Sanjay Talks Sports and Stuff

Hey guys, Sanjay here. Blake's on a bit of a mental vacation at the moment. So we're talkin' sports and stuff, as the title states so eloquently.

In the world of sports. So the world of college football suffered what can only be called a mild stroke over the weekend. Auburn crashed and burned, Texas met its match in Kansas State, Louisville was taken out by Rutgers, and Cal lost to Arizona. All of which means that Ohio State and Michigan remain on a crash course for Saturday. Rutgers faces off against West Virginia. I think if Rutgers runs the table, they DO deserve a shot at the National Title.

Though, should Michigan beat Ohio State, the National Title game should be a rematch, especially if the game is close. But note it here, Michigan will pull the upset Saturday.

In hockey things are great. The Atlanta Thrashers have lost two games in a row and still maintain a three game lead in the division. The Sabres and the Ducks are rockin'. They have 2 regulation losses between them. Three Atlanta Thrashers currently lead the league in scoring, which is quite the accomplishment.

Now, on to the stuff part of this article.
The Democrats now control the House and the senate. Normally Blake would rip on this topic, but because of his mental vacation I'll handle it. There are issues that will show where these people stand. Some elements on the left want a calendar date for Iraq troop withdrawal. This is an incredibly massive mistake. I'm all for pulling out, but we shouldn't state when we're doing it.

But hey, it's only two years. In 2008 the public will realize how much of the Democrat Party has been hijacked by the hardcore left like Michael Moore and George Soros.

Alright, kids, take it easy, keep your stick on the ice. Blake will be back soon, I hope. Take note that the posts will be cut back, it's finals season.

Veteran's Day

The Bank is Closed. The mail won't be running today. Across the nation at sports venues the National Anthem, although the same as any other day, will have a bit more meaning to it. It's a holiday. Not Christmas, New Year's, or Valentine's Day. It's Veteran's Day.

It's a day when we stand up across the nation and honor the veterans who have fought and died for this country. From the Revolution to Iraq, men and women have placed their lives in danger to protect you.

My uncle fought in Vietnam, my grandfather was in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and thankfully he was never deployed. Over the last few days in the shop I work in I've rented Penske Trucks to two veterans of the current Iraq War.

World War II witnessed the "Greatest Generation," a moniker that I'm not especially thrilled with, but that's another story for another day. The entire nation mobilized to survive that war. Then came Vietnam, a fierce battle that saw returning soldiers being spat upon by peaceniks. Presently our soldiers are being called murders and thugs. Dennis Kucinich claimed that they were ordered to assassinate civilians in cold blood.

I'm not quite sure exactly when the change occurred. I don't know why some people harbor such hatred of our military. But I thank the soldiers, and I thank God above for watching over them.

Quick Hit: Voting

Well, I voted. Am I bragging about it? Just a bit.

You have a right to vote, so you might aw well use it. I only wish that some people weren't allowed to vote. Now I can already hear the gears grinding in your politically correct heads: Oh my, he's from the south and he doesn't want people voting. He must be racist. He probably would beat up people to keep them from reaching the polls. Well, you're wrong.

The fact that people were denied the right because of the color of their skin is horrifying, but at the same time I don't think we should forget the past just because it troubles us. No, I don't want ignorant or stupid people voting. I don't want to hear the phrase: "Well, the Republicans suck so the Democrats would do better in office." First off, why exactly would the Democrats do better in office? All I'm asking is that, if you do go to the polls today and vote in this mid-term election, please be at least somewhat informed of the candidates and theirs stances on the issues.

Personally, I wanted to send a message to the GOP that I'm unhappy with their leadership. So did I vote Democrat? Nope. I voted mostly Libertarian. You see, the Libertarian Party is closely related to the Republican Party, in that both originally stood for smaller and less invasive government. The GOP has left that ideal, but the Libertarian Party still remains mostly allied with it. As such, a vote for the Libertarian candidate is a vote the Republicans lose, but at the same time a vote the Democrats do not win.

This had to be done, it simply had to be done.

Good for these guys. John Kerry comes out in front of a bunch of California college students and proceeds to say that lack of seriousness regarding your education will get you stuck in Iraq. He's met by a rousing chorus of indifference from the Democrats, white-hot anger from the Republicans, and, as pictured, the best response of all from the troops themselves.

So Kerry says it was botched joke. No. A reverend, a priest, and a rabbit walking into a bar is a botched joke. He claims he meant to say that not being serious about your education would cause you to get us stuck in Iraq. So it was yet another shot at Bush's intelligence. It's amazing, you'd think the Democrats would rather elect a public speaker than an actual leader.

What's even more amazing is that, at first, Kerry refused to apologize. Well, he did apologize Wednesday, so I guess everything is okay now. One positive thing to come out of all of this is the fact that the media actually called a Democrat out on something. It's frustrating though, knowing that if a conservative had said the exact same thing they would have been crucified before they could even think about apologizing.

On Other Topics:

Why is it that foreign language professors feel the need to talk to you in the language they teach, even when not in class? You don't have biology teachers walking up to you and asking you about cell structure, or history teachers asking you about the War of 1812, yet every time your spanish professor walks by they always say "Hola, como estas?" and you suddenly find yourself struggling to answer a question in a language you detest.

And then there's this teacher who is quite possibly the most god-awful excuse for a professor that has ever existed. She has never handed out in sort of study guide, grading rubric, or any sort of warning about what mood she'll be in. She counts off points if you use extra material to validate your point. Even though she is teaching a junior level course, she wants sentences to be roughly third-grade in style and construct. She should be at a middle-school, not in any college anywhere, because that is exactly how she treats her students. I can't wait on teacher evaluations. I normally don't even use the yellow comment sheets, but this time I think I'll use about three or four.