Wow, those Swift Boat Veterans sure look to be backed by Bush - I mean, look at all those people that have contributed. Good thing the Democrats can fight back anonymously via MoveOn.org.

URL: 527: The Major Players - Additional Donors

Every time my friends and I pass by a Taco Bell, we lament the demise of the most spectacular fast food item ever, the chili cheese burrito, a.k.a. the chilito. Every single one of these was a slice of heaven, mana sent from the gods, the perfect complement to the greatest soft drink ever created, Mountain Dew.

Today, while surfing a forum, I saw a thread on what food do you miss the most, and of course, the easy answer is the chilito. Wanting more info on the struggle to bring back the chilito, I found Chili Cheese.org - the gathering place for fans of the chilito. To my surprise, I have found that the chilito is not completely dead and the closest one to me is only 22 minutes away, so tonight I will be driving 22 minutes to once again taste that which has eluded me for years. Tonight, I shall feast once again on the mana sent from the gods.

Spread the word, save the chili cheese burrito!

URL: ChiliCheese.org - I Need Chili Cheese!

Since the Swiftboat Veterans released their first commercial, Kerry has been on the offensive since polls are showing that people may actually care whether his Purple Hearts were rightfully earned or whether or not he broke the laws of war...but since that's all irrelevent it seems - Kerry is now attacking Bush saying he is behind the ads, though most sane people know he's not - Kerry has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Committee seeking to sanction Bush. Way to go...when all else fails, sue (or complain to an arbitrator).

While all this has been going on, Kerry has called for Bush to condemn the ads and ask the Swift Boat veterans to stop running them. The Bush campaign hasn't asked them to stop running them, but from the start of the campaign, Bush has called for an end to third party ads, yet, we all know that Kerry could never agree to that - he can't afford to lose his chief sponsor, MoveOn.org, which has run ads comparing Bush to Hitler (where's the condemnation for that?).

Kettle, meet pot.

URL: MSNBC - Can Kerry make a case that Bush broke the law?

I feel I'd be remiss if I didn't post something about the amazing performance turned in tonight after gushing about Paul Hamm's spectacular comeback last night in the men's all-around. Tonight, Carly became the second American to win the all-around, following in the footsteps of someone you might have heard of, Mary Lou Retton. While Carly's comeback wasn't quite as miraculous as Paul's last night, she was a ways back after the first rotation, but performed strong in her final three events, including a breathtaking floor routine, scoring 9.712. Congrats Carly!

URL: ESPN.com

Today while I was at TGI Friday's before my class, killing time, I asked the waitress if she could put on the Olympics and she obliged, putting on Telemundo. I figured there wouldn't be a problem with that, as they are owned by NBC, so they probably show the same sort of coverage, with the big events tape-delayed for primetime. But apparently, they don't. So I sat there and watched Paul Hamm stick an amazing routine on the high bar and score a 9.837, after which, you saw him on the sidelines, in disbelief almost while a Korean hung his head. I figured he had probably won a medal and knocked out the Korean, but then, after Telemundo came back from break, I saw him on the pedestal with gold around his neck as the two Koreans took silver and bronze. So knowing he won gold, I sat down tonight to watch the Olympics and never would have imagined the path he had to take to win it.

Coming back from his fall on the vault to win a medal was improbable (it was almost comical to listen to the announcers talk about how he would have to be perfect on the last two rotations to win a bronze, already knowing he had won gold). Coming back to win a gold was almost impossible, even the announcers were left speechless, with one even commenting that what he just saw was the single greatest thing he'd seen on the gymnastics floor. Suffice to say, I'm quite happy I watched the whole primetime show tonight, as I would have just figured Paul won gold with a great all-around, but seeing him come back from the vault, giving almost perfect performances on the high bar and the parallel bars was astounding. Congrats!

NBCOlympics.com - Home

It's about time we left Europe to fend for themselves and started to look out more for ourselves. It's all well and good that we left 70,000 soldiers in Germany following World War II, and it's nice that we still have a lot of soldiers in South Korea, but let's face facts. Germany, France & the "Axis" are no longer our enemies. North Korea is not going to launch a sneak attack against South Korea. Our real enemies are the unseen jihadists who believe that they can affect change through suicide. While I like the move to modernize our forces overseas and bring many of our troops home, I have to agree with the analyst I saw on television today. While this is a good move, it should not have been a move made as the presidential race heats up. Though I doubt Kerry would have had the guts to make a move like this if he becomes president. After all, he'll only retaliate AFTER the U.S. has been attacked.

URL: Bush Announces Plan to Withdraw Troops