It's a lover-ly day today in the Bay Area. I'd step outside, but the wind would probably blow me two blocks away! It is gusty!

The first thing I'd like to share is the following quote, taken from today's San Francisco Chronicle:

"On Friday, McCain found himself in a tricky balancing act- booed by supporters at a Minnesota rally when he urged them to 'be respectful' of the Illinois senator, even challenging one woman who said she didn't trust Obama because 'he's an Arab.'"

Two things:
1) McCain's supporters have definitely crossed the line of reason. They won't even be respectful to Obama? Yelling out "terrorist" and "liar" at a rally is despicable. If this were the Middle Ages, that would be acceptable, but this is 21st century America. Those taunts should be reserved for the playground. Oh wait, I just explained it to myself.

2) Obama is an Arab?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

The second thing I'd like to share is this:

Question --> Why is the price of bananas going up?
Relevant answer --> That's because bananas are no longer in season and have to be imported.
Irrelevant answer --> The price of grapefruit is going up too!

Question --> Why did McCain approve of the Paris Hilton/Britney Spears/Barack Obama ad?
Relevant answer --> That's because McCain wanted to associate characters of ill-repute with the senator.
Irrelevant answer --> Well, Obama's ads are worse!!

The third thing I'd like to share with you today is, GOVERNOR PALIN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF ABUSING HER POWER!!

That is just.. despicable. (I know, I seriously should get a thesaurus.)

Abuse of power that I have personally witnessed have fallen into two categories:
1) Giving themselves bonuses, such as longer lunch breaks, shorter work days, and longer vacations.
2) Working their subordinates significantly harder than his predecessor.

Of course, using one's power of office to accomplish things outside of one's responsibilities and duties isn't new, but it's just so... GRRR!!! How can people do that?!

You have to admit though, what Sarah Palin did takes guts. It takes guts to trample on your moral compass, ignore your moral values, and do something as ridiculously childish as trying to get your ex-brother-in-law canned just because he was mean to your sister. Seriously?? That is something you do in high school, not in government.

Palin's ex-brother-in-law has shown irresponsibility related to his work. He has shown aggression, has been caught drinking on the job, among other things. Those things that happened were dealt with accordingly when they happened. Sure, the consequences were not severe enough, but they were dealt with and the case was closed. So really, Palin had no good excuse to try to get him fired after the fact.

Do you really want this kind of woman to be the Vice President? Imagine what she could do for all the rich individuals and businesses. If they just pad her pocket a little, she might do them favors... OR if she has a beef with one of them she'll work to destroy them, which will affect more than just the powerful players, but also all the innocent employees under them. Tsk tsk.

The thought of Palin having abused her executive powers to deal with her own petty problems makes me so mad!

Anyway, I'm glad she's been caught. I hope the voters will really take this news to heart because this would spell even bigger problems should she make it to a higher office. No further action has been taken as it will go to Alaska's legislature. I quote from the San Francisco Chronicle:

"The legislative committee unanimously began the investigation in July. Palin had promised to cooperate, but after becoming McCain's running mate, she changed course, saying the inquiry was politically tainted."

Hmmmmmmm... Suspicious!