Archive for January, 2009

I guess I was right

Posted: January 20, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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I said that Ted Kennedy didn’t look good I was righter than I knew.

Ailing Senator Edward Kennedy collapsed at an inaugural lunch for Democratic President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was evacuated by medical staff, apparently suffering from convulsions, a congressional aide said.

Kennedy was wheeled out of the Capitol building on a stretcher surrounded by police and taken away in an ambulance, according to a Reuters witness.

Lets hope that things work out.

Time doesn’t cure all ills apparently

Posted: January 20, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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I’ve always had a soft spot for the elderly particularly those of World War II age. One tends to not suspect them but remember crooks, scam artists and asses grow old just like everyone else. The passing of time doesn’t change what a person is.

This is apparently true for the angry left as they made it a point to chant against president Bush as he was introduced at the inaugural.

The election of President Obama is not going to magically change hateful angry people into gentlemen.

Althouse is not impressed.

It didn’t rate a page at Kos or Talkleft or Huffington. I’m so surprised.

Update: Chris Matthews is embarrassed, I didn’t know that was possible.

Not bad but not 2004 Red Sox

Posted: January 20, 2009 by datechguy in baseball, opinion/news
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C-Span says the crowd was 1-2 million. That’s not bad but its smaller than the crowd in the rain that celebrated the Red Sox 2004 world series win.

President Obama: Some observations

Posted: January 20, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Just back from running errands, putting away groceries etc. Some thoughts.

The line at the post office was long since the stamp machine was broken. I couldn’t help but notice the photos of then President Bush and VP Cheney in the entrance way. I don’t know if those came down at Noon but they were up as of 11:15 and some people in line didn’t like it.

Noticed that Biden was sworn in first with a flourish in the middle so technically for about 5 min Bush was president with Biden as his VP.

To answer the question I was at a traffic light eating a Big Mac.

John Roberts is a great jurist and a fine supreme court justice but COME ON how do you blow the oath of office? He won’t live that down in a hurry.

I stayed parked at Romano’s mkt listening to the speech, not bad some minor weak spots but not bad.

Thought the crowd might Boo when he thanked President Bush.

I noted that the snow drifts didn’t instantly melt nor did the ground open up and swallow the country whole. This must have been a great shock to two very different groups of people.

Watching the dinner on C-Span, boy Ted Kennedy has lost a ton of weight, dying tends to do that to you. I don’t much care for his politics but its sad to watch a person die like that.

The two local stations didn’t carry Rush’s critique or Rush at all. I would have been interesting to hear it in real time but I’ll have 4 years at least to hear and or Join in Rush’s Critique of President Obama.

Joe Biden’s wife is really good looking, I can’t help but like the man. He’s wrong on a lot but I bet o na personal level he can be counted on.

Has a mother-in-law ever moved into the White House?

Obama is greeting McCain and Gore. McCain doesn’t seem upset that he lost, you can still see resentment on Gore’s face. (Saw that on Kerry’s wife’s face to in the crowd.)

Watching him work the crowd he looks good and confident. I don’t care for the idolatry of his fans in the media but he SHOULD be confident he can make a difference. If he wasn’t he wouldn’t be going for the job.

Starting tomorrow the rubber hits the road we will now see if he can cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a Herring govern.

If he can win the war on terror and turn the economy around he’ll be a winner in my book.