Memo to regular readers

That is regular readers with blogs. If I know of your blog, I read it regularly. Most times I just lurk and don't comment because I can't think of anything pithy, witty or intelligent to say (heavy emphasis on intelligent).

If I don't know you have a blog and especially if I don't know you blogroll me, its your fault and you will go to hell for it...or to Peoria. The Peoria thing is a joke, folks. Don't break my balls about it.

You are all important to me and, because you like my posts, you have similar sensibilities and I enjoy your offerings.

Several days old, but pertinent

Can you say irrelevant? Yeah, I thought you could.

On Tuesday, President Bush popped in for a surprise visit to the Sterling Family Restaurant, a homey diner in Peoria, Ill. It’s a scene that has been played out many times before by this White House and others: a president mingling among regular Americans, who, no matter what they might think of his policies, are usually humbled and shocked to see the leader of the free world standing 10 feet in front of them.

But on Tuesday, the surprise was on Bush. In town to deliver remarks on the economy, the president walked into the diner, where he was greeted with what can only be described as a sedate reception. No one rushed to shake his hand. There were no audible gasps or yelps of excitement that usually accompany visits like this. Last summer, a woman nearly fainted when Bush made an unscheduled visit for some donut holes at the legendary Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant in Chicago. In Peoria this week, many patrons found their pancakes more interesting. Except for the click of news cameras and the clang of a dish from the kitchen, the quiet was deafening.

So, not only has Bush trashed the reputation of the US among world leaders, he's trashed the office of the president among Americans. What an asshole.

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