Random Monday Musings on Tuesday

I have been thinking that Judge Sonia Sotomayor before too long is going to wonder why she ever wanted to be on the Supreme Court. It doesn’t seem to matter who you are or what you believe, the other party is going to turn you into a caricature of what they want people to believe about you. People who choose to be in public service, no matter which party, get skewered by those who oppose them and the news media that delights in reporting every lurid thing. I am finding that I no longer have the stomach to watch any of this.

I wish I had a sense of what to do with North Korea. I do believe that they are a real threat and I am not sure that there is much we can do about it right now. An air strike on them would mean an invasion of South Korea and I am not sure we have the resources to stop that let alone the political will.

Adam Lambert looks, to me, like Eddie Munster all grown up.

Wow. I watched Jon and Kate Plus 8 last night. It’s my oldest daughter’s fault. Had it not been for her I would have never known about them. I am trying to determine if they are having real problems or if this is to increase ratings. Of course, living your life on television, having your home life revealed to the world isn’t necessarily healthy for a marriage.

I do have to say that I find Kate’s anger at the paparazzi to be a little ‘out there.’ I mean, she chose to be a public figure and chose to air her life out there and she hasn’t exactly avoided interviews. What did she expect from all of this public exposure? Privacy?

Strict Roman Catholic Mel Gibson, who thinks that Roman Catholics should ignore Vatican II got his girlfriend pregnant. I guess he did follow teachings about contraception, but decided there was one rule he could overlook...

I am wondering how California can ban gay marriage but still recognize the marriages performed there as legal. Here’s an interesting question. We have several states that recognize gay marriage whereas the vast majority do not. What happens when people move or laws change in their own state, ie, California? Can a state not recognize something as legal from another state? If not, can states refuse to recognize driver’s licenses or license plates on out of state cars?

Rush Limbaugh thinks that Colin Powell should leave the Republican Party.

Let’s see. Colin Powell is a highly decorated retired General, retired Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is highly respected at home and abroad, a former Secretary of State who knows world leaders in numerous countries and has good relationships with them and is one of the finest military minds in the nation.

Rush Limbaugh is a thrice married, thrice divorced, recovering drug addict whose out of country junkets include Viagra when visiting nations with large numbers of prostitutes.

Let’s see, who would I trust?

I think that the debate is based upon ideological purity. I tend to find that leaders who have integrity are better all the way around than people who are ideologically pure. Of course, I don’t consider myself to be an ideologue all that much. Frankly, I don’t trust ideology a whole lot. I tend to put my trust in good people.

Finally Terrell Owens is bad mouth his old teammates and coaches in Dallas. He did this in Philadelphia and in San Francisco. If the coach and players on the Buffalo Bills believe that he won’t do so there as well, there is this bridge in Brooklyn that might be of interest to you...