From the 'you can't make this up' department - potUS Arpege 'timed' his Colombian trip to coincide with the traditional "parade of donkeys" in Turbaco, Colombia. It's rather obvious that the sign had to be provided by the Arpege Campaign Committee (has the Arpege icon emblazoned versus anything "USA") as well as the hats worn by the donkey and its friends, so why are we taxpayers paying for this trip?

--- Is this really appropriate....Karl Douglass...I've known him since his Little League years..(his dad, too) and he's got potential as a column writer, but under the circumstances that he's also the Campaign Consultant for Sanford Bishop, is it proper for the L-E to publish his thoughts when the L-E quashed John House's column because House is running against Bishop. At a minimum, the L-E should make note of the Douglass-Bishop Connection. Another strange connection is that Councilwoman Turner-Pugh is Bishop's Campaign treasurer. This kind of connection bothers me, especially considering the Bishop's wife is Clerk of Municipal Court, and Turner-Pugh's husband, director of the Urban League, is running against Ed Harbison. On top of the personal connections with Bishop, both Turner-Pugh and Douglass are compensated by the Bishop campaign. This is too much politics without full disclosure. --- Online story: "FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— The former mistress of fired University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has resigned from her position with the program, school officials announced Tuesday. * Jessica Dorrell's decision to step down as the football team's student-athlete development coordinator was mutual and there are no immediately plans to re-fill the job, Athletic Director Jeff Long said in a statement. * Dorrell will be paid about $14,000 to settle "all matters between the parties." -- Can it get any worse in college football than when coaches hire their mistresses, and have them on negotiable dismissal contracts! --- Online story: "PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - ­­­Port of Portland police say a traveler at PDX took off far more than his shoes and belt while going through airport security. * John Brennan, 50, was arrested shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after TSA agents say he took off all his clothes and refused to put them back on while passing through the ABC checkpoint." -- Well, he was probably just all worked up from the pat down of a cute TSA gal (or guy), and shouldn't have been arrested. --- Looks like potUS Arpege has CHANGED his campaign of HOPE to one of GROPE and HARANGUE . --- Have you noticed the absence of discussion about inflation, and how it effects our economy and well being. potUS Arpege and his spinmeisters keep the cost of living focus on the price of gas, but grocery, medicine, and recreational facilities and products are rapidly escalating, but no political representatives seem to be aware or concerned. You BCer's on board, ask your spouse about what your favorite snacks cost now; better yet go with him/her and see for yourself. It's not pretty out there, --- Online story: "Amanda Clayton, a Michigan woman who won $1 million from the state lottery last year, was arraigned today in district court on felony charges stemming from an investigation that found she failed to report her lottery winnings and employment status to the Department of Human Services in order to continue receiving public assistance. * "Well, I thought that [the Department of Human Services] would cut me off. But since they didn't, I thought maybe [collecting benefits] was ok because I'm not working," Clayton, who had been receiving food assistance since 2010, told the station. * When asked if she needed the assistance, Clayton told WDIV-TV, "I mean, I kind of do [need the money]. I mean, I have no income and I have bills to pay. I have two houses." -- You know, she could probably win her case in Detroit by showing candidate Obama, a.k.a. potUS Arpege, campaigning on paying for her housing, gas, food, and education. After all, when you have those covered, what potUS Arpege voter needs/wants a job! --- Online headline: "Senate Weighing Postal Service Measures" -- Oooops, my bad. Thought somebody had finally recalibrated the scales. --- Dick Clark has died. Perhaps a fitting memorial would be to place his coffin/urn into the New Year's ball so he would be a part of that event forever. --- Online headline: "Janet Jackson Super Bowl 'Wardrobe Malfunction': White House Asks Supreme Court To Reassess FCC Fine " -- Aside from the appropriateness of potUS Arpege interfering with a US Supreme Court decision, what makes potUS Arpege think that the Supreme Court wouyld do him any favors anyway? --- Eddings is the epitome of the 99%... All those lawyers are claiming a housewife scammed them all; just waltzed through all the protective measures, and scammed them all. Yeah, the dog ate my homework. Once again, 99% of lawyers ruin the reputations of the other 1%. --- Glad the CWW board chose the CWW candidate; the other two were Florida people and they would have no experience with good drinking water production. Do hope the Water Board rethinks it's pay scale. There should be a much lower salary cap since the CWW is basically a local government monopoly. --- Ron White will probably end up including Crumb's episode as a confirmation of "you can't fix stupid". It was a 'stupid' move by Crumb; it was a self-fulfilling, un-'fix'-able prophecy on his part. On the other hand, Marvin Crumb is a very capable, and genuinely good person. The MCSD acted wisely in removing him from the CHS post, but keeping him within the system so his talents won't be lost to another district. --- Liberal L-E "soundoff": "For over three years, President Obama has served us appetizers. He needs four more years to serve the main course. " -- "appetizers"? More like 'suckerfish" bait, and now that he's got the hook set in this 'suckerfish's mouth, potUS Arpege is just waiting to reel him in.