Six years ago me and a group of my military buddies met James Brown at a restaurant in Augusta Georgia. The Godfather was eating and relaxing with a lady friend just minding his business. The Godfather was nice enough  to take a picture with us and sign autographs (which I have since lost) He never said more than two words to us but it didn’t matter. He just smiled and went back to eating with his friend and wave at us when we left.   One of buddies has that picture we took.  (So T-dawg hook Ol Sarge up with the picture will ya)

James Brown was the greatest entertainer of all time and clearly the hardest work man in show business.  Every Friday night pops use to play James Brown (Funky Good Time, Hot Pants, Papa Got a Brand New Bag, Please Please Please, The Big Payback).  Pops use to brag about how he saw the Godfather……………Guess what pops?  I met the Godfather

OWWWW I feel good

R.I.P James Brown

I was about two years old when President Ford became our 38th President.  It doesn't matter whether or not he was elected with a mandate by the American people, he held the Office that few had held and he served with honor, integrity and and restored a sense of dignity to White House.  I can not even imagine in this day and age how President Ford would have been able to lead our nation if the Watergate scandal would have happen now.  I ask my father how President Ford did it and he told me that like a Ford truck he was “built tough” and was able to handle that heavy payload. Now granted my dad is a General Motors man and he dislikes the Republicans as much as the Washington Redskins.  My dad did not have a bad thing to say about President Ford.    

Thanks Pops (How about your Cowboys)

No Ecoli scare here. However reading the long awaited Baker Report.  I suddenly got sick.   

So Kramer pays a visit to Don Jesse Jackson (The Rev) aka the self prescribe kneegroes de facto leader to ask for forgiveness.  Don’t get me wrong Kramer's diatribe was reprehensible but besides that.  I really don’t care nor give a damn about it.  The issue is between Kramer and the idiots who paid to see a washed up actor tell jokes.  I guess they figured that if they wanted to hear the ENword they would have just watched Def Comedy Jam and been cool with it. Or listen to a 50 Cent cd.  Me on the other hand Kramer would  have called me a niggard for being so damn cheap and refusing to pay and see his lame ass perform in the first place.

How can a fledgling team compete with a big market team to resign their top player? The answer to that question is…you can’t!  Soriano has gotten 136 million reason to play for the Cubs.  I knew the chances were slim for the Nationals to resign their super star. The Nationals made the right decision and I will still cheer for my Nats and for my boy Soriano except when he comes to the Ol’ dungeon called RFK stadium. Because it is all about the Nats and he will be the Enemy!!

The Nations are going to build a young and competitive team.  They will give two draft picks for Soriano so all is not lost. 

The biggest prize of the war of terrorism is finally gone.  No not Osama Bin Laden, but Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield.  Donald Rumsfield, who was probably hated more than any terrorist on this earth, has finally resigned from his position that he twice held during tumultuous times in our country.  After the Democrats regained control of the Congress the first thing they were after was his head (literally) and the jihadists who we fight would have been more than happy to do the beheading for them and delivered it Herodias Pelosi.  The other day after I watched the President announced Donald Rumsfield resignation; I was waiting to hear the celebratory gun fire in the streets like the Iraqis had done when Saddam was capture. However it dawned on me that liberals don’t like guns so a celebration in Oz like fashion would suffice less the fireworks.  Ding Dong Rummy is dead lalalalalala.

With a disappointing showing in this past election where black GOP hopefuls were trounce by weak democrat opponents, the GOP is thinking about the future. According to an article I have read on the Forbes web site.  

"Florida Sen. Mel Martinez, a prominent Hispanic who previously served in President Bush's Cabinet, will assume the high-profile post of Republican National Committee general chairman, GOP officials said Monday." (Link)

Couple with the pending legislation which will grant amnesty to allot of immigrants.  A new voter block will emerge and Mel Martinez is just the point man to court them. 

Blacks once again snubbed the GOP.  It was clearly evident in Maryland.  Surely there were some gains made but it wasn't enough to sway an outcome.  Did the GOP try hard enough to go after the Black vote?  As much as the Democrats have snub the Black vote, they too have a interest in the Hispanic block.  

My prediction is Democrats will continue to snub the Black vote and The GOP will just plainly give up on us.  The Democrats has the Clinton and Obama card and they will continue to use it once they feel that we start complaining. 

My last question, where are the prominent black leaders in the Democratic party for speaker of the house or Majority Leader?  hmmmmm.  

I am still bitter over the loss but at the same token very proud to help elect Maryland first Republican Governor in over 30 years. It is a shame that in this day and age we would rather promote a dead beat mayor of one of America’s worst cities to become Governor.  The people of Maryland spoke and all that matters is higher taxes, anti business climate and a place that will look like New Jersey.  Did I say higher taxes?  Oh yeah we will continue to watch poor black kids in Baltimore and PG County continue to sink further in the abysmal school systems. 

Best wishes to the Old Line Leader from the Ole Line Sarge

HOOOOOAH

The Cigar smoking Celtic icon Red Auerbach was laid to rest today. The Cigars he smoked and the occasional sitings in downtown Washington DC (Foggy Bottom, Chinatown) was not one of my fondess memory of him, it was watching him flash that grin he flashed when  Boston drafted Len Bias.  Boston would have dominated the Lakers had Bias played.  James Worthy versus Len Bias would have been great to watched.  James Worthy is my boy from Carolina (Go Heels) in all but Worthy’s D was suspect and Bias might have ate Big game James up.

Red was a dynasty builder and the Celtics that he coached during the 50’s and 60’s were an amazing basketball team (well that is what my pops told me) All pops talked about was Bill Russell this Bill Russell that. 

 I don’t doubt pops about big Bill.  He was a beast.  However Red was the Man

The words from an idiot who was almost my Commander in Chief

“You know, education, if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you -- you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.”

Has John Kerry ever been to Iraq to visited the stupid troops. He is a vet and I pretty sure his minions will spin it in his favor. His three frivolous Purple Hearts will be mention by the media.

So kids you can work hard, get deployed to Middle East twice, start your own blog, go back to college and make the Dean’s List, position yourself to make a 6 figure salary plus collect a retirement check while doing numerous push ups to stay in shape. If you don’t then you will be stuck taking too much of your medication while filming a commercial because you are too damn stupid to read a label. Or if you are female you will get stuck marrying someone like Bobby Brown or Rosie O'Donnell.