Quote of the Day 3/31/04

"When arguing with a stupid person, make sure he isn’t doing the same thing." Unknown.

Assassination Day Sale?

I saw this on Leno on Monday night during his "Headlines" segment. Unfortunately, it's encoded in such a way that I can't just paste it into this post. Follow this link.

Quote of the Day 3/30/04

"If there isn’t anything worth dying for then there really isn’t anything worth living for either.” Becky Lee

Quote of the Day 3/29/04

"The fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives is: Conservatives believe man was created in God’s image; liberals believe they are God." Ann Coulter

Scripture as a political weapon

On Sunday, in a speech to a mostly black, Baptist congregation in St. Louis, Democrat John Kerry incorporated Scripture into his latest criticism of President Bush. Referencing James 2:14, Kerry said, "The Scriptures say, 'What does it profit, my brother, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?' .... When we look at what is happening in America today, were are the works of compassion?"

After the speech, Kerry made it very clear that he did not mention President Bush by name in his speech and explained that he was merely referring to the current national leadership. What? Does Kerry think that anyone attending that speech was unsure of who Kerry was targeting with that comment?

Regardless, I fail to see what difference a specific mention makes. Either the statement was worth making or it was not.

Quote of the Day 3/28/04

"War is the only game in which it doesn’t pay to have the home court advantage." Dick Motta

Final Four is set

After one dominating performance by the UConn Huskies and three of the finest college baketball games you'd ever hope to see, all four tickets to the Final Four are punched. On Saturday night, UConn advanced easily past Alabama. Then Oklahoma State eeked out a dramatic victory over the feel-good story St. Joe's. On Sunday, Georgia Tech relied on fabulous point guard play from sophomore Jarrett Jack to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks in overtime. The Duke Blue Devils rounded out the Final Four with a hard-fought victory over the Xavier Musketeers. It was a great weekend of basketball. I'll be more than satisfied if next weekend's championship turns out to be half as good as these four games.

Check out this week's poll to cast your vote for who will cut down the nets in San Antonio.

NASCAR Results from Thunder Valley

Thanks to a tire problem with about 50 miles to go in the race, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only managed an 11th place finish this week at Bristol. That finish dropped Junior to third in the championship standings. Rookie sensation, Kasey Kahne also had a frustrating day at Bristol. Kahne's day was ruined by an incident that took place only 57 laps into the race. The wreck put Kahne's #9 Dodge in the garage for the rest of the afternoon. Kahne's 40th place finish dropped him six places in the championship standing to 11th position.

Kurt Busch took home the checkered flag and jumped into second place in the standings. Points leader, Matt Kenseth finished 5th and maintained his spot atop the championship standings. But, the strong finish was not without incident for Kenseth. Kenseth grabbed 5th place thanks to the old Bristol Bump 'n Run technique. Kenseth shoved Jamie McMurray out of the his way on the final lap. The push dropped McMurray to an 8th place finish. McMurray (possibly the best-looking driver on the circuit) took out his frustrations by spinning Matt Kenseth after the race had ended.

All in all, it was a typical day in Thunder Valley.

Bristol Weekend off to a Wild Start

The NACSAR Busch series' Sharpie's Professional 250 got the weekend in Bristol off to a wild start. A series of late-lap incidents led to the usual Thunder Valley temper flare-ups. But not everyone was mad at day's end. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. notched his first win as a team owner. Junior's Taco Bell Chevrolet, driven by Martin Truex, Jr., took home the checkers on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully Junior will find similar success behind the wheel on Sunday afternoon.

Quote of the Day 3/27/04

This quotation is chosen in honor of Daddy's birthday.

"Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned." Milton Friedman