Let me be a bit snarky here. I know, I'm betraying my prejudices here, but please indulge me.

Senator Obama is qualified to be President of The United States of America because he's been campaigning for that office for a very, very long time.

At the same time, Sarah Palin is not qualified to be Vice President of the United States of America because she's only been mayor of a small town in Alaska for six years, plus Governor of Alaska for a year and a half.

And Obama has more of the experience necessary to be President of the United States of America than Palin has to be Vice President of the United States of America.

Honestly, how delusional do you have to be to swallow that?

James Joyner informs us that Jerry Reed has passed away. As I can be a little slow at these things, I'm thinking, "Jerry Reed...Jerry Reed...how do I remember him?"

"When You're Hot, You're Hot." "Eastbound and Down." "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)." "The Bird."

And of course, "Smokey and the Bandit."

Yes, I grew up with Jerry Reed. Although my default reaction to any question along the lines of "Do you like country music?" usually involves retching, it's an overreaction. Country & Western is definitely a part of my life, as much as I might want to deny it.

There are quite a few country artists who are a part of my life, and although it's been a while since I've heard any of his music, Jerry Reed was certainly an important one of them. Go visit James's post and watch a couple of Jerry Reed's best songs.

You'll be missed, Jerry. Rest in peace.

Update: Chris Byrne has some more of Jerry's music. Man, I forgot how much it meant to me.

Via Kim Priestap: "The smart liberals are worried. The dumb ones think they've won."

May I be so bold to tweak that quote: "The smart liberals are worried. The dumb ones think they've won. The smart conservatives know they've won."

Arsenio Hall on The Tonight Show, talking about former Senator, Vice Presidential nominee and Presidential candidate John Edwards:

"He's a douchebag."

We don't agree on much, Arsenio, but we agree on that.

And Tam considers the same point that came to me shortly after learning of Gov Palin's selection as Sen McCain's running mate:

President Palin in 2012. That would be teh awsum. In so many ways.

Umm, Kevin? It looks like McCain wreaked havoc with your prediction, pardner.

At least you can console yourself that she'll be a great VP.

How about this? You watch it, then tell me about it, so I don't have to, mmkay?

I spent much of my Navy career flying in reconnaissance aircraft. This meant that I had to go to SERE school, where they tried to prepare us for the undesirable yet unlikely event of being captured by the enemy. I know that what I went through pales in comparison to what our POWs suffered during the Vietnam War, and I yield to no man in my respect for those that suffered at the hands of the North Vietnamese during that conflict.

But for crying out loud, "I was a POW" is not the answer to every damn accusation by your opponent. This is starting to get a little old.

McCain campaign? Shut the hell up with the "John was a POW" crap.

Senator? Tell them they're idiots, and they need to shut the hell up. They haven't got the foggiest idea of what it meant for you to be a POW, and they're cheapening the ordeal you went through.

Dave Price details why Iraq is a quagmire.

Note to the Irony Impaired: the above sentence is an example of what we call sarcasm.

I read a quote from Woody Allen the yesterday in a post by Dave Schuler over at Outside the Beltway, and I wanted to capture it here. Yes, Woody Allen can manage to be hugely unfunny at times, but this one tickles me.

Paraphrasing: what’s a three syllable word beginning with 'P' that means you think that everybody’s out to get you?

Perceptive.

Somewhere along the way during my blogging hiatus, Blogger added the ability to schedule the publishing of a post for a future time (presumably, a future date, too). So while I wrote this post at about 6 a.m., it didn't show up on my blog until five hours later.

Just what I wanted. Now, if I can just remember why I wanted it...

Why is it that libruls claim they're going to leave the US if they don't get their way? Various Democrats made such statements for each of the last two Presidential elections. With some polls saying that Obama is now trailing McCain, and I see that several lower profile folks are saying the same thing (scroll down to the comments) for this election.

If only these guys actually meant what they say...

I don't like former Senator and Presidential candidate John Edwards as a politician, and I have a feeling I wouldn't care too much for him in person, either. But more than anything, he's not important to me.

Don't get me wrong, it's newsworthy that he has publicly admitted his affair, conducted during his Presidential campaign and while his wife was continuing her battle with cancer. And I don't believe him for a second when he says he's not Frances Hunter's father.

But I just don't care. I'm more concerned about the recently escalating conflict between Georgia, their breakway province of Samachablo (South Ossetia) and Russia. I'm more concerned about the Olympics, and trust me, I don't care much about the Olympics in general. I'm more concerned about the stabbing attack on the parents of the coach of US Olympic men's vollyball team.

Trust me, I'm more concerned about the recent death of Bernie Mac, who was two years my junior, since it's one more drumbeat of our (my) mortality.

But the Silky Pony's new little filly? I. Just. Don't. Care.

Y'know, the problem is that so many other folks on teh Intarw3bz cover all of the interesting stuff so well, that there's really nothing new I can add.

Except for the fact that Brett Favre is an idiot. Retire, don't retire, I don't care, but once you make a freakin' decision, stick with it, Brett. Now, you're just an indecisive whiner.

Yes, it's been forever. I expect to be posting a tad more in the near future.

Like anyone cares. :p