Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Prognostication at its most ambivilent.
Michigan is biggest beneficiary of Indiana's loss | Michigan Wolverines | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
During the latter days of last year's season I predicted that Indiana would be the pre-season number one pick and I was right. I expected them to breeze through the season with very few losses and march on to the championship without anyone but Louisville to challenge them. Got that wrong.
Indiana has suffered several unexplainable losses this year. If they had played like that against Kentucky last year UK would have blown them out. And who can explain Louisville? But both of these coaches are known for having their teams ready at tournament time but now Florida and Duke are on the move. A week ago I said that Florida looked good enough to go the distance but this week I'm going to have to wait to see if Duke continues to look as good as they did with the return of Kelly to the linup. Who am I trying to kid? There are probably ten teams out there that could make a run at the title buy UK is not one of them this year. How the mighty have fallen and we expected it to be a reloading year.
During the latter days of last year's season I predicted that Indiana would be the pre-season number one pick and I was right. I expected them to breeze through the season with very few losses and march on to the championship without anyone but Louisville to challenge them. Got that wrong.
Indiana has suffered several unexplainable losses this year. If they had played like that against Kentucky last year UK would have blown them out. And who can explain Louisville? But both of these coaches are known for having their teams ready at tournament time but now Florida and Duke are on the move. A week ago I said that Florida looked good enough to go the distance but this week I'm going to have to wait to see if Duke continues to look as good as they did with the return of Kelly to the linup. Who am I trying to kid? There are probably ten teams out there that could make a run at the title buy UK is not one of them this year. How the mighty have fallen and we expected it to be a reloading year.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
The Future Realized
Natural Gas Dethrones King Coal As Power Companies Look To Future : NPR
The future has come to pass. King Coal was warned of the writing on the wall but failed to heed the warning instead opting to buy legislators to perpetuate a dying economy. The time will come, not too far from now, for natural gas also. Unfortunately, it is the common person who will feel the brunt of the pain.
SCOTUS on trial
Top congressman: Scalia ‘white and proud’ | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News - seattlepi.com
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 will never be an obstacle for those who seek to achieve parity in voter equality. It is only a threat to those who would want to enact legislation for the specific purpose of disenfranchising of a segment of voters. One must beware, white America will not always be in the majority. If we wish to preserve influence then we must preserve the same things for others.
It was recognized at the time this legislation was passed that it was an intrusion into state sovereignty but that the insult was so egregious so as to make it necessary. There are ways for affected districts to escape this intrusion but a favorable vote on this case would make it only possible to seek redress after the vote was held which would allow the effect of the intrusion to stand. Not acceptable.
Justice Scalia should be ashamed and we should be ashamed for him.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 will never be an obstacle for those who seek to achieve parity in voter equality. It is only a threat to those who would want to enact legislation for the specific purpose of disenfranchising of a segment of voters. One must beware, white America will not always be in the majority. If we wish to preserve influence then we must preserve the same things for others.It was recognized at the time this legislation was passed that it was an intrusion into state sovereignty but that the insult was so egregious so as to make it necessary. There are ways for affected districts to escape this intrusion but a favorable vote on this case would make it only possible to seek redress after the vote was held which would allow the effect of the intrusion to stand. Not acceptable.
Justice Scalia should be ashamed and we should be ashamed for him.
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