Houston ISD High School Student Drowns in Pool

Below is an article from the Houston Chronicle about a student drowning in a school's swimming pool.

A 17-year-old high school senior died Thursday afternoon after being pulled from a high school swimming pool.

The student, along with eight to 10 others, were lingering in the natatorium after a physics experiment in the campus pool at Westside High School when a decision was made to jump back in the water, Houston ISD spokesman Terry Abbott said.

Several students jumped into the deep end at the same time, Abbott said.

The student was under water for an estimated three to four minutes before someone saw him at the bottom of the pool. He was pulled to the surface by the physics teacher and another student.

Artificial respiration was started shortly after 3 p.m. at the campus at 14201 Briar Forest near State Highway 6, officials said.

The student was taken to Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m., Abbott said.

Students had been told to stay away from the deep end by their teacher, Abbott said.

"It's a horrible accident," he said.

The incident was recorded on a school surveillance camera that is being reviewed by authorities. Counselors will be available to Westside students on Friday, Abbott said.

I am sorry for the young man's family. This is a tragedy. However, I see a lawsuit in the future, a teacher possibly losing his/her job a/long with their teaching credentials, an administrator who will possibly lose his/her job, and a school district who is going to have a LARGE monetary judgment against them.

State law REQUIRES that a trained first responder [IE: lifeguard, coach, or CPO (certified pool operator)] be on deck anytime a swimming pool is in use, that has no other duties than to watch the pool and the participants in the pool area.

What I want to know is why nobody noticed that the student was missing?

It seems to me that MANY people did not do their jobs and as a result, cost someone their life.

If it is the case that the students were playing around and jumped into the pool, it seems to me that perhaps the student himself is somewhat to blame for his own death

However, the law also states that the doors of the pool must be locked when there is no one there to monitor the pool and pool area.

Someone is going to pay BIG TIME. There is no doubt about that.

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” - Josiah Charles Stamp

Houston ISD Superintendent Gets $75,000 Bonus

Houston ISD Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra pocketed nearly all of his performance bonus this year, earning $75,000 of a potential $80,000.

The bonus, based mostly on student test scores, comes on top of Saavedra's annual $302,000 salary. Add in other perks, such as his car allowance, and Saavedra's total deal lands in the $450,000 neighborhood.

School board president Harvin Moore said Saavedra, who became chief of the state's largest school district in 2004, deserved the extra money. Saavedra's bonus equals about 25 percent of his base pay.

The average bonus for a teacher this year was about $2,100, based on preliminary numbers. That represents about 4 percent of the average teacher salary.

Ckick here to read more.

Please tell me what you fellow educators out there think about this.

"The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself." - John Kenneth Galbraith

High School Students Sues UT-Austin Over Racial Preferences

An 18-year-old Sugar Land, Texas student sued the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, challenging the school's use of racial preferences in its admissions policy.

Read more by clicking here.

It is time to do way with ALL race indication on college applications. Race has nothing to do with getting into college. If you can meet the entry requirements, you get in. No race should have a preference, regardless of possible past injustices.

What do the educators out there think? Please post your comments.

"All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.” - Earl Warren

Clinton's Chief Strategist Steps Down

The manager of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign says Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as chief strategist of the campaign.

Campaign manager Maggie Williams issued a statement Sunday saying the action comes after what she referred to as "the events of the last few days."

Read the article on the Houston Chronicle website by clicking here.

People in the Clinton camp seem to be jumping ship left and right. Perhaps they know something we don't (or what we really do).

"If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time” - Chinese Proverb

Clinton's Release Tax Returns (for what they are worth)

In the past eight years, Bill and Hillary Clinton earned a combined $109 million, with the former president collecting nearly half of that money as a speaker hired at times by companies that have been among his wife's most generous political supporters.

Read the story by clicking here

It is interesting to note that the the majority (or more) of their charitable donations when to their OWN foundation.

In addition, it is noted in another forum that 18 million dollars is uncounted for. Read that story by clicking here.

I am not above making a buck, but it seems these two are really raking in the bucks from their "political connections."


"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Battlestar Galactica 4th Season Premier TONIGHT

Tonight is the night! The 4th and final season of Battlestar Galactica premiers tonight at 9:00pm CDT on the SciFi Channel.

My lovely bride and I have been waiting for months for the 4th season to begin.

We were both fans of the original series from the 1980s. The current series is so much better.

The two main questions in everyones mind are as follows:

1. Will the humans find Earth,?
2. Who is the final (12th) Cylon?

I have my thoughts on both and will discuss them in due time.



Very few shows have displayed the quality and intensity of this series. If you have not ever watched it, tune in tonight. You will become mesmerized immediately.

Starbuck: Permission to speak off the record, sir?
Tigh: Granted.
Starbuck: You're a bastard.

New Texas Truth Poll

I have posted a new reader poll.

Look at the left side bar for the latest poll question.

Who has made the biggest mistake of the 2008 Presidential Race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Barack Hussein Obama
John Sidney McCain

Vote quickly and make your voice heard.

"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?" - Harry S. Truman

Results of Texas Truth Poll

The latest Texas Truth poll results are in. The poll question was "Who are you least likely to vote for for President."

The results are below:

Hillary Clinton 32%
Barack Obama 22%
John McCain 22%
Not Any Democrat 19%
Ron Paul 3%
Mitt Romney 3%

The clear winner was Hillary Clinton with Barack Obama and John McCain coming in second.

Check in for the newest Texas Truth poll soon.

"Every man is a fool in some man's opinion” - Spanish Proverb

Third Graders Hatch Plot to Attack Teacher

A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigned children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward. The plot involving as many as nine boys and girls at Center Elementary School in Waycross, Georgia.

Click here to read more.

I will post my thoughts on this later.

PS: NAIL THEIR LITTLE ASSES TO THE WALL!!!!

"He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes" - Proverbs 13:24

7 Mexican-born Texas Death Row Inmates Lose Appeals

Seven Mexican-born inmates on Texas' death row lost their bids for appeal today before the U.S. Supreme Court, following the court's ruling last week that another Mexican-born inmate's case couldn't be reopened despite an order from President Bush.

Read more by clicking here.

If they want to spend their lives in jail rather than face the death penalty here for murder, they should have stayed home. These laws are not new. They have been on the books for years.

I say "Strap them to the gurney and put the needle in their arms." I have no sympathy for these pieces of trash. The world will be better when they are gone.

"I believe there would be people alive today if there were a death penalty.” - Nancy Reagan

Nothing Much Going On Today

I have been very busy today. When I got home, I surfed around the net and could find nothing that I felt compelled to write about.

Perhaps it is the fact that I am tired or the fact that nothing happened in the world today that caught my eye.

Either way, I am going to call it a day. I am going to relax and watch a bit of television before going to bed early.

Everyone have a safe and restful Sunday night and I will see you tomorrow.

"God help me. I'm so tired. I need my sleep. I make no bones about it. I need eight hours a day, and at least ten at night.” – Bill Hicks

Donald Trump and "Kristen" To Team Up?

Ashley Alexandra Dupré (aka Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, aka Ashley Youmans, aka Kristen) could be milking her 15 minutes of fame, but instead she is in hiding. All these offers keep coming her way and I wonder if she is going to peak her head out from under whatever rock she is under to considering them.

The newest offer is coming from none other than Donald Trump. Trump has a new reality show on MTV and he wants Ashley to join the cast.

The show has been referred to as a "Lady or a Tramp" style show. So what is this show all about? Donald will get fifteen party girls and send them off to a boarding school type of atmosphere.

Is he trying to make whores into housewives? Hey, if he "reformed" former party girl Tara Conner who knows what The Donald could do right.

Trump is just as much of a sleaze as she is. He wants to make money off this whore.

The sad fact is that people will watch this trash. They both should be condemned as "trash" and ran out of the country.

"This is a sleazy arrangement" - Walter Hamilton

Obama Suggests Ex-Pastor Acknowledged His Controversial Remarks Were Inappropriate

Barack Hussein Obama seemed to suggest in an interview aired Friday on "The View" that his former pastor Jeremiah Wrught has acknowledged that his controversial remarks were inappropriate and hurtful, although there are no public accounts of the minister having done so.

No where can I find (or anyone else, for that matter) can find where or when Wright made this acknowledgement.

This is another spin job by Obama and his camp. This guy is dangerous. He cannot be trusted. We need to make sure that everyone is watching him and keep their attacks up.

He does not need to be the President of the United States.



“I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It recognizes that the public will not support the actual policies. Therefore it is important to prevent any knowledge or understanding of them.” - Avram Noam Chomsky

The National Anthem by The Cactus Cuties

I was over at one of my fellow and favorite bloggers, Law and Order Teacher , this evening. He had a post about five young ladies, known as the Cactus Cuties, and their rendition of the National Anthem. He found it on Right on the Left Coast blog. I want to first thank both of them for calling to my attention these fine young ladies and their talent.

This is a video of the Cactus Cuties. They are very talented young ladies ranging in age from 8 to 13 singing The Star Spangled Banner. The performance was at the Texas Tech vs Texas basketball game January 20, 2008 in front of over 11,000 people. The Cuties are Andi, Baylee, Blaire, Madeline and Tatum. The group is named for the Cactus Theater in Lubbock, Texas and are coached by Cami Caldwell.

Listen to the clip below. This has to be one of the best performances of the National Anthem I have ever heard. When I heard it, tears came to my eyes. It is beautiful. As I said, listen and see if you do not agree.




“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nipple Piercings + Airport Security = STUPIDITY

A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation.

"I wouldn't wish this experience upon anyone," Mandi Hamlin said at a news conference. "My experience with TSA was a nightmare I had to endure. No one deserves to be treated this way."

Hamlin, 37, said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. 24 when she was scanned by a Transportation Security Administration agent after passing through a larger metal detector without problems.

Click here to read more.

HEY.....MANDI HAMLIN.....ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!

Get them damn nipple rings out before you board an airplane. What makes you think you have the right to board a plane with medal on (or in) your body. I certainly would not be allowed to board.

Everything in life is about "attitude." This woman should have used her head when she was dressing for the flight. Why would a 37-year-old woman want to have her nipple's pierced? That is just CRAZY!!!

How can she thing she as a civil rights complaint? I didn't know nipple piercings were a civil right.

HEY.....MANDI HAMLIN.....YOU ARE AN IDIOT!!!!!

"Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!” - George Carlin

Hillary's Numbers Crashing!!!

Hillary Rodham Clinton's popularity has taken a nosedive. Her 37 percent positive rating is the lowest the NBC/WSJ poll has recorded since March 2001, two months after she was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York.

Click here to read more.

The democrats are imploding, I am happy to say. If the scandals keep coming, Barack Hussein Obama will soon be following her.

"Everything popular is wrong" - Oscar Wilde

Hillary Misspoke and Was "Sleep-Deprived" YEAH, RIGHT!!

Hillary Rodham Clinton said today she made a mistake in claiming that she came under hostile fire in Bosnia 12 years ago.

Clinton began retracting the remarks in a series of private interviews Monday and Tuesday before addressing about two dozen reporters in Pittsburgh after a speech.

She told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "I was sleep-deprived, and I misspoke."

Yeah...right...and her husband didn't inhale or have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky.

A liar married to a liar. She is going down in flames. It could not happen to a better person.

"Great talker, great liar." - French Proverb

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Begins in Greece with Protests

The 2008 Olympic Torch Relay began today in Greece. Actors portraying Greek priestesses ignited the torch.

Experience taught me that there would be protests during the event and indeed, they did happen.

Political activists made good on their promise to protest the lighting of the Olympic torch on the site of Ancient Olympia today. In response to the ongoing situation in Tibet, the group Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, had been calling for a complete boycott of the opening ceremony, saying in a statement:

"We cannot let the Chinese government seize the Olympic flame, a symbol of peace, without denouncing the dramatic human rights situation in the country"

Three members of the RSF busted through a line of over 1,000 police officers (3 against 1,000 – and they got through)? That is not my idea of security with one running up behind the head of the Beijing Olympic committee while he was giving us internationally broadcast speech. The protester was holding a black flag that depicted the Olympic Rings made from handcuffs.

An hour later another group of protesters covered in red paint laid down in the town's main street, before being chased down by the cops. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge publicly commended the protesters on their ability to remain non-violent during their protest.

This Olympics is going to be interesting. The protests in Mexico City 1968 and boycotts in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 are going to seem like child’s play.

I do not foresee any major boycotts but I do see major protests. Stay tuned for further updates.

"To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men" – Abraham Lincoln

Joey Vento (Geno's Steaks) Sign Ruled Legal

Joey Vento, owner of Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia, has been vindicated. The city's human relations commission has ruled that a "speak English when ordering" sign does not discriminate against people who don't speak the language.

I have been following Joey and his plight for a while now. Joey has a sign up in his cheese steak stand that reads "This is America. When ordering, speak English."

My lovely bride and I have visited Geno's on numerous occasions. Whenever we are on the east coast and withing driving distance of Philly, we go to Geno's. We both love their cheese steaks and have met Joey's son Geno.

In fact, young Geno gave us two of their employee's shirts which have Geno's logo on the front and their famous saying on the back. He also gave us numerous writing pens and a few stickers.

I say KUDOS to Joey and his right to put up whatever sign he likes in his business. I have taken some heat on the blog sphere for my support of Geno. Well, to those people I say....if you don't like the ambiance at Geno's, then go to Pat's King of Steaks.

“Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.” - William Orville Douglas

Decorating, Hiding Eggs Can Pose a Health Hazard

A story, released by the UPI, states that researchers have determined that decorating eggs for Easter may be hazardous to ones health. This is another case of some groups constant desire to trash traditional holidays. How come many of us made it through childhood, doing many of the things that are not deemed undesirable, lived to a ripe old age. This is just CRAZY.

Decorated eggs are the highlight of the Easter holiday for many, but they can also be a potential pathway for food borne illness, a U.S. dietitian warns.Dietitians at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas say egg artisans can help prevent illness -- and possibly a trip to the local emergency room -- by deciding prior to coloring whether they plan to eat their works of art."If you want to eat decorated hard-cooked eggs, be sure that all the decorating materials are food-safe and that you wash each egg beforehand," Vickie Vaclavik, a registered dietitian and clinical nutritionist says in a statement. "Also, wash your hands between all the cooking, cooling, dyeing and decorating processes and keep the finished hard-cooked eggs refrigerated as much as possible."Vaclavik says individuals who "hide" eggs should carefully place the eggs, considering location to ensure that the decorated eggs aren't tainted by contamination from animals or lawn chemicals.

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." – Albert Einstein

Democrat Wants 50 Cent Per Gallon of Gas Tax

The headline read "Michigan Congressman Wants 50-Cent Tax Hike on Every Gallon of Gas." When I saw it, I said to myself, "It has to be a Democrat." As I read the article, I found out my instinct was correct.

Michigan Democrat Representative John Dingell wants to help cut consumption with a 50-cent a gallon gas tax.

Read the entire article here.

This is another GREAT idea from the Democrats. Remember this proposal is from the political party that wants chance. I guess the change they want it the change that we have in out pockets.

Dingell is a typical low-life Democrat. Take more money from the citizens and use it on a program that will never work.

"There is no such thing as a good tax." - Winston Churchill

Spitzer Call Girl Already Gone 'Wild'

Ashley Alexandra Dupre's (aka Ashley Youmans, aka Kristen, aka Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro) previous life may have cost her a cool million dollars.

Joe Francis, the founder and owner of "Girls Gone Wild" had reached out toDupre, now 22, with an offer of $1 million to appear in a non-nude spread for his company's new magazine, plus a chance to join the "Girls Gone Wild" tour bus.

Francis said someone had a revelation at the Tuesday morning staff meeting: Did anyone think to check the archives. They did, he said -and there she was. He also stated his employees got to work on pulling the footage and planned to offer it on the Web site by Tuesday evening, with a free sampling on the front page and the rest available with a $29.95 monthly subscription.

According to a “Girls Gone Wild” press release, Dupre visited Miami in 2003 to celebrate her 18th birthday. After fighting with a friend and getting thrown out of her hotel, Dupre found a nearby “Girls Gone Wild” bus, the company said.

She signed legal papers and spent a full week on the bus, filming seven full-length tapes which included nudity and same-sex encounters, according to the company.

“I personally ended up buying her a Greyhound bus ticket back home to North Carolina,” Francis told the AP.

The plot thickens on Dupre. I guess she has more of a past than anyone realized.

I think one of my students put it best when they said "She is nothing but a skank." I am so amazed, at times, that my students are as observant as they are.

Joe Francis and Dupre deserve each other. They are both scum. Perhaps the IRS should investigate both of their finances. One thing is sure. I wonder how long Dupre waits to try to sue Francis. After all, she wants to make money any way she can.

"All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes." - Winston Churchill

Obama Caught in a Lie

Contrary to Senator Barack Hussein Obama's claim that he never heard his pastor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. preach hatred of America, Obama was in the pews last July 22 when the minister blamed the "white arrogance" of America's Caucasian majority for the world's suffering, especially the oppression of blacks.

It looks like Barack Hussein Obama has been caught in a lie. Imagine that. Barack Hussein Obama telling a lie to divert attention from his relationship with his radical, racist preacher Jeremiah Wright.

Barack Hussein Obama is digging himself a deeper and deeper grave. It will not be long until his Presidential aspirations are nothing but a bad memory.

"No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar." - Abraham Lincoln

Call Girl's Lawyer Lashes Out at Media

New York Governor (at least for one more day) Eliot Spitzer's favorite hooker, Ashley Alexandra Dupre (AKA Ashley Youmans, AKA Kristen, AKA Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro) is upset that photos from her MySpace account are being posts by the media.

Her attorney, Don D. Buchwald, said Dupre did not consent to the use of her photos in this manner, and the usage may be a violation of federal copyright laws. He said the photos have appeared on commercial Web sites without her consent.

This little tramp is trying to prolong her 15 minutes for commercial gain. She has been offered one million dollars top post for "Penthouse." At this time, she has not accepted or declined the offer.

I wonder how long until Dupre is charged with a variety of crimes? Yes, I know she is being subpoenaed to testify against the owners and operators of the Emperor’s Club VIP, but she has committed numerous crimes and should be charged with them

First off, she is working as a call girl. It does not matter that she was $1000 an hour hooker. She is a prostitute and evidence exists that she actively participated in the act.

Secondly, I bet she did not pay income tax from her earnings in the "world's oldest profession." The IRS should check into her finances.

Thirdly, she started a business to promote her singing career. I would be willing to bet she did not fill out all the necessary forms and obtain the required licences to operate a business in New York.

I do not feel at all sorry for this young lady. She willingly chose to be a prostitute. With that choice comes everything that is associated with being a prostitute and all that choice implies.

If she had not wanted her photos to be plastered all over television, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet, she should not have become a hooker.

Come call her a "high class call girl." How can anyone who is a hooker be called high class?

She is a hooker. Nothing more and nothing less. If she committed crimes, she should be charged right along with Spitzer, her former employers at the club, and anyone else involved.

After all, is not prostitution a crime, no matter what it is called?

"What's in a name?
that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet"

From William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, published in 1594.

Attacks On His Church Trouble Obama

This headline "Attacks on his church trouble Obama" (also posted above) is from a story posted on the Chicago Sun Times website. Barack Hussein Obama seems to be having trouble with his memebrship in the Trinity United Church of Christ and its racist, radical pastor Jeremiah Wright.

Barack Hussein Obama has this black cloud over his Presidental bid and it will not go away.

My response is "Too Bad...So Sad."

Read the article on the Chicago Sun Times website and pay attention to Barack Hussein Obama responses. He is lossing sleep over this.

Now people will geing to see he is not worthy of residing in the White House. Heck, he should not be representing people in the Senate.

The storm is rolling in. Barack Hussein Obama had better learn how to swim.

"Facts are stubborn things." - Ronald Reagan

Obama on "Hannity and Colmes"

Barack Obama was on "Hannity and Colmes" tonight. It was an exclusive interview that was conducted earlier today by Major Garrett on Fox News.

He was questioned about his relationship with Jemimah Wright and what his views were concerning Wright.

Obama seemed flustered and stammered during the interview. He tired to explain his views but seemed confused and struggled with his response.

He certainly looked to be out of his insulated, protected arena that he has placed himself in since he began running for President.

The facade that is Barack Obama is coming down. He is nearing the end of his run for the Presidency. He is finding out when he does not have all the questions before they are asked, he has to think on his feet. It is clear after this interview that he cannot.

The end is near for Obama. Now bring on Hillary. Her days are numbered too.

"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.” – Winston Churchill

Obama: The Fat Lady (or Preacher) is Singing

The heat seems to be rising on Barack Obama. There are calls for him to cut all ties with radical, racist preacher Jeremiah Wright and to denounce him in no uncertain terms.

Obama has been a member of his church for 2o years. Wright married him and his wife and baptised both of the Obama children.

If he does not cut all ties with Wright, many will condemn him as accepting and adhering to Wright's statements.

If he does cuts all ties with Wright, others will condemn him for abandoning his pastor, his church, and a fellow black man.

Either way, I think this will be the nail in the coffin for Obama. His support is going to dwindle and his will lose many of his supporters.

This controversy is not going to go away. He is in deep water and cannot swim. He is in the fire and has no way to get water. He is going down like the Titanic and all the lifeboats are gone.

People are going to finally find out how he is not qualified to be President. They are also going to find out he is not qualified to be a senator.

I for one, feel he should be forced to step down from his senate seat and terminate his run for the White House.

After all, if he was a Republican, that is what the Democrats would be saying.

In any case, he SHOULD step aside and fade into memory. His career is dead. He should be buried.

"One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.” – Oscar Wilde

Obama's Racist Preacher Jeremiah Wright

Barack Obama's minister and spiritual leader, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, is (or was, since he is retiring the end of May) the head for the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Obama has been a member of this church for 20 years, Wright married Obama and his wife, be baptised Obama's children, and is one of the my racist preachers out there.

He preaches Black supremacy, White hatred, and anti-American rhetoric in every one of his sermons. He is a anti-white hate monger who feels that blacks would be better of if there were no Whites in the United States.

Click here for a link to his church. Read the posts and information on the site. It is amazing that this church and its leader are not labeled as "hate organizations."

Obama is going to have to answer questions about his relationships with Wright. He is going to have to justify his attendance and membership in the church. he is going to have to explain his relationships with Wright with more than a vague quote like "He is like and uncle who you loved but don't necessarily agree with on everything."

If Obama was a conservation Republican, he would be held to a different standard.

Perhaps Geraldine Ferrero was correct in her recent assessment.

"At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being." - Friedrich Otto Hertz

Spitzer Resigns as Governor of New York

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation today under bloating pressure from state lawmakers and the public. It will be effective Monday.

Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will become the 55th governor of New York and the state's first black governor. He is also the nation's first blind governor.

If Spitzer had been a Republican, he would be held to a different standard. Liberals would be lining up to hold the noose for the lynching. They would be declaring how conservatives have no morals, and how they are hypocrites.

I hope the Federal Government goes after him with all the force of their department.

Spitzer's wife was standing at his right side, showing her support of her husband. Surprisingly, I do not have a problem with that. She should show her support for her husband. After all, she can enact her punishment and receive her pound of flesh later.

Reaction by various politicos is as follows:

"I'm deeply saddened by this turn of events and my thoughts are with Gov. Spitzer's family during this painful time. I would also like to express my support for Lt. Gov. David Paterson. I look forward to continuing to work with him on behalf of the people of New York. David has overcome every obstacle and broken every barrier in his path and I know that he'll continue to display that leadership and determination as governor." — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"My thoughts are with the governor and his family at this difficult time and I think what we have to do now is to move forward. ... (Paterson's) somebody that everybody says nothing but nice things about, and I think he can pull this state together and carry it through what is obviously a very difficult period for all of us." — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

"It's stunningly tragic. Everybody is piling on, talking about what Eliot Spitzer did wrong. One of the things he did right was to ask David Paterson to be his lieutenant governor." — Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y.

Like all New Yorkers I am saddened by what we have learned over the past several days. On a personal level Gov. Spitzer and Silda have been close and steadfast friends. As an elected official the governor has worked hard for the people of New York. ... It is now time for Albany to get back to work as the people of this state expect from us." — Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who will become governor Monday.

"He (President Bush) has Gov. Spitzer and Gov. Spitzer's family in his thoughts and prayers. And he looks forward to working with Lt. Gov. Paterson when he takes over the post on Monday." — White House press secretary Dana Perino.

"My heart goes out to his wife and to his family at this time. He must deal with his own problems in his own way. But it is now time for us and all New Yorkers to move forward." — Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, who emerged as Spitzer's main political nemesis.

"Obviously I think he made the appropriate decision, and my heart and my prayers go out to the members of his family." — Sen. John McCain.

Obviously, the Democrats are going to support a fellow Democrat. The Republican's reaction is also what I would expect. They (the Republicans) are showing support for the man and his family and are not atatcking him personally.

If the shoe was on the other foot, (Spitzer was a Republican), the Democrats would be up in arms, calling for more than his resignation. That is why I have no respect for Democrats. On the whole, they base their reaction to an event on how it will affect their party and other Democrats.

More on this later.

"Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror." - Ann Coulter

Spitzer Has Used Hookers for 6 Years

New York Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer has been soliciting high-priced hookers for at least six years and possibly for more than a decade. You can read the story in The New York Post by clicking here.

This stroy just keeps getting better and better. You know if it was a Republican that was in this mess, people would be calling for his head.

One can only hopes this has an effect on the Democrats chances for the White House.

"Colin Farrel was recently asked about prostitutes and he said, 'It's like ordering a pizza.' Really? What restaurant is he going to? All I ever get is a pizza...I guess in some ways it is - when it's delivered, it's never quite as hot as you hoped it would be. "- Jay Leno