I just finished reading The Life and Death of Petra Kelly. She was one of the co-founders of the Green Party in Germany - which is the most sucessful one so far...they've had more people elected to higher offices than any GP in the world.

I guess you gotta be a little nuts to get stuff done. People are so messed up and there are so many "interests" competing against each other that if you really want to make things happen you have to be different...you probably can't have a normal relationship or hold a job for a long period of time. While you may do the most altruistic things, you still should have an ego the size of Montana.

That's why when you meet your "hero" s/he is never what you expected - to get to a level of power or celebrity you have to be a bit...off. Almost by definition. That is unless your hero is a tax attorney.

"No disrespect to the (tax attorneys), but we have what we call (tax attorney) plays. No disrespect intended."

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Seriously...can any individual have an "arch-enemy"? Really. Batman has an arch-enemy...Captain Undepants has an arch-enemy. But have you ever heard a person say that s/he has an arch-enemy? Dude, you need a heaping tablespoon of Get Over Yourself. This isn't Spy vs. Spy, MF'er...

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I don't know how much more I can keep coming here and typing about The War Criminal. I mean, it's going to be four years of...he said this stupid thing...he's screwing this group of people...he's pissing off this country. Whatever. That's what we're stuck with...like it or not.

Our focus should be on the other politicians...Congress...State Legislatures...

Oh, by the way...did you realize that there are elections only 11 months away...shoot, some this spring. This Democracy thing...it's not a once every 4 year thing. You gotta stay paying attention. Put down the freakin remote and do some reading...go to a school board meeting...town council....whatever. Their general meetings are only once a month. Go and ask questions. Does it have to become your whole life? No. But find out what's going on...then talk about it with people you usually hang with...you can still sit around, drink cheap beer and talk about football, just mix in some local & state politics. If you let it stay taboo (don't talk politics or religion) then The Man will continue to screw you.

Hell, if it gives you another place to "Wooooo!" Go for it. Start a wave at your next town board meeting. Paint your face the town colors. Get "Where life is worth living." shaved into the side of your head. Unless you don't live in Webster...then you're just a retard.

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Which reminds me...I know I'm a big anti-advertising/corporate guy, but I gotta admit...the Payton Manning MasterCard commercial is freakin brilliant. I know, I know, they're just trying to get your money...but the point of an athlete acting like fans do to someone pumping gas or coming out of the subway. Couldn't have done it better myself...too bad it's for a credit card. It started with the Brett Favre one where he second guessed people shopping, getting haircuts, etc...but the Manning one is a perfect example of the stuff I've been saying about hero worship.

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Since the election, I've been listening to Air America a little more. It still gives me a headache, but it's not the pounding one it used to give me. Al Franken still sucks, though...can't listen to it for more than 2 minutes...he needs to stick to SNL. His show is like, "Oops I Crapped My Radio." I can fart funnier and more interesting stuff than he comes up with. And you know what...I just did.