Hard to find good help these days

So after months of stubbornly staying put, Alberto Gonzalez has finally resigned. This following other recent notable departures such as Karl Rove, and a bit less recently Scooter Libby and Rummy. The AG A.G. is no more. Here's W's statement concerning Gonzo's resignation:

"After months of unfair treatment that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position, and I accept his decision. It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeding from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons."

Almost all the places I went to find that quote corrected the presidents English and substituted impeded for impeding. But I heard the president say that on the radio and he definitely said impeding. Should the media really be correcting the presidents grammar? If the president of the United States is a dim-witted buffoon, shouldn't the people know about it, and not think he spoke correctly because newspapers correct him? But this is a little beside the point so maybe more on that another time.

A few points on what the president said...I don't think talented and honorable are good descriptions of Gonzo, but hey I can forgive that by thinking he was just being polite.
The thing that seems most bizarre is that W thinks it is sad if someone's name is dragged through the mud for political reasons. Maybe I've had him all wrong the last 7 glorious years, but I got the distinct impression that dragging someone's good name through the mud was one of his favorite pastimes. There's little doubt that it was THE favorite pastime of former WH hack Karl Rove. Seemingly just to add insult to injury, dragging people's good names through the mud for political reasons (and firing them) is pretty much the main thing Gonzo was being accused of anyway.

Keep watch for a more in-depth review of some of the highlights of Alberto's time in the white house

More Movies

I feel obliged to list some favorite movies after edgrimly and chopper posted their own lists. I'm going to try and avoid repeats even though some of their picks might be on my list (Blood Diamond, Lost in Translation, and Caddyshack especially)...so here goes:

Comedy: Dumb and Dumber, Coming to America, The Naked Gun, Road To ______

Not many movies make me laugh out loud through the whole thing but these did.

War Movies: Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, All Quiet on the Western Front

Even after seeing it countless times, Full Metal Jacket is still as engrossing as it was the first time. You won't find any Clive Cussler (Sahara) style filmmaking -war as an awesome X-treme sport-save the day and make it home by the weekend to bang all the hot chicks- in any of these though.

--Honorable Mention: Paths of Glory, 3 Kings, Thin Red Line, The Battle of Algiers

Sci Fi/Fantasy: Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, Terminator

Like Full Metal Jacket, I can watch the Fifth Element over and over and enjoy it every time.

Horror/Action/Thriller/Suspense etc.: The Italian Job, Munich, Mulholland Drive, Heat, Bourne Trilogy, The Devil's Advocate

Not even Neo-Ted Theodore Logan could ruin The Devil's Advocate, though try he did.

--Honorable Mention: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Had it not been made by Disney, this could have been a much greater movie. I know it's cliche to say that the book was better than the movie, but in this case there's no contest.

A few more: Opening Night/Woman Under the Influence/Faces, The Game, Cloak and Dagger, Touch of Evil, To Have and Have Not

O'Reilly and San Francisco

Factor seems to have a memory problem as bad as the AG's, and a wish to blow up cities like Tancredo. At least Tancredo admits what he says.

watch him tell Chris Dodd he never said San Francisco should be blown up

now watch him say San Francisco should be blown up.

Is there something wrong with the Earth's gravitational pull in 1985?

Don't pinch yourself, your not dreaming. The Delorean is coming back.