JUST WONDERING

If those folks in Pittsburgh - so sure the city desperately needs professional basketball - are a little put off by the lousy coverage of the NBA finals in the PostGazette. It was like playing "Where's Waldo?"

Extra! Extra!: Michelle Bachman has decided Snowden is definitely a traitor. So, can we assume "It's a done deal?"

Where will the Pirates end up this year?  I reviewed USA Todays baseball coverage and found - with the exception of their own division -  they'd have been in first place in every other one. Please tell ESPN.

So, when you fire the guy who founded your business, one that had a 23% gain in the most recent 1/4 and revenue of 2.48 billion in the latest fiscal year - do you think it's fair to conclude somebody might be PO'd at George Zimmer  - and "didn't like the way he looked"?

When your 7,000 signature petition to the White House to rule against teaching creation in public schools (already agreed upon by The Supreme Court) needs another 93,000 petitions to be considered by Obama, want to wager a guess how many of the 7K -when on their deathbed-  will blow the dust off the family Bible and frantically search for loopholes?

Is it just a coincidence that those yahoos in Congress who are still busy looking for loopholes of their own as to the current restrictive standards for the banking industry receive "7 times" more campaign contributions from Da bankers than those who resist the bank lobbyists and who, correctly, fear another 2008 debacle?

Why are the Republicans continuing to resist filling the federal Court of Appeals openings for the District of Columbia Circuit and accusing Obama of "court packing" - a political strategy they had no problem with when "W' was President?

And, not to be overlooked, did you notice: Democrats have gone viral over the GOP tactics threatening filibusters to get their way. Which makes you wonder: "Does it matter not that Democrats allegedly blocked four times as many confirmation votes via filibusters against Bush nominees than the GOP has done against Obama's selections?"

Is voting in a Congressional election getting to the point when - if we still actually care - we'll just flip a coin - or simply not bother at all - go sip our tea - and watch as this once great country slowly goes to Hell.

After writing several blogs arguing that ethical and illegal business violations will continue to grow exponentially until such a time as we actually punish these guys as criminals, should I now be happy with SEC's forthcoming decision to do just that in the future - or wait for even more creative loopholes?

Again, just wondering.
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