Fumbling our confidence

One of the big news stories at the beginning of the week was how the American people's confidence in the American government was at an all-time low.  Guess the political gridlock and hyperpartisanship have left many feeling that our best days as a nation may be in the past.  Who knows?  Did find it interesting that this story didn't get as much play ...

U.S. government's confidence in American people is at an all time low:


The White House announced today, on behalf of all three branches of the U.S. government, that the country's managers had less confidence in the American people than at any other time in the nation's existence.  Only 23% of the government indicated that they had "considerable" or "some" confidence in the people for whom they are responsible.  16% of those surveyed within the government said that they thought the American populace, as a whole, were "dumber than dirt".  Typical among those voting in that category was Congressman Boone V. McMoneybags (D-NJ) who said his last shreds of faith in the American people were torn this past election when he ran a commercial portraying his opponent as an closet orphanage arsonist ... and saw his polling deficit of 7 points turn into a resounding Election Night victory.  "When my advisers approached me with that one, I laughed 'em out of the office.  But boy was I wrong.  Voters aren't as discriminating as they once were.  Thank goodness."  Senator Jimmy Dan Oilwell (R-TX) agreed.  "I thought I'd catch at least some flak for voting to allow mountain top blasting in Rocky Mountain National Park.  Hell, even I didn't feel good about it.  But thankfully the vote was on the same night that they eliminated that lady w/ 12 kids from the dancing show.  Page 8, pardner.  Page 8." 

Hey, for Earth Week (the Earth is too important to be relegated to a single day's celebration at EPA), I ran in the EPA Fun Run 5K Race for the Earth and Rabies Awareness this morning.  I trained for this by not running at all for two months and eating butter-covered waffles for breakfast.  Dolberry didn't think he could actually run 5 straight K's w/o walking but it turns out I can.  I even sprinted in to beat this person I work with ... I've found that it's always good to bring the full bore effort to everyone else's Fun Run.  Dolberry only has one speed ... all out baby!  It was my slowest 5K time ever (29 min) but I'm pretty sure I won the old fat guy division.

I had to beg my way on to the bus w/ only my good looks earlier this week ... having left my wallet at home.  Took some work but I got on ... though still a little sore from grasping the back bumper so tightly.

Ha ... despite my own attempts to jinx myself, I got another 3 hits last night.  Five straight games.  I'm really beginning to believe that softball is a lot easier than I've been making it out to be all these years.

Have a great Thursday everyone.  Remember we were meant to live.