...while wondering what ever happened to Geraldine Ferraro

Reason 412 we hate Dallas: About a week and a half ago, the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) RIF'd about 600 teachers. During a school year. Now, we had a hard time deciding which was worse -- letting an $84 Million budget deficit happen, or not noticing it until a month and a half into the academic year. Well, we did until this week, when the DISD posted 60 open teaching positions on their website. But, in typical Dallas fashion, it's no one's fault. School Superintendent Michal Hinojosa blames the accountants. Dude, isn't it part of a superintendent's job to actually watch the accountants? It's all right in line with the idiotic Weak Mayor, no one is to be held accountable system of mismanagement that is the hallmark of the City the Can't...Idiot of the week goes to Ashley Todd, in a walk. Just a couple of hints, dear. 1) If you are going to stage a bogus attack on yourself, do not include going to an ATM -- or anywhere else a freaking camera is present -- in the story. 2) If a crazed Obama supporter carving a B in your face is going to be part of the "attack", don't self-mutilate in a mirror. We're just saying...The McCain campaign really is on the verge of entering a realm of incompetence of Mondaleian proportions. The whole $150k to doll up Sarah Palin story is good fodder for late night comics and all, but the real problem here is that the RNC chose to spend ten times the amount of money on her clothing than they have on her top foreign policy advisor. In the GILF, the McCain campaign has a talented, articulate, attractive voice for their conservative base. The complete lack of effective management of that asset, more than anything else, is emblematic of how bad a campaign they have run...Big props to FOX for throwing a shout-out to the late Tug McGraw, by having son Tim, you may have heard of him, announce the World Series Game 3 starting lineups for the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite some lazy bats and horrific umpiring, things look good for the Phitin's, as they're up 2-1, with two more home games. And finally, from the The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same department, we leave you with this.

Until next time,
Paz