I'll state the obvious: the Navy Seals are unbelievable. If only other aspects of government worked as efficiently as our service personnel. Hopefully, the pirates that have been plaguing the high seas will think twice about hijacking ships after seeing nine of their fellow swine blown away.
Politics is usually boring, often infuriating and ultimately discouraging. Once in a blue moon it is entertaining, as was the case yesterday when Arizona Republican governor Jan Brewer confronted the President on the tarmac of an airport in her home state. The heated finger pointing was caught on camera. Too bad there is no audio, although it is fun to speculate about what was said. It is rumored that Obama is particularly miffed about a critical passage about him in Brewer's book, Scorpions for Breakfast. Should the Republicans lose this year's presidential race, maybe Brewer will be the front runner next time.
Great news on the baseball front: our own Johnny Franco, Lafayette H.S. class of 1978, has been admitted to the New York Mets Hall of Fame. Franco is the all-time Mets leader in saves with 276, and also the all-time MLB lefthanded leader with 424. He makes all ex-Redmen proud. That's right - Redmen - and if that offends you - too bad. Way to go, Johnny Boy.
And another Italian-American has made good on the sports front. Greg Schiano, who turned around Rutgers football, has been named coach of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Although his overall record was only 68-67 in eleven years at the helm, he inherited a program that was rock bottom. His teams had a winning record in five of the last six seasons, and were 5-1 in bowl games. Good job, Coach, and best of luck.
I thank the gentleman who purchased a lovely pictorial on the lives of the Saints today, as sprinkles chased the floating bookshop to the near isolation of the viaduct at Avenue Z and East 15th.
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