Wednesday, December 17, 2008

"Fair, Balanced and Unafraid"

I just learned yesterday that Brit Hume is retiring from his full time job at Fox News. It's been known since the Presidential election - obviously I've been out of the loop. Yesterday Bill O'Reilly interviewed Hume and asked him what he would be doing with his time. Hume stated that there were 3 important reasons he was leaving, "God, grandchildren and golf."

Acording to JS Online Hume said, "I want to pursue my faith more ardently than I have," he said. "What it really means is that I'll get into the Bible more." He spoke of his post-retirement life by remembering the suicide of his son, Sandy, a decade ago. "You find out what you believe in at a time like that, and I realized I believed in God, and I believed that God was going to save me. And, in my view, he did. "It kind of changed my outlook on the world and on my own life. I'd like it to change more."

I will miss him and his show that was number one in its time spot for 7 years. I knew he was a man of faith from an interview he did with President Bush prior to his inauguration in 2001. Hume will be a senior political analyst, anchor for special events, panelist on "Fox News Sunday" and occasional substitute for the host, Chris Wallace.

I applaud him for recognizing what his priorities should be and I know the Lord will bless him for his decision. With his talent he could have been with Fox News as long as Mike Wallace has been with CBS, but he is stepping down at the right time for the right reasons. I will miss his tagline at the end of his show - "Fair, Balanced and Unafraid."

Run, J D, Run!

Former Congressman J D Hayworth is contemplating a run against John McCain in 2010. Hayworth was narrowly defeated in 2006 by a Democrat running to the right of center. Naturally once in Congress he showed his true colors. Hayworth has a very successful local radio show broadcast during drive time in Phoenix. He's always left the door open for running for office again. In 2010 we'll have a race for Governor and Senator. I think the current Secretary of State who will take over for Janet Napolitano once she's confirmed for Secretary of Homeland Security, will probably have a pretty easy time being elected in 2010, but you never know. As for John McCain, I think there are enough Arizonans who have had enough of him and his "reaching across the aisle" that he will have a hard time winning the Republican nomination.

Personally I am sick to death of McCain. He ran claiming to be a Reagan conservative, but once he lost he was back to promising to work with Obama and Senate Democrats. This means he's ready to capitulate to them. He ran a hideous campaign and deserved to lose, although I voted for him. But never again. We need Hayworth!

"Shoeicide Lobber"

Someone called in to the Dennis Miller radio show yesterday and referred to the shoe throwing incident as a "Shoeicide Lobber." :)

Senator Kennedy?

So Caroline Kennedy wants Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. It makes me mad because she's had no legislative experience. Of course Hillary had no actual legislative experience but she had more experience than Kennedy. I hope she's not picked - she doesn't deserve it and the only reason she's being considered is because she's a Kennedy. Honestly so many government officials are just stupid.

Earthquakes

I follow earthquakes on my iGoogle home page just for fun. I am amazed at the number of quakes that happen daily in Europe, especially eastern Europe. They are small quakes; between 2 and 3 magnitude, but it certainly is much more than happens in California. So I think there's a greater chance of Europe falling off into the ocean than California!