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I haven't had anything to say for quite a while. With the primaries in full swing, I need to get something off my chest. All the candidates, from both parties, are putting themselves up as the agents of change. The media-anointed candidates, Hillary, Barack and McCain use the word "change" the most. Isn't it ironic how sitting politicians, collecting the people's money while out campaigning, are saying that they want to change the way Washington works. They are the reason Washington works the way it does.

It seems that all the Democratic Presidential Candidates are proud of not appearing on Fox News. I don’t understand it. Fox News has the well earned slogan of “Fair and Balanced”. They go out of their way to be fair to all guests…especially Democrats. Their approach to news coverage reminds me of the old movies that depicted life as a newspaper reporter, “Just the facts please”.

I must begin by saying that I have never been much of a sports fan. I do enjoy watching a good football game or auto race, but that’s about all. It seems to me like the majority of the participants, in any sport, have such a narrow view of the rest of the world that the exchange of "duhs" in sports talk shows will keep me from ever being sucked in. But that’s not my rant today. I’m concerned about the way the sports mentality has screwed up our kids.

Come on. Nobody can get by with only one square of toilet paper, even with her skinny ass. Al Gore has done it again. Years after inventing the internet, he has invented mass stupidity. Did Sheryl get her idea from Al? Or, does she really think that the extra soap and hot water you would have to use consumes no energy?

Do you ever take herbal suppliments, vitamins or bottled water? If you do, the FDA wants you to get permission first. They have launched a plan to impose new regulations by declaring them as part of healthcare. The FDA quietly put put a document on its web site in December. It's titled "Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration." This document is open to public comment until April 30, 2007.

As I sit here in the Midwest with piles of snow and coldest temperatures in years, it’s hard to see global warming as a threat to our survival. However, the United Nations have found 50 scientists who say it’s absolutely happening. They went all around the world in search of the truth and came back with only 50 experts. Global warming is not a fact, but liberals and socialists around the globe say it is and that we caused it. They say it’s because of too much carbon dioxide.

As I was watching the news today, I just had to laugh. The talking heads really think that the words Liberal, conservative, left, right and middle have a specific meaning when used in their reporting. They are, of course, referring to the press releases distributed by the candidates. They must be checking some revisionist dictionary because I can’t seem to find any real language to help me follow along.

I don’t usually watch American Idol whenever it’s on, but I do like the first couple of shows each season. Getting a glimpse of people who think they are great singers getting a dose of reality is both painful and entertaining. It’s appropriate that the pre-election political season is also starting. It seems that most of the Congress has filed papers to start exploratory committees. The only thing that both events have in common is money.

It looks like everyone is getting ready for the next presidential election. Republicans and Democrats are all raising money and forming exploratory committees. It seems as though the Democrats feel emboldened by their recent victory. The Republicans have licked their wounds and are ready to get back to the fight. Polls are out that compare the potential candidates. What lessons should the candidates learn from the last election?