NEWS & NOTES

well, the dust has finally settled from november 6th and one thing is clearly evident in the political world. the republican party is so far removed from the middle class that they have zero chance of ever regaining national prominence unless they modify their hard line stances on several issues, including a women's right to choose and taxation of the rich.

the republicans have totally lost the black, hispanic and female voters and when you do that, you're toast. MR. ROMNEY'S now famous "47%" remarks about minorities pretty much sum up how republicans look at the worls. a select few should rule the country.  sorry, but that ain't happening any more.

regarding increased taxation, to paraphrase what the president said recently, "if the rich have to pay a little more, they're still rich but the same doesn't apply to those in lower tax brackets." makes perfect sense to me.

this country has a lot of problems and the republicans are under tremendous pressure to work with the president after months of rhetoric indicating they were more than willing to work in a bi-partisan manner. there can't be any more stalemates in the republican controlled house if the old guard still want to respected on the natinal level.

what's done is done.  you got your asses kicked in the election.....now man up and work WITH the president and get the country moving forward again. voting 'no' automatically just because a bill was introduced by a democratic is idiotic and only serves to hurt this country and from everything i hear, the majority of people are tired of  the same old crap in the house. so if you want to keep the majority in the house in two years, start working WITH the democrats and get something done.

big time kudos to CHRIS CRISTIE, the republican governor of new jersey who said the hell with you and complimented the president for the response shown to his area after the flood.  christie was taken to task by the republican party for his public response to the disaster, which is so typical.  christie's reaction? "hey, i don't agree with the president on many issues but they got this one absolutely right and fair is fair.  a big pat on the back to his entire emergency response staff."
and that, my friends, is how human beings are supposed to act.


moving along, JESSE JACKSON, JR. is waiting for the other federal shoe to fall in the form of an indictment and pre-set guilty plea. jackson was given some space while he received treatment for depression and anxiety but he recently terminated his treatment at the MAYO CLINIC. the investigation has been ongoing for a couple of years and jackson will end up losing his seat in the house and spending a little jail time in a federal prison. and now there's rumblings that his wife, SANDY, a chicago alderman, is also being investigated for misappropriation of campaign funds. a CHICAGO ALDERMAN breaking the law???????? be still my heart. it can't be true!   that's it for now.  have a good holiday.

ALL SORTS OF SPORTS

even before the cheap shot that knocked him out of the game, it was once again painfully apparent to real fans that JAY CUTLER cannot perform well in big games as his production under the bright lights of national games continues to be non-existent. wait dan....he was 7-1 before sunday night, right?  absolutely correct but 7 of 14 for 40 yards tonight??????? just jump in the old time machine and check out his record in big games against big teams.  cutler pumps his stats against the weak sisters in the league but spits the bit almost every time in big games. coming into this year, he was 24-17 but teams like the 49ers, packers, texans, ravens and giants are just a few of the upper level teams who have grounded air cutler, who has NEVER won anything in his career.  not in high school, not in college and certainly not in the pros. enough is enough.  you can't suceed long term with him.  buh-bye.

has ROBBIE GOULD entered that point in his career where his kicking is now a 'cross your fingers' situation?  gould has now missed two HUGE field goals this year on kicks that were automatic a couple of years ago. yes, it was rainy & the field was chopped up but that's why they pay him the big bucks. 

KELLEN DAVIS?? a piece of garbage who single handedly turned the momentum around THREE FREAKIN TIMES in the first half. ONE catch for six yards, two missed blocks, two drops and a fumble.  nice game, jerkoff.  he truly needs to be released THIS WEEK to send a message that this is your job and you need to be ready to play.

but things could be worse. we could live in detroit and be rooting for the most overrated pre-season team in nfl history. the lions pissed away another game on sunday and now face elimination games over the next seven weeks as they have to jump 4 teams just to get to the playoff picture and six of those games are against teams with winning records. i said it in august.......they all had career years last year and they would be taking a giant step backward this season. case closed.

ALABAMA gets whacked by A & M 29-24 IN tuscaloosa and throws away their chance at a BCS title game. and now i pray that KANSAS STATE & OREGON stay perfect to keep those cheating irish bastards out of the big game.

a week ago, pittsburgh has the cheatin' bastards on the ropes when an official throws a late flag for yet another south bend phantom interference. even the announcers commented that they couldn't find the foul. and to make matters worse, when the kid from pitt misses the game winning field goal, the referees suddenly develop group blindness and miss the irish violation of two players on the field at the same time with the same number. HOW DO YOU MISS TWO NUMBER 2'S ON THE FIELD?? that penalty would have given pitt another try and it's crap like this that boils the cauldron of hatred toward ND. enjoy the weak sister ACC, you dirt bags.      that's it for now. adios.