The Collected Writings of Sardonicus

John Roberts' first confirmation hearing was dull beyond my wildest dreams. Introduction after introduction makes a man unheathly, unwealthy, and unwise. But there was a remark that I found to be uncommonly entertaining, by- I believe- a Republican committee member who was among hte last to speak, who said, "Everything has been said, but not everyone has said it yet." Had to crack a smile at that. Roberts' charisma and saavy seems to be more than enough to ensure his confirmation, and his clever wit- from what I'm told is quite formidable- should make for an interesting hearing tomorrow for the Question & Answer session. I'll be there.

The New York mayoral race is simply pathetic. Anthony Weiner? Gifford Miller? Fernando Ferrar? Please... It's as if the party is competing to put the MOST ANNOYING PERSON ALIVE up for mayor. Is this the best the Democrats have? Well, I guess it is a suicide candidacy in the first place, since I very much doubt any of the candidates are big league enough to play on the same field as Bloomie. Unfortunately, I've become severely disenfranchised with both major political parties, particularly during their primaries. My goodness, do the people EVER get it right? For the 2000 Republican primaries, the people ACTUALLY chose George W. Bush... This past year we saw the John Kerry national campaign... chosen in the primaries by democrats... because of his ELECTIBILITY?! The close second was Howard Dean?!! Is everyone on crack but me? I'm honestly losing all faith in the Democratic Party, which is a shame because I can't stand Southern Republican congressmen. Well... I can't stand Southern Democratic congressmen either... *cough* Zell Miller *cough*

On a lighter note, Roger Federer is just a ridiculous athlete. The truth is, I didn't even like him in the beginning, but the guy is just too good and I don't even know what it is. I remember watching the guy when he was on the Junior circuit, and I had NO idea that we would become this dominant. I didn't even like him back then, but now... how can you not? Wow... that guy is FUN to watch. He just makes everyone else look silly on the court. He must put some wicked spin on his strokes that is hard to pick up on tv, because I can't think of another explanation. What is unfortunate about tennis nowadays though is the extinction of the serve-and-volleyer. Sad, because it was always an interesting dynamic to the game, and only then could I concieve of Federer possibly being challenged. It's a STUPID decision to slow down the courts to favor the ground-strokers.

Lastly, it looks like the Yankees will be tied for the lead in the Wild Card race at the end of the day. Let's hope things swing our way, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.