TC the Terrible

Here’s today’s list of topic to discuss:

• Of course the stands are empty. The damn team is losing. Who would expect a town build on trying to be a winner to support a team that hasn’t won a series this year?

• And yes, we all know that the White House news room is just for show. The real news is out in the hallways. So why not hire a TV anchor to do the job? He’s bound to be good at it.

• Wilbon hates the NFL Draft? That’s insane. Sure the draft is a total waste of time, but so is the first six rounds of the NBA playoffs and he creams his jeans over that. What’s the difference? But he is right that despite all of the rhetoric nobody knows how good a draft class is for about ten years.

• What we do know is that if you are a professional football playa charged with a gun crime, you can push the trial date back for at least one season. Maybe two if you have a good attorney.

• Why is this bitch complaining? Getting spanked on the job is normally considered a perk for a gal her age. Wanna bet she’s a hog, on top of it all?

• Fellas, if you are going to have sex with a horse make sure there are no cameras in the stall. Of course this is a Louisiana boy, so he may be with the only thing that would have him.

That’s it for now. I’ll have something else to chew on later today.

I bitch and moan about the Metro as much as anyone you can name. But overall I think it’s a good thing for the District and surrounding area. Now that the line out to Dulles is finally about to break ground another round of fighting is about to break out.

It seems to me, and not like I know a lot about anything, that even if it costs more a underground line is the best option. Going underground causes fewer problems with current traffic patterns for the five to ten years it will take to finish the extension. Going underground will prevent setting back the economic progress of Tyson’s Corner. Underground will mean a cleaner look to the area. Underground lines still function during snow storms. Underground tracks and stations are not abused by the elements year round.

The only real advantage of taking the train on elevated tracks is a short term savings. I have yet to see a project that didn’t suffer in the long term because of the so-called saving created by short cuts. One of the District’s biggest landmarks is the Metro rail system. Not taking the time to do the newest line right would be doing everyone a dis-service. Spend the extra money now if we need to.

(c) Washington Post

I don’t get how last year the Washington Expos Nationals could come so close to greatness, and this year be so pitiful. I know playing without an owner can be nerve racking, but is that all that this slump really is? Frank Robinson has got to be wondering if coming back this year is worth all the grief.

The cure might be finding a power hitter. At least then the losses would be exciting. The Cards have always managed to keep one of those around and they seem to at least look like a contender most summers. I loved the summer that Pujols played for the Memphis Redbirds. Even then he walked to the plate like he owned the field.