NewsWorth: A News Roundup

Let’s look at what’s been going on in the world……..

Bridge Gate

Chris Christie told us he had no knowledge of or involvement in lane closures on the George Washington Bridge as retribution against the Fort Lee, New Jersey Mayor Mark Sokolich.  Rush Limbaugh said it was a tacit agreement between Christie and his underlings that led to the retribution by his fired Deputy Chief of Staff.  One thing is abundantly clear; Limbaugh really doesn’t like Chris Christie and plans to do all he can to block his probable run for the Whitehouse. 

The Dennis Rodman Fiasco

I really thought Dennis Rodman has pegged the weirdness meter some twenty years ago but, as we now know, there’s no stopping the attention starved permanent adolescent who claims affection for the murderous thug who continues to lead North Korea even farther into the dark ages.  Apparently, Rodman hasn’t considered the consequences he could face when Kim Jong-un decides the individual expressions and flamboyant behavior of the ex NBA player aren’t consistent with the regimented North Korean values of government mandated sameness.

The Hall of Fame

The drumbeat for change in the process of selecting new members to the Baseball Hall of Fame got a little louder this time around when sportswriter Dan LeBatard gave his ballot over to the internet sports outlet Deadspin so they could fill it out the way they wanted.  I think this lack of respect for a tradition that’s important to many in the baseball world shows that changes do need to be made.  My solution would be; let the current members of the Hall of Fame choose who they want in their exclusive club and not the sportswriters who currently vote in new members.

Politics as Unusual

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did some lengthy berating of his fellow Senators under the full scrutiny of C-span cameras on the Senate floor last week.  I’m sure Mitch was hoping his constituents in Kentucky were watching as he detailed what a lousy job he and his compatriots had been doing over the past decade or so.  I suppose he thinks confession is good for the soul and for his possible reelection in May but part of me hopes the folks we send to Washington start to realize they work for us and not the other way around.

Alaska Marijuana

If enough ballot signatures are confirmed it looks like Alaska will vote on whether or not to be the third state to legalize marijuana sales.  Whatever side you come down on, it’s going to be interesting to see where we are ten years down the road and if pot is going to be the only formerly illicit drug transferred to legal status.  It seems changes like these are coming a whole lot faster than they used to.