2010 was a great year for music. Looking back at my list for 2009, this year’s group is much stronger. One notable exception is that it wasn’t a great year for new artists. My list is mainly made up of established acts.
I saw about half of these acts in concert this year. Florida continues to be an annoying place to live for music lovers. Because of geography a lot of bands never come this far south unless they’re Coldplay, U2, or some other mega act. Anyway, without any further delay let’s get started… Continue reading »
Florida billionaire Jeff Greene is running for Senate. The Harvard graduate wants to run as an average man. He claims to be an independent thinker. The only thing he’s accomplished so far is a drinking game. Drink every time Green says “career politician” or “outsider” in the video below:
In order to learn more about Jeff Greene I went to his website. His seven-minute video literally says nothing about what he wants to do. Greene’s facts page is hilarious. On the facts page we learn that Mike Tyson was the best man at his wedding. Yes, that Mike Tyson. In the next paragraph we learn that Greene had a relationship with Heidi Fleiss,
What was your relationship with Heidi Fleiss? Did she really live with you?
After Ms. Fleiss was a victim herself of domestic violence, she came to me and asked if she could stay in an extra guest room in a house I owned. Of course, I allowed her to stay. Subsequently, she rented some commercial space from a company in which I was involved for a retail store. As I have said before, I believe in redemption, I try to help people when they are down, and I haven’t lived my life looking over my shoulder in case I run for office some day.
I guess that clears that one up. So far I think Greene would fit pretty well in Washington. I scoured the site and there’s literally nothing of value to read. Ten minutes ago I didn’t know anything about the candidate other than he has a goofy looking commercial. Thanks to Greene’s website I now know he’s probably unfit to serve as Florida’s official dog catcher. Wait… Greene has a plan for the economy!
Our economy needs a bold, diverse set of policies that stimulate the economy, encourage hiring, facilitate small business growth and development, and strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit that has made this country great and made us a beacon for the world.
What is it you ask? What is the plan of this independent thinker? He wants to spend more money on research and infrastructure. Plus, he wants to extend unemployment benefits even further than two years. These aren’t independent ideas. This is the platform of the Democratic party. The United States is so awesome even someone like Jeff Greene, who has no understanding of economics or even prostitution, can make it in this country. Please stick to real estate, Mr. Greene.
It’s only a few months until November and it’s not likely that any kind of economic rebound is going to save the Democrats in the Fall. The American public’s view of ObamaCare hasn’t gotten better (worse, if anything) and the Democrats do not have anything popular to offer. In fact, the two major pieces of their agenda, climate change and immigration, are political kryptonite. Some political observers are predicting an election tsunami:
That’s the projection of Republican new media maven Patrick Ruffini. Lest you write off his projection that a 70-seat Republican gain (which would leave Republicans with a 248-187 majority, larger than any they have won since 1928) keep in mind that Ruffini was one of the very first to predict that Marco Rubio could become the leader in the Florida Senate race and that Scott Brown had a very real chance to win in Massachusetts. Here I should add the usual caveats about how opinion can change and the balance of enthusiasm could change even faster. But the Democrats’ current tactic of prioritizing legislation to weaken Republicans’ standings (among all voters on financial regulation, among Hispanics on immigration, among young voters on cap-and-trade and the environment) doesn’t really address their current problem, which is that the Democrats’ standing among voters is at a record low and that they’re getting pasted in polls despite the fact that the Republicans’ standing among voters is not particularly high.
The question is what happens if this takes place? The Republicans don’t really have strong voice right now and I’m not sure what their prepared to offer if they’re ushered back into power. I know what the conservative/libertarian ideas are, but what does the GOP have to offer? Supposedly the GOP is small government, but what are they going to do?
Obama would have to meet in the middle to accomplish anything, but what would that mean? If the GOP wants to cash in on the current electoral landscape they need to come up with some populist ideas. Otherwise the White House is going to have a Saul Alinsky field day picking on various leaders in Congress. President Obama isn’t prepared for an ideological debate about fiscal issues.
Tomorrow is the last day of 2009. It’s the end of the decade (well, not really). It’s time to adjust the way we say our year. Frankly this is well over due. Techcruch links to another story about this change. I like 2010 already.
Say “2009″ outloud. Chances are you’re saying “two thousand and nine.” But if you think about it, that’s weird. Say “1909″ outloud. Chances are you’re saying “nineteen-oh-nine.” It makes some sense, since we weren’t going to pronounce “2000″ as “twenty hundred,” but for whatever reason, going forward, we never moved to something like “twenty-oh-one” for “2001″ and so forth. A new website is urging us to do just that for the next decade.
Recent Comments