Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

I don't think most people calling things "Kabuki Theatre" have actually witnessed Kabuki Theatre I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Glad to see this guy convicted and glad he didn't get away with this heinous act. Murder is murder and the jury didn't need much time to figure that out. MSNBC : A man who says he killed prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller to protect unborn children has been convicted of murdering the doctor. A jury deliberated for 37 minutes Friday before finding Scott Roeder guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder . The 51-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Roeder testified that he shot Tiller in the head May 31 in the foyer of Tiller's church in Wichita because he believed Tiller posed an "immediate danger" to unborn children. His attorneys were hoping to get a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter for Roeder, but the judge ruled that the jury could not consider such a verdict. May Dr. Tiller's family now have some sort of closure. I am Frank Chow and I approved...

Yesterday was rough for the lady. Not cool. I think she got some sort of stomach bug or just ate something that set her off. Luckily today she is much better and hopefully this weekend she will be back in full force. This weekend our plans are to relax and do much of nothing. I will most likely be juicing my pecs and eating protein shakes as I am still hoping to audition for Jersey Shore II. No joke, how cool would that be? An Asian juicehead?! I tan easy. I can fist pump like crazy and my nickname is solid. Franky C. Ok am I the only one still depressed by the show's finale. I need a fix...wait that just solved my weekend, Jersey Shore reruns! Here are your highlights: March of the Deficit Peacocks Job creation? Tax credit for hiring businesses ? The Party of No strikes again with Paygo , psst Obama, they don't give a damn about anyone, but themselves. They aren't serious about deficits and they aren't serious in general. Hooray for bipartisan fairies! Uh-oh Link out o...

Can't get this song out of my head. Stripped down it is just as catchy and fun to sing. Absolute Punk : The complexities and dense topics still remain on Dinosaur, giving the album many layers for the listener to peel apart. Basically, My Dinosaur Life is the fusion of the best moments of Motion City Soundtrack’s previous three albums and expanding on that, while maintaining all the uniqueness and quirks that fans love about the band. This album will probably draw a lot of comparisons to Weezer’s first two albums, which won’t be surprising because there are a lot of similarities. But if Weezer created the nerdy/quirky pop-rock sound, then Motion City Soundtrack has perfected it on their best album to date, My Dinosaur Life. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

If we all just listened to Judd Gregg we'd be a Hooverific place! I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Or so that will be the headline soon enough...speaking about the "spending freeze" proposed by Obama and his administration Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated the Pentagon should be included as well. Huff Post : "While we all want to support our men and women in uniform... and our national defense and our veterans, I don't think that we should protect military contractors, and I want to make that distinction very clear," Pelosi said at her weekly press conference Thursday. The government can't minimize wasteful spending without auditing the Pentagon, Pelosi said, citing a 2009 report indicating that top U.S. weapons programs went over budget by some $296 billion. "I don't support exempting them from the freeze," she said. "So I think there has to be a bifurcation in terms of: we support our military and their families and we want them to have everything they need, but we do not support an entitlement program for overruns on the part ...

Ok so yesterday my computer got the swine flu or the ebola or some kind of virus and poof, I was out of commission. Couldn't post a damn thing. Stupid PC's. So that is why you didn't get any rage filled posts yesterday or any heads slamming on desks. Last night was great. Drinking Liberally was moved to Wednesday so everyone could watch the SOTU together. It also ended up being one of the "Watch parties" for OFA, so needless to say two rooms were packed and rowdy. I for one enjoyed the speech. It is hard not to like a speech by Obama, however this particular speech was more straight talk . I spoke with another anonymous blogger who agreed that speech last night was not for the policy wonks or pol heads like ourselves, but for those who have been missing it or those being misinformed. And if you ever doubted, HE IS THE PRESIDENT. The humor was great, the stabs were playful, the focus on jobs was paramount, and the talk of bipartisanship was fantasy. Overall I thi...

A shout out to some local boys. Love them or hate them, I will say it is crazy seeing a band I saw start in a basement (cough very close to where I live) in Virginia doing music videos for a major movie. Congrats to the Friday Night Boys! I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

You can't write a better shit than this! For all those haters out there, learn your lesson and don't be stupid. Don't mess with ACORN or you will end up in the slamma like MC Hammer. Josh Marshall : Remember James O'Keefe, the 'pimp' from the tag team of conservative 'journalists' who landed a massive blow on ACORN with their hidden camera series of videos showing ACORN employees discussing and advising on how to hide various forms of illegal acts? Well, O'Keefe just got arrested by the FBI down in New Orleans for his role in a plot to plant wiretaps in the state offices of Sen. Mary Landrieu. That was on federal property. So a big time felony. Once we heard that O'Keefe got clipped, we wondered whether this was another job for Andrew Breitbart who published O'Keefe's ACORN videos. Our Christina Bellantoni just got hold of him and he responded: "I need to find information on this. I'm out of the loop on this. I will make my dete...

This kid is sick. Needs to work on his defensive fundamentals still, but WOW . I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Rachel nails it, yet again. Jared Berstein did make it sound pretty though :) I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Howdy Tuesday! Normally I would be ranting and raving about stuff here, but instead I am going to save it for tomorrow night's State of the Union. Drinking Liberally was moved to tomorrow to accommodate the President and his big moment of unifying. It's not going to happen, but man it would be nice if he went American President on everyone . Heck even Dave! Talk about jobs, jobs and more jobs for people. Forget about the Republicans and go it alone, alas most likely we will get enough bipartisan to chew on we will vomit all over the teevee (ok sorry little bit of a rant). Anyone catch Castle last night? It was yet another fine episode. Sadly the lady had it figure out in the first 30 seconds, so CASTLE PEOPLE LISTEN UP. Mix it up a bit. I know you writers don't trust a soul near ya, especially your family members, but we are on to you and that is not good. P.S. Castle kiss Beckett already! Here are your highlights: The Spending Freeze , as I spoke about last night, econom...

Atrios : Giving Up Chuck Toddler informs us that Obama , in SOTU, will push for 3 year non-defense discretionary spending freeze. And then, I suppose, he'll "focus" on jobs. Message: Obama cares. We are ruled by idiots. Obama and his administration has pretty much had all their outlooks wrong this past year; stimulus was too small, unemployment is still at 10% and the real estate market ain't looking too good . Bang up job Timmeh and Larreh. Not surprised, obviously the move to the deficit spending while still blowing shit up is to appease our center right nation, who by the way knows absolutely nothing whatsoever . But I get the politics... FDR fell for this trap his second year as well and it led to a REAL "double dip" the so called deficit hawks pee their pants over. The question is if on Wednesday during the SOTU this "spending freeze" is a political game to make the bedwetters happy or really as idiotic as it sounds. MSNBC : Among the preside...

I know awesome when I read it and this will be turned on its head to be reverse sexism or the words of a "feminazi." Anyway I like it and say more of this please : Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) said that both Republican and Democratic women members of Congress understand how to care for relatives and thus want the healthcare system to change. "We go to the ladies room and the Republican women and the Democratic women and we just roll our eyes," she said. "And the Republican women said when we were fighting over the healthcare bill, if we sent the men home..." at which point she was interrupted by loud applause. "You know why? I'm not trying to diss the men but I'm telling you it's the truth that every single woman there has been responsible for taking care of a [relatives] and so we think we can find a common ground there," she said. I am not sure about finding common ground with some of the right-wing Republican females like Michel...

John Aravosis of AMERICAblog: DADT hearing, supposed to happen this week, is now 'not scheduled' Joe just called the Senate Armed Services Committee to find out when the Don't Ask Don't Tell hearing is going to be, the one that we were promised would happen this week. They told him the hearing hasn't been scheduled. We predicted this a good seven months ago. Let me quote my article in Salon last June: When, Mr. President, will be a good time to set my people free? When will the leader of the free world get a breather, a presidential timeout as it were? (And I thought this was the administration that could walk and chew gum at the same time.) Are we really to believe that 2010, a congressional election year, will be any more timely than today? Or 2011, the beginning of the presidential primaries? Or 2012, with a congressional and presidential election? There is quite literally no time like the present. Sigh, such a tiring narrative. The president doesn't have an...

One of the best speeches about comedy by an honorable man. I suggest we take his advice, truly inspiring. And Conan, can't wait till you are back on the tube! I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Super Bowl!!! Saints!!! How can you not root for the Saints this Super Bowl? I mean your choice is either the team of evil aka Manning's Horsemen or the team of New Orleans. After all they have been through who in their right mind, but the people of Indy, would root for the Colts? Exactly. Go Saints! The lady and I had a nice and relaxing weekend in Central Illinois. Not too bad. We got to get away, play some duck pin bowling and eat fried mushrooms at a local bar. And boy what mushrooms! I can still taste them. Not too happy to be back in cold Chicago right now. It is going to be a grumpy day ya'll... Here are your highlights: Time to Fight White House signals they are fed up with the filibuster The Real Story of America Teaching our children to enjoy witchcraft, Harry Potter gets its own theme park STIMULUS! Get your facts straight people Anyone, whether a Republican or Democrats, talking deficits and spending freezes at this time , can't be taken seriously. They always...

Fast forward to 5:39, I am off to Central Illinois. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy A little melodramatic as expected, but he says what most of us fear. Dahlia Lithwick at Slate : Even former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist once warned that treating corporate spending as the First Amendment equivalent of individual free speech is "to confuse metaphor with reality." Today that metaphor won a very real victory at the Supreme Court. And as a consequence some very real corporations are feeling very, very good. And that is a very, very bad thing for people. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Man the end of Jersey Shore was sad . Why did all the awesome have to end? And why in the world did Snooki and the Situation bump uggs? Duuuuuuuude! I know there are other things going on and a lot of whining and nonsense from the Democrats, but let's focus on one thing, what do I live vicariously through now? I mean the Shore was the shit. It was all the bad things I have never done in one season of trashy goodness. Seriously I am drinking a protein shake right now and working on the un-Situation! The post season "reunion" was pretty lame. Sammi Sweetheart is scandalous and shades mcgee. Ronnie and her broke up for like the 100th time in their short and total trainwreck of a relationship. I don't blame Ronnie for being pissed if I were him I would fist pump my way into a club and forgetta bout her! This weekend the lady and I are heading to Central Illinois because people get pregnant and you throw them parties for getting pregnant. I hope it includes mad juiceheads ...

I guess it isn't about equality, it is about putting Christianity on trial... Right Wing Watch has this Bill Donohue rant : Yesterday, the judge allowed Boies and Olsen to submit e-mails they obtained between the director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the bishops. Allowing such communication in a trial is unusual enough, but the purpose was even more invidious: to show that Catholics played a major role in passing Proposition 8. The lawyers did the same thing to Mormons, offering more e-mail “proof” of their involvement. ... Their goal is not to contest the First Amendment rights of Catholics and others—their goal is to put religion on trial. What they are saying is that religious-based reasons for rejecting gay marriage are irrational, and thus do not meet the test of promoting a legitimate state interest. That is why they have trotted out professors like Gary Segura of Stanford and George Chauncey of Yale to testify to the irrationality of the pro-Proposition 8 s...

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Dems must not believe in going out for the bell for round 12, Talking Points Memo : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just told reporters that she does not believe she has enough votes in the House to pass the Senate health care reform bill as-is -- at least not yet. "I don't see the votes for it at this time," Pelosi said. "The members have been very clear in our caucus about the fact that they didn't like it before it had the Nebraska provision and some of the other provisions that are unpalatable to them." "In every meeting that we have had, there would be nothing to give me any thought that that bill could pass right now the way that it is," she said. "There isn't a market right now for proceeding with the full bill unless some big changes are made." While she didn't say the option was dead -- "Everything is on the table," she said -- she outlined two very different options for passing a bill. She then added, "We'r...

YO IT'S FRANKY C! What Now?! The sky is falling. Democrats everywhere running scared. Please. Spare me. The narrative from the major news outlets is that Obama was never elected and the Democrats weren't given a sweeping majority. Yes Scott Brown won, but it says more about Massachusetts then anything. I am not buying some of the cowering being reported in, but then again I wouldn't be surprised. Like I stated yesterday progressives need to be even more aggressive . I will spare you the cheer leading because frankly my feet are frozen from the Chicago fuggin weather and I gots boots! Jersey Shore finale is tonight (how's that for transition bitches), so you know what the lady and I will be doing. Yeah they are everything I don't want to be, but it is damn fun watching them be everything and a bag of pickles! Holla! Fist pumping all day! Aight so here's the Situation: Paul Volcker Prevails , after Goldman Sucks posts RIDONKULOUS profits, the administration loo...

Long before I ever knew I was going to be a failure at music, I started at least three bands a year until the age of 21. One of those inceptions was a carbon copy of all the bands we were listening to at the time, but mostly Sunny Day Real Estate , Jimmy Eat World and the Promise Ring . Most of all I wanted to be and sound like Davey von Bohlen. The odd turns of his melodies and quirky lyrics made me want to dance in my skinny jeans. Needless to say I never became Davey von Bohlen and the band didn't sound like the Promise Ring either. Heck, we didn't get passed a basement show. Maritime isn't the Promise Ring. It is its own thing. The similarities are certainly there, however the band misses some of the youthful playfulness that was so infectious with von Bohlen's earlier songs. Sometimes it is hard to admit that your teenage favorites have grown up. Maritime hits Chicago in February and I can't wait. It's not the Promise Ring, but I like where this band is h...

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I spoke today with an aide for Rep. Mike Quiqley (IL). He stated that Congress is still hoping to hear what comes out of committee before making a final decision about health care reform. I did ask about the recent loss in Massachusetts and how that might effect the process, he stated that they were not concerned about it and it didn't effect how Quiqley or Congress would conduct business. Odd since if you read any paper, columnist or blog someone somewhere is screaming PANIC! Or writing the obituary for President Obama's term in office and the Democrats in 2010. The message seemed simple from Quiqley. Don't panic. I also asked about pushing through the Senate bill to which the aide stated, "that's not on the table." After hearing from President Obama that seems to be accurate. If anything we should learn from this beside to not commit political malpractice is that we need to be heard again and again. We have spent an entire year stressing the importance o...

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Huffington Post : A whites-only basketball league aims to launch in twelve cities this summer, according to a report in the Augusta Chronicle. The All-American Basketball Alliance would also ban players born outside the United States. The league's commissioner, Don "Moose" Lewis, claims that he doesn't "hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now." Thus, he says, the All-American Basketball Alliance would be "a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like." The report includes additional shocking quotes from the commissioner: Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color." ... "Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?" he said. "That's the culture today, and in a free country we should h...

This is why I write because sometimes you read something and yell at the screen at the alternate reality taking place. You read it and you know America has a lot to work to do and the reason you pen with rage is because people just don't get it. How I am not sure, but you know you have to keep on trucking because this shit gets a man enraged. Sullivan : Mort Zuckerman pronounces : He didn’t address the main issue. He means the economy. How anyone who has been sentient this past year can say such a thing merely reveals how effective the propaganda has been. Let's review: a stimulus package that has clearly helped turn the economy around and was skilfully structured to ensure that it didn't entirely fade away when the second year came around, a third of which was tax cuts; a bank bailout that is now being paid back; a lifeline to the car industry; major investment in infrastructure; extension of unemployment benefits; avoidance of a second great depression and a return to fra...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Well the world as we know it is upside down. The Democratic Party is over. Tea Baggers can win elections forever. Get ready for Republican rule for the rest of our lives. Obama is the Black Jimmy Carter. If you turn on the teevee or read the headlines, that is pretty much what the news outlets are saying. Wow. Our liberal media bias at work. Now, I am not going to downplay the significance of the win in Massachusetts , however if anything this should be a lesson to Democrats , if you play it lazy, if you don't get it done the people will forget how bad the other party is and vote against you. It is sad that the seat formally held by Ted Kennedy was won by such an asshat , but what we are going to hear for the next couple of weeks maybe months is exactly what I wrote above. It is not time to panic, but it is time to put a concerted focused effort so this doesn't happen throughout 2010. It is amazing how...

So I guess I will catch up on all the failure later tonight Chow!

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After reading all the comments from Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and teh papers, this song seems more than appropriate. The United States Of Mad. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

ESPN has some sad news. Welterweight champion Andre Berto, who I posted about earlier , has dropped out of his scheduled fight with Shane Mosley due to overwhelming family tragedy in Haiti . "Since the 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday evening, I have been focusing on my family and the Haitian people who are facing an inconceivable battle for survival while still trying to continue to prepare for an opportunity I have dreamt of since childhood," Berto said in a statement. "I lost several family members to the earthquake and, after two days without word, was relieved to learn that my sister, Naomi, and her daughter, Jessica, survived, but were left homeless. I have seen the pain in my parents' eyes as they attempt to understand what has happened to our homeland and recognize a place they once called home. "As a result of this disaster, I am mentally and physically exhausted and, therefore, I have no choice but to withdraw from my bout on January 30." B...

This statement sums up why I think Coakley will lose, look at the dialog : At a West Springfield rally on Sunday, a Brown supporter yelled out “Shove a curling iron up her butt’’. The remark was a crude reference to Brown’s opponent, Attorney General Martha Coakley, who was criticized in a recent Boston Globe story for failing to aggressively prosecute a sexual abuse case involving a curling iron. After that charming rallying cry, a video clip shows Brown grinning and saying, “We can do this.’’ A campaign spokesman said the Republican state senator didn’t hear what was said and was merely giving his standard stump reply. But if Brown didn’t hear it then, shouldn’t he - especially as the father of two daughters - be outraged now ? Instead, when Sen. John F. Kerry called upon Brown to curb his supporters, a Brown campaign spokesman replied “People are tired of John Kerry’s partisan politics. His baseless accusations reflect the desperate last gasps of a flailing campaign.’’ If Brown isn...

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Mass Backwards www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis It is going to be a barn burner!! The early word from Massachusetts is the booths are light. OR not light? And it doesn't sound promising. But you never know! Welp, I am sure the Democrats and Blue Dogs will take this act of laziness on their part as a rejection of "doing too much." 2010 will then include wanking over the deficit, budget hawks in favor of invading Yemen and Joe Lieberman becoming Supreme Chancellor... something to that effect . I for one will rage the eff on. Did anyone catch Castle last night ? Man was it good, if you haven't seen it I won't spoil it, but the increasing sexual tensions between Beckett and Castle are about to JUMP OFF THE SCREEN!!! The lady and I have recognized that they have a good formula going right now, "don't trust family" or else (insert creepy music here). I ...

The race for Senate in Massachusetts reminds me a lot of the NY-23 race , but I will hold my breath because the Senate has proven to be a thorn in our progressive side. Yes, admittedly it means more . Some people are hollering for heads already or declaring if Coakley loses that Obama is a failure. I will remind everyone that this is a much bigger issue . When times like these come up, when all of us want to go "how and the fugg did we end up here?" I will leave you a quote that has kept me great company over the years and it so happens to come from Men in Black : A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow. Not everyone is as informed on the issues, not everyone remembers Republicans being aw...

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Huffington Post : Critics of the Obama administration's proposed bank tax have called the levy arbitrary, punitive and unfair. Now they may repeat those same claims in court. The banking industry, the New York Times reports today, is hoping to stave off a tax that could cost the largest firms more than $1.5 billion each. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the banks' top lobbying group, the NYT reports, is currently considering challenging the constitutionality of Obama's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee. According to an email from SIFMA to Wall Street's banks obtained by the NYT, the tax "would unfairly single out and penalize big banks." We should make it even a harsher punishment. Perhaps putting them in time out and taking away their after dinner teevee privileges? Threatening them with a wooden spoon or daddy will bring out the leather belt to give them a whopping? Maybe take away their play time with mistresses and trans...

This is frightening. Right-wing legislators in Texas are proposing changes to our history books and they might actually be successful. TPM : The conservative bloc on the Texas State Board of Education won a string of victories Friday, obtaining approval for an amendment requiring high school U.S. history students to know about Phyllis Schlafly and the Contract with America as well as inserting a clause that aims to justify McCarthyism. Outspoken conservative board member Don McLeroy, who reportedly spent over three hours personally proposing changes to the textbook standards, even wanted to cut "hip-hop" in favor of "country" in a section about the impact of cultural movements. That amendment failed. The board also voted to delay further debate on the nationally influential standards until March, with a final adoption vote now scheduled for May. Just to emphasize the severity of these proposals here is one that luckily was not adopted: McLeroy proposed a clause in t...

A quick weekend indeed. The lady and I started off heading out to bowl and ended up at a hipster diner downing some booze. I kicked off Saturday with games of basketball, which I am still sore from, followed by a nice evening with the lady and I simply chilling. Sunday we rocked the grocery store action, football and then the HEAVENS OPENED UP AND GOD WAS GOOD TO ME! The lady made her grandmother's famous coffee cake. You say coffee cake? Frank what's so great about that? Only that God himself smiles every time it comes out of the oven! Just homemade goodness to your morning. And yes I will eat it all tonight. I am in the office as my company is anti-Uhmerican and we work on MLK day . It would be interesting to know what he would be doing if he were alive during our current political climate. Here are your highlights: Foreclosure crisis? It's not even close to being over Chicago Bears Defensive End Gaines Adams passed away yesterday morning Three Corpses in Gitmo Ezra Klei...

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the Hill : The leading House Democrat on military policy said Friday that he opposes repealing the law that bans openly gay people from serving in the military. Seventeen years ago, Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) played a major role in crafting the controversial law known as "Don't ask, don't tell." When President Bill Clinton wanted to lift the ban preventing gay people from joining the military, Skelton opposed the move. The end result was a compromise under which gay service members would conceal their sexual orientation. Now, after President Barack Obama pledged during his campaign and first year in office to repeal the law, Skelton finds himself on the opposite side once again. "I am personally not for changing the law," he said during a C-SPAN "Newsmakers" interview that will air Sunday. Because the military is engaged in two major conflicts, in Afghanistan and Iraq, changing the law would create "disruption" that can cause some "ser...

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With the tragedies and horror stories we are hearing about in Haiti, it is nice to see something like this : More here. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

January sucks. It is a new year. You get back to work, realize not much is different and you can't get back into the flow of working at the office. It is cold out. Really fuggin cold out and your commute is longer, busier and full of slips on the icy sidewalk. January sucks. But you know what doesn't? Football. Beer. Lady. And friends. So you suck it up till May when you get that glimpse of sun through the Midwestern skies. Tonight I am going bowling with the lady and some good friends. Something about chucking a ball down a lane that gets me psyched. I love it. Happy Friday homies! Here are your highlights: A year ago the Obama administration predicted unemployment would drop to 6% by 2011 , now that it isn't even close, anybody want to do something about? After tough negotiations, Cadillac Compromise Murdoch's Tea Party Plan? Taking my money out, JP Morgan Chase billions in profits THE DR. PHIL!! Paddy K weighs in on the United States vs. Europe debate The WaPo is a j...