Starting Over

With the campaign behind us - not including the recount by Ohio election officials, who have now confirmed Herbert Hoover was indeed the leading vote-getter in 1928 - it's time for our elected officials to get back to the time-honored tradition of ignoring the concerns of their constituencies now that we're no longer paying attention.

I've redubbed this site "The Spin Cycle" to chronicle how regularly and instinctively politicians twist every event into buzz for their party and bile for the opposition.

Let's kick off the festivities with some Donkey bashing, specifically President Bush's appointment of Connnddooolleeeezzzaaa Rice. First of all, chill out with all the extra letters. If she ever decides to celebrate Kwwaaannnnzzzaaa, it could trigger World War 3.

Stop interrupting. The point is, regardless of what you think of this President, he has had without question the most ethnically and genderally (I'll wait while you look that one up and realize it's not really a word...) diverse Cabinet in the history of the United States. It's not even close.

Democrats could argue it doesn't matter if someone in a high position is a minority if he/she isn't qualified. They could argue that...if they suddenly stop espousing Affirmative Action. Oops...

So you can rip this President for a variety of shortcomings, and you'd be right on some of those. What you can't deny, though, is that minorities under his watch have found the Cabinet doors wide open.

Stay tuned. We'll start pulling the Elephants' trunks soon enough.