A bit of this and that

I'm going to start off with some news that's happened in the past couples days that I had forgot to post about. Firstly, Bill Richardson has dropped out of the presidential race the day after the New Hampshire primaries. He did receive 5% of the votes which is a number that either of the front runners, Obama or Clinton, would love to have. But Richardson did not say which candidate he will endorse.

The other day, John Kerry announced that he will endorse, no you'll never guess...Barack Obama. He snubbed his ex-running mate, John Edwards, to completely support Edwards' opponent, Obama. I know what you're thinking, "That's really mean!" No, that's not mean, that's Kerry being a complete ass. I heard that Kerry and Edwards had many problems during and after Kerry's failed candidacy, but to those who don't know about it, it makes Kerry, and linking to Obama, look really bad. I feel for you Edwards, hang in there, you don't need that guy.

For some new news about the race for the White House, Dennis Kucinich is calling for a recount in New Hampshire. He wants to make sure that every vote was accounted for the Democrats. I already know how this is going to go...

Kucinich: "Can we get a recount please?"

Vote counting person: "Can I sleep with your wife?"

Kucinich: "No."

Vote counting person: "Ok, then no."

In Taiwan, the recent election in the parliament showed the KMT winning the majority of positions over the DPP. This is a hard blow to DPP since the presidential elections are coming up in March and this loss may mean that the KMT will assume all power. Chen Shiu-bian has already been president for 8 years so he must step down in March. His hopefuly successor, Frank Hsieh is up against the Nationalist Party's Ma Ying-jeuo. The politics in Taiwan will change drastically if the KMT wins due to their want for closer relations with mainland China. I do believe that Taiwan's politics and economy will stabilize if they reach out to China, but the people of Taiwan may be torn about this.

In sports: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-20. The best part of the game, besides Green Bay whooping the Seahawks' butts, was the heavy snow. It is amazing how the players can play in such harsh weather.

The most exciting part of my day today was watching the New England Patriots beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-20. Tom Brady was amazing! Only two incomplete passes in the whole game. That play with him faking his pass was amazing as well. Still perfect even in the playoffs, and up to the Bowl as well!

That's all for Franny tonight. Good night.