America to the Rescue!

Here, Jon Stewart nicely sums up the net results of the last thirty years of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Though, honestly, we couldn't just let the Soviets have Afghanistan . . . could we?

Thoughts on Michael Vick

While trying to do work in my office today, I became overly fascinated by Michael Vick's decision to plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges. Having followed this case from the beginning, I have five general thoughts on the subject:

1. Vick is not just a idiot for getting involved in something as stupid as dogfighting, he's a sadistic, twisted idiot for getting involved in something as pointless and cruel as dogfighting.

2. Prison will do him no good. In fact, I predict he will emerge, Mike Tyson-style, crazier than ever. Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN has thought up a better punishment:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2977604&sportCat=nfl

3. Bobby Petrino made a terrible, terrible mistake leaving the University of Louisville to coach the Falcons. Reason: the franchise QB may never play in the NFL again.

4. Actually, I think Michael Vick will play in the NFL again. Whenever he emerges from prison, some team will be stupid and desperate enough to give him a contract, e.g. the Atlanta Falcons.

5. Like many Americans, I eat meat with gusto, but sometimes I must admit that PETA may have a point. If we are going to be outraged at the needless suffering of dogs, we need to at least be prepared to think about the suffering of all those chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cows we consume every year. Well, at least we're not making the cows fight each other . . . unless . . .