David McNelis' Blurty

I don't agree with this judge
Its been awhile since I really posted anything on this blog, but, as the political season is heating up, I'm sure I'll have more to say.

On another not, USA Today is carrying this story about former South Dakota Governor and Representative Bill Janklow. For those unfamiliar with this political figure, he ran a stop sign while speed and killed a motorcyclist. On his behalf he made no excuses for his actions. However, he recieved a paltry 100 days in jail for being convicted of MANSLAUGHTER. I recogonize that this man worked as a public servant, and I understand that people, when truly sorry should be forgiven. However, there is also a little bit of redemption involved as well. Being a motorcyclist I think this guy should be made an example of, because he is a public figure, we should be showing people that you don't just get a slap on the wrist for driving recklessly and killing someone.

Other news, Democratic Presidential nominees had a debate last night in New Hampshire. Unfortunately I only managed to catch a few minutes of it, but it was a good debate in my opinion, from the bits and pieces I saw. You can find writeups about it on any of the major news websites, CNN, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, MSNBC, and a host of blog, so I'm not going to bother to link to it. The funniest part of the night was when Al Sharpton addressed remarks to Howard Dean that he would still be "hootin and Hollerin'" if he spent that much money in Iowa and only got 18% of the caucuses. All in all, the candidates avoided taking pot shots at each other, and focused on the issues that questioners such as Peter Jennings posed to them, and some answered eloquently, such as John Kerry on the topic of veterans affairs. Others answered as though they barely knew what they were talking about, Al Sharpton on who he would choose to head the federal reserve.

On a personal note, I'll try to do better about posting regularly on this stuff.

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Heating duct over my head