I had originally said I'd vote for whoever the Democratic candidate was, that I prefer Obama but I have to support the cause and get Bush's policies out of office. This is my main logic against Hillary's rhetoric of "I won this primary, which proves that I am the only one who can win this state, since if I win in a Hillary v. Obama contest, everyone who votes Hillary will eventually vote McCain if Hillary isn't the nominee." Aside from this associating herself with the Republican candidate more than the Democratic candidate, it's pretty stupid.

And that's my concern. I dislike Bush's policies, but what I dislike more is his refusal to read the writing on the wall. Let's look at some similarities:

Both are on paths of their own design to a goal that their supporters believe is sound, but the majority of people (who are not supporters) are repeatedly trying to make the case that the idea is more sound. Even as more people defect and the goals that are set forth aren't reached, the goals just change and we change the point of the contest. Key to this is making sure you only listen to the supporters (whose numbers continue to dwindle) and completely ignore the opposition, even if it's what's best for the country. Stay the course, and keep declaring "Mission Accomplished" early and often.

Neither one of them seems to be able to operate in a black budget. Deficit spending and a lack of transparency lay foundations for the form of government they lead.

Both are unwilling to look at the popular vote, but instead are willing to be elected by the courts. Hillary is using committee pull and willing to sue to get Michigan and Florida counted, even though they broke the rules that Hillary, Obama and Edwards signed in August 2006(? on the date.) Buck what the majority of nation wants, buck the fact that FL and MI didn't really get their voices heard, Hillary was the only one who was on the ballot so who knows what the constituents real voices say, but under the guise of "we want their voices heard" she "wants any vote that can count for her no matter if it actually represents what the people want."

Bush misspeaks all the time with stupid words, Hillary misspeaks with stupid elaborate made up fantasy stories about how her homestate is every state she's projected to win OH SHIT LOOK SNIPERS IN SCRANTON, PA.

Finally, Rush Limbaugh supports both.

Really? Think about it, policy aside (Hillary has policies, like the gas tax holiday, that side with McCain, not Obama) Hillary is a clone of GW Bush. I respect Obama so much for not going so far as to destroy any real hope of supporting Hillary if she wins, yet I feel she bashes him so much with her "shame on you" that I don't know how she can support him when he wins. Looking at what she does and how she's played this game, I can't in good faith vote for her. I can't vote for McCain, but she has played the game in such a way that where I once would have supported her by the "D" after her name, I can't vote for her ever.

First they were "itty-bitty tiny baby balls."
Then they were "medium sized juvenile balls."
Then they were "respectable sized adolescent balls."
Now they're no balls.
R.I.P. Rygel's balls, 12/26/2007 9:00 AM ET; hump that bitch in the sky.

For a long time, Jeff Monson was my favorite fighter to watch. He's this barrel of a heavyweight that somehow wraps his tree trunk arms around people and makes them go to sleep. But the combination of the loss to Tim Sylvia (loss is too harsh, more like "not win") and the cancelled fight in New Jersey, he hasn't been fun to watch for a while. Nevertheless, Urijah Faber has been on top of the featherweight division for so long, he's 20 and 1. Also, the WEC is amazing for 2 reasons (it allows people who aren't ready for full scale UFC to compete and get recognition, and it is the only major televised event to feature the Bantams and Feathers which are faster paced and more fun to watch) and he's the main star of it. He's a Californian, a UC grad, and if you watch him, his fights just keep getting more fun to watch. His fight tonight against Jeff Curran was nuts, not only did he defend some tight submissions, he finished the fight with some sideways triangle choke with one leg. Two fights ago, he grabbed this flying guillotine and neck cranked the guy even as he was flipping over. He invented a move called the "Atomic Butt Stomp." Look him up, check him out, he's officially my favorite fighter and if he really gets to fight Jens Pulver in March it'll be one of the most fun fights to watch since Griffin-Bonnar 1; even though it'll be free on Versus, I'd pay for it if it were PPV.

On Saturday, I will have made 24 complete orbits of the sun. In honor of this milestone, I will spend the day making 24 complete orbits around other things as well, such as the coffee table, starbucks, and Jenn. I think this is the best idea I've ever had on a birthday, so if you see me circling you 24 times, just let me be.