv Turner! For god's sake the guy has NEVER won as a head coach!!! Surely there was someone more likely to succeed.
The LA Times blamed the Chargers defense (and the coordinator) for giving up 102 points in 4 games. Never mind that the Charger's OFFENSE gave up 14 of those points directly and who knows how many points off their 8 turnovers. The defense has 9 sacks, and forced 9 turnovers. Not stellar, but not too shabby.
The real problem is the offense----River's INTs, the wide receivers can't get open to get the running game going, and Norv making stupid calls.
In the game against KC, they had a golden opportunity to tie the game. They had the ball on the 5 and passed 4 straight plays!! They have the BEST OF ALL TIME RUNNING BACK!!! Give him one of those chances at least. Even worse on one of those, Rivers had LT open on a screen with a clear road to the endzone---he looked his way, didn't throw, scrambled and threw the ball away!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!! These are professionals for crying out loud!

Norv Turner is a hopeless failure as a head coach and if the Chargers make it to the playoffs (doubtful) it will be despite him or because he was fired.

LA Times Wrong Again!

To the editors:
Your latest editorial on the Supreme Court reveals, yet again, your serious misunderstanding of the court's role in our democracy. The justices' priority is to make the correct legal decision not to make idols of consensus, caution and civility (traits that are not required, I imagine, when the court leans left instead of right). Why not be honest and just say that you disagree with the decisions they made and why. Is it because you have no intellectual or legal leg to stand on? In that case it is understandable that you would employ the red herring of consensus to dispute the legitimacy of the court's decisions.
If consensus is so critical why didn't the constitution require it? And why is the chief justice solely to blame? The four leftists in the minority could have built consensus and voted with the majority. But somehow, I think, that is not the kind of "consensus" you had in mind.

Sincerely,

Genghis Khan

Health Paternalism

In light of all the Stalinist health plans coming from the democrat candidates for president and ridiculous ordinances by NYC and LA city councils supposedly for our own good health I had to wonder: Since the vast majority of disease is genetic, how long before city councils are demanding genetic screening of fetuses and the forced abortion of genetically defective fetuses? "Well, Mr and Mrs Smith, your baby is genetically predisposed to heart disease so we can't allow it to be born and cost the taxpayers for future heart surgery, SORRY!!!"

Local Stupidity

My loyal readers know I reside in Los Angeles. And I like to highlight the stupidity of our city council.

Since they have fixed all the sidewalks (NOT!!), the city council has decided to outlaw new fast food joints in South Central LA. Because, you know, black people and latinos don't know any better than to eat at McDonald's for every meal. It just doesn't get any more paternalistic than this. (Except of course for "Republican" Mayor Bloomberg outlawing trans fat in NYC).

These ridiculous clowns need to get their priorities straight for crying out loud. They can't fix any streets and traffic lights and sidewalks because they are busy attacking Walmart and now fast food restaurants.

It is simply UNBELIEVABLE that the city council is preventing businesses from opening in South LA. I thought the whole problem was that there were not ENOUGH businesses and jobs in that area. Remember the riots?!? If the council is hellbent on stifling economic prosperity I do not want to hear a damn thing about the poor people of South LA. The councilmembers can take care of them out of their own pockets.

Aaaaargh!

Remember when the military court in Gitmo ruled that they could not try Omar Khadr because he was classified as an "enemy combatant" instead of the required "alien unlawful enemy combatant"? The way that story played was as if the upright military judges had finally called an end to Bush's devious ways. It went on and on. Leaving out the fact that the rulings hinged on one word: "unlawful" and would only delay the inevitable, i.e. the righteous prosecution and condemnation of these foul jihadi MFs.

And now, that these rulings have been dispensed with and we can get on with the business of protecting this great nation, where are our great news organizations to let us know? Of course, this is being put on the back pages because for the treacherous bastards in the media this is as an unpleasant reality. Well, suck on it, you filthy fifth columnists!!

Blogging is hard

OK. This is the end of the royal 'we'. Just too hard to keep up.

I've been busy with football season. That's why I haven't been blogging.

9/11

Never forget!