Random Thoughts of the Week

ROCHESTER - Laziness can be a virtue. This post proves it. Once again I am just tossing out some randoms thoughts on some news items.

-Are Republicans free market or not? Why do I have to hear "if government was more like a private company..." if the Republicans are going to use the government to bail out private companies? Governments that should have gone out of business last week (not in general so take a breath Tennessee): zero. Private investment firms that should have gone out of business last week: one. Stop being hypocrites and admit that sometimes private business needs government help. Or don't interfere AT ALL.

-Paterson versus Spitzer on extra maritals. This illustrates the private/public debate. Paterson's issues are between he and his wife. He acted amorally, not illegally. We know what Spitzer did and it was amoral but more importantly it was illegal. I contend there is a major difference between the two circumstances.

-Prayers and thoughts going out to Lance Neve who was the victim of a hate crime in Spencerport. He was injured seriously (fractured skull tops the list) and I hope he can make a full recovery. I hope his attacker is punished to the full extent of the law. What kind of world are we still living in?

-The Iraq war is now 5 years old. That means we have been battling longer in Iraq than in World War II. I don't even know what to think about that.....

-Finally, I made my television debut (aside from Cops) last Friday on WXXI's Need To Know. It was a great experience and the host and crew were a pleasure to work with. Thanks for the opportunity!