It has been a week since I last posted and I know, that's a long time. I bring no excuses but my own laziness, but let's get started.
The main thing I regret not having posted on the day of is that the Writer's Strike is finally over! It's done! I don't know the details about the new contract, but since the WGA had been very persistent, the AMPTP must've given them what they wanted. I'm very glad that all the late night shows got their writers back [Stephen Colbert also getting 'back' Tiki Barber, Kevin Bacon, and Mr. Met]. Welcome back writers, you have been missed! Now bring on the new episodes, I'm ready to watch them!
Valentine's Day has also come and passed, but nothing good has come out of it. There was a school shooting at the Northern Illinois University that left 5 people dead and the shooter as well. There have been many developments, but all the information seems to be the same as the previous school shootings'. But this time, the shooter did not attend the school did at one point. It's really unfortunate that the many school shootings in 2007 has carried over into 2008. A big question: who's fault is all this? I'll be writing a piece on it in the coming days.
Kosovo is now its own country. It declared independence from Serbia yesterday and the U.S. and many other countries have already recognized it as its own. But there are of course, many countries who oppose. Serbia [obviously] opposes as well as Russia, Greece, and Spain. There is also a small fear that many other nations will exercise their rights to self-determination and follow suit in declaring independence. Good thing or bad thing? We'll see as it unfolds.
Yesterday and today saw suicide bombings that left many casualties in Afghanistan. On Sunday, a bomber attacked a market and recent information tells of at least 100 dead. Today, a suicide bomber crashed his car into a Canadian convoy's, killing 35 civilians and at least 25 people injured -- including 2 Canadian soldiers. Sunday's killings have been the deadliest since the "Islamist movement" according to CNN. This event no doubt puts more pressure on the Conservatives and their decision to extend the stay of Canadian peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan. Expect consistent attacks from the Liberals and the NDP, and maybe even an election [I hope not] in the near future.
Now onto the U.S. presidential elections. Republican John McCain is expected to win, and has been for awhile now, the nomination for the GOP. Even Mitt Romney has endorsed him *sigh* Previous president George H.W. Bush has endorsed McCain, so what is Huckabee still doing? I remember him saying something along the lines of it being better than doing nothing at all. I really don't want to put my support behind McCain because for a 'straight-talker', he sure is a 'flip-flopper'. This really shows the doom of the Republican party. All I can do now is quote a person I don't usually quote. "I would vote for the Devil over John McCain, thus my claim that I would vote for Hillary [Clinton] over John McCain." - Ann Coulter.
The Democratic race is tight as ever. The one state that Clinton seems to be putting most her efforts into -- Texas -- is showing the same thing, a tie. Wisconsin and Hawaii are tomorrow and expect Obama to win them. But, once again, will it make a difference? Pundits and typical critics alike are already claiming that these primaries/caucuses won't be the deciding factor in the nominee. It will be up to the superdelegates to decide [read bottom post if you don't know what I'm talking about]. Am I going to root for a Democrat? I don't think I'd expose that information to the public. But I can say, ANYONE BUT John McCain or Hillary Clinton. Hmm, who's left?
I will bookend this post with repeating the fact that the Writer's Strike is OVER! What does that mean? The Oscars will get decent jokes! Who's the host this year? I've known for awhile now, but I haven't informed you all. It's none other then Jon Stewart! *applause* I'm excited for the Oscars every year, but the years that Jon Stewart hosts [this will be his second year], I'm more excited. So don't miss the show, this coming Sunday, February 24. The only down side is that there isn't the Daily Show or the Colbert Report this week because Jon has to write the material. I'm hoping he grabs not only his writers but also Colbert's writers to make the show less aged [have you seen the crowd at the Oscars?].
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