People in glass houses…

So, governor Eliot Spitzer is trapped in what could be the untimely termination of his tenure as governor, and possibly his freedom. Only referred to as “Client-9” in the wiretap, a confident source has confirmed that it is he. One of the biggest questions floating about is: “Should he resign?” Well, according to Nick Ayers, he should. In case you were wondering, Nick Ayers is a Republican, and has been referred to as “a younger version of Karl Rove.” Would this be the same Karl Rove who played a role in the metastasizing of dirty politics in the 1970s? But, I digress. In this matter, the Republicans seem to call for his resignation. They did it almost instantly. To somewhat paraphrase, they want him to resign primarily because an event like this has shaken the peoples’ faith in the government. The Republicans are not one to talk about the faith of the people in the government. They are not to talk about morality. Mark Foley. George W. Bush. Richard Nixon. Do these names sound familiar? Mark Foley, known for his contempt held towards child abuse and exploitation was discovered to be engaging in sexual misconduct with former male pages, of course waiting for them to come of age. George W. Bush, as for him, I could list his shortcomings, but for time’s sake, I’ll only say that he’s managed to cripple this country’s finances, and impair the Republican Party’s ability to actually get one of their candidates into the White House (though I’m not complaining about the latter). As for Richard Nixon, I should say that the Watergate Scandal is really quite capable of explaining the error in his ways. I’ll conclude by saying this: The Republicans criticizing anyone about immorality and shaking the people is a fantastic lesson in hypocrisy.  They should pay attention to what they’ve done before criticizing anyone else about the skeletons in their closets.

Way down in the hole…

I, along with maybe 50 other people, just finished watching the 93-minute long series finale of The Wire. The show had a slightly staccato run from June 2, 2002 to tonight, March 9, 2008, airing 60 episodes. It may sound like I’m mourning the end of the series. I am. Its run was far too short for the press that it garnered, innately receiving rave reviews from TIME Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and the Chicago Tribune, amongst others. The show lived on HBO, functioning with shows like The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Sex and the City. The Wire being so close to famous shows like those makes me wonder how viewers didn’t naturally drift to it. The show painstakingly portrayed life in Baltimore, Maryland, from the perspectives of police, drug dealers, and a third element, with the latter changing from season to season. With Homicide: Life on the Street ending in 1999, The Wire cannot help but remind me of a reincarnation of the former, minus whiny censors and bitching suits. Hopefully, the show will re-air on demand (sorry to those who are not being juiced every month by Time Warner) from season one. With this being said, good night, and good luck.

Why I actually do not and will not back anyone in 2008.

Much to the possible shock of many, I’m not really interested in any of the presidential candidates this year. I mean, I’m definitely not trying to downplay the austerity of this election. In November, one of two things can happen: history can be made by electing a woman or minority to the highest political position this country has to offer, or McCain can be elected, guaranteeing anger across the masses. Still, my point is that the only person who I would wholeheartedly endorse without a second thought isn’t running. Then again, I guess one can develop an aversion to (as well as a deep distrust in) a political system where the Supreme Court, and not the people, choose the president. Let’s face it, Al Gore is one of the most qualified candidates imaginable, and Bush had to ruin it for us by stealing an election. Gore is experienced, aware, competent, and he has those fancy book learnings that the Bush Republicans seem to be so scared of. To me, it’s a massive shame that we didn’t get eight years of Gore (the good kind, not what’s going on in Iraq). Yet, we can somewhat begin to repair the mistake that the damn Supreme Court made. We can elect someone who knows what they’re doing. We can elect someone who doesn’t seem to love pointless wars so much. (Oh, this feels so clichéd.) We can elect a Democrat.

Video of the (insert measurement of time here).

This is what happens when Muse (one of my favorite bands) doesn’t get to sing like they want to. Lip-syncing is bad when you try to hide it, hilarious when you don’t. Watch.