On Sports Night, Casey McCall's best friend and best girl are named, respectively, Dan Rydell and Dana Whitaker. Think there's anything Freudian to be made from the single letter's difference between the names Dan and Dana? Something along the lines of George's man-love for a She-Jerry on Seinfeld?

Vote For Kodos
Today is the 15th of January. The first balloting occurred on the 3rd of January, twelve days - shy of a fortnight - hence. The general election is not until the 4th of November, nearly ten months distant. I am glad Mitt Romney, former Governor of the detestable Commonwealth of Massachusetts, won today's Republican primary in the great State of Michigan for the simple reason that the triumph keeps Mr. Romney in the race. History tells us that whomever wins the Republican and Democratic nominations for the presidency, one of those two people is all but guaranteed* to be the forty-fourth President of the United States, arguably the single most influential and powerful person on Earth (which is to our knowledge the only inhabited spot in the universe, making the President an even bigger deal). And as I said, the first ballots were cast a scant twelve days ago. Choosing the major party nominees is a grave responsibility, and I for one favor almost anything that retards the process, allowing the staggeringly uninformed electorate to scrutinize more closely the prospective leaders of the free world. Who would argue against allowing cooler, more deliberate heads to carry the day? Governor Romney has now carried two states, Michigan and Wyoming; Senator McCain one, New Hampshire; and Governor Huckabee prevailed in Iowa. Mayor Giuliani and Senator Thompson have yet to truly contest any state. Let the politicking continue! And maybe, just maybe, we'll find the right man for the job.

*Death is an omnipresent possibility. If the President-elect perishes, the Vice President-elect is sworn in as President on Inauguration Day, the 20th of January.

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the day
MxPx, "Chop Shop" from Secret Weapon (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: On first blush, I prefer Secret Weapon to the preceding album, Panic. Interestingly and perhaps/perhaps not coincidentally, I am none too fond of Mu330's Ultra Panic. Mayhap "panic" is a jinx?

Amazon.com gift certificates: the gift that keeps on giving.