Daywalker in serious trouble.

***UPDATE***
Snipes acquitted. Link here. Wow, was I wrong on this one. Of course, it's always hard to convict famous and well-liked celebrities.


Blade about to be struck down. IRS stronger than silver, garlic and sunlight combined. Blade dull when failing to pay taxes. Tax code sharpest Blade of all. Excuse my indulgence, I'm actually not auditioning for the New York Post.

Wesley Snipes is in big trouble. Article here.

I've always liked his movies. What causes somebody to fall for this stuff? Yes, paying taxes stinks. Something good to remember during this campaign season. Wanna pay more? Think about it before you vote. He's probably going to see jail time. The former IRS commissioner in the article says this kind of case has to send a message. Not that the tax wackos out there will listen, but maybe it will stop somebody from getting sucked into this junk.

I especially like this quote:

Kahn now refuses to leave his jail cell because he believes the court has no jurisdiction to prosecute him.

If they don't have jurisdiction, why are you in a cell? Comedy. Believing you are invisible and actually being invisible are two different things.

MLB and Congressional hearings.

As I listen to espn hammer Congress over the handling of the steroid/hgh hearings, and as much as I hate espn, they are right. What a joke. These people can't pronounce the names? "Mr. Palmeiri's 300 hits?" 300? Mr. Palmeiri? Then the guy has the temerity to snark at the guy, "are you familiar with this case?"

It is fightening. If you're going to hold Congressional Hearings, wouldn't you do a little prep first?

Jeeze, I shoulda dropped out of high school, got a factory job and then run for Congress. This is worse than the old saw, "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy." I can't believe we're being governed by these guys.

Know. The. Freakin. Names.

Hilliary Insight.

2 shocking developments here:
1. Pat in Covedale sending a link to a Camille Paglia article
2. Me actually reading Camille Paglia

Well here's the link.

Fairly harsh, but I think accurate. I've always thought the Clintons were about power, I've made the same observation here on other ocassions. But what the heck do I know?

Union wages and reality.

"the days when manual sunskilled labor can deliver $65-per-hour in wages and benefits are disappearing." - Steve Miller, CEO of Delphi, an auto parts manufacturer.

What a mind boggling quote. The context for this post comes from an article in the WSJ on 1.7.08 and concern the fight between Delphi and its labor unions while Delphi is reorganizing during bankruptcy. (I won't link to the WSJ as you have to have a subscription).

Consider the auto industry and its current condition. $65 an hour? Manual, unskilled labor? Our country and culture have a lot of soul searching to do when planning our economy in the future. I'm just amazed and salty. I should've applied for every factory job in sight while in high school. Higher education? Pah! I'd be close to retirement now, or considering a buyout. Manual unskilled labor.