How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

Interesting political news on local and national fronts...

A. Pittsburgh's 27 year-old "mayor," Luke Ravenstahl, says he doesn't see a reason not to attend 9,000 dollar a person golf tourneys on UPMC's dime. He stated he doesn't see a problem with them paying for him to golf, even though they have huge contracts with the city of Pittsburgh. Chicago-style politics in Pittsburgh! I love it! Everybody knows most politicians are whores to corporate America, but shit, at least have a little class! Do it under the table, like New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington D.C., California, etc... I guess he gets a "by" as he's young, and still learning how to best fuck over his constituents.

B. An Idaho Senator got arrested for trying to get a little man-on-man action in an airport bathroom stall. As always, shit like this makes me smile, but you know what makes it even better? That's right, he's a conservative Republican! Seriously America, how much longer are we going to be apathetic to our morally-barren U.S. Senators??? The War, the Page scandal, Gary Condit, and now this dude! It'd be hilarious if it was on ABC, but unfortunately, these people run the country!

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It's not humid, but it's still hot as fuck out. I'll take what I can get.

Pretty stoked on the upcoming movie season. Halloween, Shoot 'Em Up, Balls of Fury, The Brave One, Death Sentence(Kevin Bacon as a vigilante killer, FUCK YES!) and 3:10 to Yuma all look pretty entertaining, if nothing else. Two of these movies are remakes, but at least they have interesting directors and/or actors attached to them. Time will tell.

That concludes today's lesson.-BK