Ugly Betty Votes Hillary!

According to the button she was wearing during tonight's Presidential Debate.

Will there be an US Weekly spread of the Debate red carpet?  And should it be red? I hope it was a blue carpet. Sheesh.

You Know the Economy's Bad When...

...the casinos are having to lay people off.

I guess people just don't feel like gambling when they don't have money.

“Our business is such that people don't spend the same amount of money when they don't feel as wealthy,” said Jerry Turk, who runs the Pala Casino near Fallbrook.

On the other hand, the people I know would probably gamble away their last $5.

Bush takes a shocking stand

Against genocide! Wow. Way to come out strong. It's ballsy to oppose genocide.  Too bad we can't spend too much money on opposing genocide or intervening on behalf of victimized people 'cause we're so busy elsewhere with other stuff. Sorry guys! Better luck next time!

I Don't Get It

Is it okay to like it? Bollywoodification does make everything that much better:

Hillary and Obama: Making history before it happens

Snaked from LA Politica:

I know it would be hard for pundits to do, but maybe, if they just try a little bit, they could back the hell off making final determinations about events that are still unfolding. Like right now. All around us.

Remember that scene in Spaceballs? No?*

The LA Times has a teaser headline on its front page saying "Super Tuesday Could Cut Obama Down To Size." Seriously? Was he more than the correct size again? Just because of Saturday's South Carolina results? I'm not discounting his victory, I think it's great. But really, this was the year of the Hillary until Iowa and then again once we made it to New Hampshire, and, come Super Tuesday, it likely will be in some big states. And don't get me wrong, I would LOVE the national convention to be a nail-bitter of delegate lobbying and network newscasts, but, c'mon. Can we all have just, like, half a break?

*Dark Helmet: What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie?
Colonel Sandurz: Now. You're looking at now sir. Everything that happens now, is happening now.
Dark Helmet: What happened to then?
Colonel Sandurz: We passed then.
Dark Helmet: When?
Colonel Sandurz: Just now. We're at now, now.
Dark Helmet: Go back to then!
Colonel Sandurz: When?
Dark Helmet: Now.
Colonel Sandurz: Now?
Dark Helmet: Now!
Colonel Sandurz: I can't.
Dark Helmet: Why?
Colonel Sandurz: We missed it.
Dark Helmet: When?
Colonel Sandurz: Just now.
Dark Helmet: When will then be now?
Colonel Sandurz: Soon.
Dark Helmet: How soon?

TV, TV, Everywhere

Maybe you haven't been watching TV lately. Like, at all. But if you've ever turned it on, you've seen ads telling you to vote yes, vote no, vote clinton.

But what are all those Indians talking about anyway? (See the new Yes on Props 94-97 here.

The casino props, or Propositions 94 through 97, are probably the most controversial. Should we let 4 tribes down here add ALOT of slots to their casinos? [Let's ignore the whole fact that if we're going to pretend that gambling should be outlawed, then we shouldn't pawn it off on Indian tribes, so they can deal with the side effects and consequences of our hypocrisy, in an attempt to make ourselves feel better for taking over their country a few hundred years ago. I'm not even sure this is something I should be voting on.]

There's alot of reasons no and some reasons yes.

And, all those TV ads? While they've increased awareness from 43% to 70%, have they changed anyone's mind? Not really at all.

Other propositions? 93, which lowers term limits to 12 years but allows legislatures to spend it all in either the house or senate. There have been plenty of ads against it. Which pretty much means it isn't going to pass. Because, right, why would we want our legislators to have experience?

Pretending that our legislators aren't professionals, is like pretending the Olympics is just for amateurs.

Lt Gov Urges Students to Protest

I am so there.

The Lt. Gov is urging students to protest the budget cuts.

So much for bi-partisan support of the stupid budget.

It costs about $7,347 to attend UC San Diego for undergraduates who are state residents. That figure does not include housing.

It's good that housing around here isn't expensive or anything.

I know we pay a little less at SDSU, but still it's starting to get ridiculous. And my roommate's from out of the state; I don't know why she would want to come here. She's never going to be able to pay off her debt. Why would we want to encourage intelligent people to come to our state.