Tax cuts and Kool-Aid

Days until I'm unemployed - 96
Days left as a bachelor - 193
Days until I start law school - 202

Al Sharpton is coming to Lehigh. Tonight, at 7:30pm, the Reverend Al Sharpton will give a speech to celebrate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (and hopefully get in a little Bush-bashing). I want to make this clear to everyone -- I love Al Sharpton. I did not vote for him, and, in the future, I probably will not vote for him...nonetheless, I love the man. Debates are more fun with him as a participant...you never know what you're going to get. He rolls his eyes, calls people out, and doesn't back down from his views whatsoever. And now, in honor of his visit to Lehigh tonight, here are some of my favorite Sharpton quotes:

* "I suggest to you tonight that if George Bush had selected the court in '54, Clarence Thomas would have never got to law school."

* "If I were president, I would go in and say, ‘We were wrong.’ Tony Blair and George Bush had a meeting, acted as though it was a world summit. Two guys in a phone booth acted like the whole world had met."

* "George Bush giving tax cuts is like Jim Jones giving Kool-Aid. It tastes good but it'll kill you."

Here are a few random thoughts:
* I wonder if our policy to never negotiate with terrorists is a good idea. Something about the absolute nature of it leaves me with a bad feeling.

* My puppy has a very large tongue. It makes me wonder...when he closes his mouth, where does it go? It seems much too large to fit in his mouth.

* The Colbert Report is almost as funny as The Daily Show. Watch it, Nation. You won't be sorry.

* What god did West Virginia piss off this month? Tragic and scary stuff...

News stories I think are important this week:
Alito will be confirmed...we're at a pretty important time in our nation's history, folks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/politics/politicsspecial1/24cnd-alito.html?hp&ex=1138165200&en=bf91db6c0d726a45&ei=5094&partner=homepage

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/alito/index.html

Palestinian elections on Wednesday...If Hamas wins the majority, will they work with Fatah, or will they go back on their word and take over the government? This will be a major roadblock to peace in the region.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Palestinian-Elections.html?hp&ex=1138165200&en=9a00aa8b6ee632f7&ei=5094&partner=homepage

What's privacy anyway? How much do we value our civil liberties? Senator John Cornyn said, "None of your civil liberties mean much after you're dead." It was my understanding that our civil liberties define our sense of "freedom." We're fighting wars to spread, as GWB puts it, God's gift to all human beings...their "freedom." But, now we're asking to give up our freedoms to win a war we're fighting to protect our freedom...I don't get it. As a people, we cherish our civil liberties so much, that we've chosen to die for them. So, no, you can't tap my phone for no reason, and my google searches are none of your business: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5165854

Something that may only interest me:
Cool new movies coming out this spring, but I'm still waiting for Spider-Man 3. Word around the campfire is Gwen Stacey will be in the movie. For those of you who don't know, Gwen was actually Peter's first love, and she died during a bridge-top battle between Spidey and the Green Goblin, similar to the end of Spider-Man 1. Mary Jane didn't show until later in the comic. It'll be interesting, so keep yourself updated: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413300/

Quote of the week:
"It moisturizes my situation, and preserves my sexy." Diddy, speaking about Proactiv skin cream.