FAVORITE TEAMS UPDATE: the Detroit Red Wings, playing with poise and maturity, blasted Columbus 4-1, and now lead that series 3 games to none. They should wrap it up soon. The Wings are showing why it's hard to beat playoff experience...
The Detroit Pistons, though, were soundly beaten again by the Cleveland Cavs, 94-82, in a game that wasn't really that close (the Cavs led at one point by 29). Detroit media seem to think there's little fight left in the Pistons, and that may very well be true. Maybe the best thing for them will be to end this season, and start anew in the next.
BASEBALL DIARY: the Detroit Tigers took a tough loss, losing 4-3 to the Angels. Keys: starter Armando Galarraga and reliever Brandon Lyon couldn't hold a 3-1 lead; and injuries meant that the Tigers had no pinch-hitters to help along a 9th inning rally. It's tough to win on the road...
But the Texas Rangers edged Toronto and their ace Roy Halladay, 5-4. They got big hits from Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler, and some tough pitching, with runners on, from reliever Frankie Francisco. They've won 2 straight after losing 7 of 8...
And the Cubs beat Cincinnati, 7-2, taking advantage of walks and shoddy fielding by the Reds. Key: the Cubs got a good outing from Rich Harden, who'd been struggling.
By the way, speaking of torture--a current American intel chief says harsh methods worked:
"President Obama’s national intelligence director told colleagues in a private memo last week that the harsh interrogation techniques banned by the White House did produce significant information that helped the nation in its struggle with terrorists. “High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa’ida organization that was attacking this country,” Adm. Dennis C. Blair, the intelligence director, wrote in a memo to his staff last Thursday."
Ah, well, what does he know, right?...
Wow--an FDA official says the agency will approve making the Plan B pill available to 17-year-olds without parental permission:
"The Food and Drug Administration, reversing field, will now let 17-year-olds get the 'morning-after' birth control pill without a doctor's prescription, a government health official said Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the agency will announce that it is complying with a federal judge's order that overturns a Bush administration policy. The official was not authorized to speak publicly before the FDA announcement, expected later Wednesday."
Yes, right--why should parents know what their 17 year old children, who then are still living at home, are still the responsibility of their parents (some school districts punish parents if their children skip school), are up to when it comes to sex and pregnancy? See, folks, this is what happens when a liberal Democratic president, and all his appointees, are in power...
INCOMPETENCE IN GOVERNMENT ALERT: DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said recently that illegally crossing the border to enter the United States is not a crime.
Bzzzt. Wrong, and an example of shocking ignorance.
But the larger question is this: what of the supposed competence, smarts, brilliance of President Obama? Does it really exist? And if so, why does he keep appointing to his administration tax cheats and those who don't understand the basics of the law????
