Wow, it is finally Friday. The last day of recess and the first "morning after" of college football.

And what a night to talk about.

With much love and respect for my grandfather, I must say, classic performance by the Ducks last night. I say "classic", because it surely wasn't "classy."




But, what LeGarrette Blount didn't do to make Oregon look bad, they offense did. Just five minutes with the ball in the first half and only 14 yards to show for it. This team was thoroughly dominated by Boise. Really there is nothing more to say on the subject, but I did and you can read it at JBJ Sports.

Some actually pretty interesting news has been coming out of the healthcare fight and it could impact the ever-controversial "public option."

We are now talking about something called a "trigger." Led by Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, it is basically a threat. Do what we want with healthcare now, including a public option, or watch the feds launch a public option all on their own. Bipartisanship is long gone. Adam, you can comment now.

Seriously though, not to be beat the same Bush (or dead horse, but no pun then so deal), but this whole government power thing, especially in the executive branch, certainly didn't start with Barack Obama. That said, why not use it. Well I'll tell you why, because it is the "same old thing in Washington" if you do. But so is this partisan bickering over a healthcare bill that is no going on its 16th year. The polling on this is damning: Americans want healthcare reform. So maybe a trigger is part of it.

Or, maybe President Obama's comments next week will do the trick. He is set to remind Congress that it was not the fight to get healthcare passed and the bold thinking early in President Clinton's term that cost the Democrats. It was the fact that nothing got done that made voters unhappy. No one likes to see the process, how the sausage is made if you will, but that is what everyone is arguing about at town halls across America right now. A final resolution and a passed bill will change some minds.

Unemployment has risen, obviously just adding fuel to the fire out here in Washington.

In today's ultra-sensitive world the President can't even make a speech directed at school children without running into opposition. Reminded me of a status update I had on my Facebook page not long ago:

"Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft."

I bet every generation feels this way, but that does not mean we don't get our turn, so back off. Back in the day kids used to flock to the television to see the President speak. Now in this day of excess information, you can't get away from it fast enough. This is why I've started going to pro baseball games again. Even the Nationals are fun to watch if you actually get to sit back, relax and enjoy something genuine again. That is until the ExxonMobile 7th Inning stretch starts...

Alright, I have to do work or something, but a quick sign of the apocolypse:

"A former jail inmate suffered severe cuts from barbed wire while trying to climb back into Florida's Brevard County Detention Center Monday. The man was released last week after accepting a plea deal on a manslaughter charge, but showed up at the jail Monday asking to be taken back because he feared the family members of his victim. When he was denied, he tried to climb over the fence."
- The Express

Real Talk.

And today in history:
1886: Geronimooooooooooooooooo surrenders
1888: Kodak was created by George Eastman
1967: The last episode of Gilligan's Island airs
1969: The FDA declares the birth control pill "safe"
And in Civil Rights history, in 1957, nine black kids were denied entry to a school in Little Rock, Ark., touching off a string of events that made the Civil Rights movement a huge national issue.