GOP Govs Back Down, Request Stimulus Funds - Politics news | Newser

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We al  knew they would, didn’t we?  I never doubted it for a moment.  More of that, “Do as I say, not as I do” stuff that has all of the Evangelical Christians disillusioned with the Grand OLD Party.  Since some have threatened a third party break-away, may I suggest the GOP-H…the Grand ‘Ol Party of Hypocrites?

(Newser) – Tough talk about rejecting stimulus funds earned some GOP governors—and presidential hopefuls—plenty of headlines, but reality has set in, Politico reports. Under fire from their legislatures, Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have all requested funds in the past week. “At this point it looks like everybody’s on board with the program,” said an OMB rep.

“We’ve tried to compromise in a variety of different way," said Sanford. “I got beaten up pretty bad on it.”

GOP Govs Back Down, Request Stimulus Funds - Politics news | Newser

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Barbara Walter’s 10 most fascinating people not very fascinating

I haven’t watched much T.V. lately, but I did catch Barbara Walter’s 10 most fascinating people last night.  Quite frankly, there really wasn’t much to be fascinated by.  Tom Cruise just one person behind Obama?  What a bunch of hogwash.

I guess the word ‘fascinating’ is relative to who is being fascinated.  Most of these people are nothing more than 30 minute celebrities.  Even Tina Fey, who I like, isn’t all that fascinating, just because she can make faces and noises like the “I set women back by 15 years” Sarah Palin.

When I think of fascinating people, I think of people who have changed the world, our understanding of the world, or made a long-lasting affect on all of humanity.  The only one on this list who fits that description is Barack Obama.  Love him or not, he epitomizes civic duty, cataclysmic change, social maturity, and most of all, American progress.

So, over the weekend, I will work on the first annual DaddyHogwash.com’s 10 most fascinating people of 2008.  Stay tuned.

Barbara Walters most fascinated by Obama, but Cruise over Palin?

2. Tom Cruise, actor

Walters asked Cruise what he regrets since meeting with her three years ago, and although he admitted he could’ve done things differently, he didn’t seem to regret anything. Premiering soon will be “Valkyrie,” Cruise’s new movie about a man that plotted to kill Adolph Hitler. Cruise said he decided to do this movie because he found it inspiring. And even though he has already won the most prestigious German award for the movie, there was much controversy early on. Cruise said that there are probably more kids in he and wife Katie Holmes’ future, but right now they’re just enjoying the ones they have. He also said that he has definitely grown up and learned through all of the mistakes he has made and successes he has had over the years.

My Thoughts: Is it just me, or is Tom Cruise always on this list? Obviously not, since Walters hasn’t interviewed him in three years, but it feels like he is always around. I was surprised that there wasn’t more talk about Scientology, but at the same time impressed that he kept his cool about the topic. Sorry people, no couch jumping for Tom tonight.

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Thanksgiving, waxed staircases, and broken tailbones

Thanksgiving in my family has always been overshadowed by some kind of minor tragedy. I will never forget the time when I was around ten years old and we visited my Aunt in Arnold, MO. We were just stopping by to say, “Hi,” on our way to my grandmother’s house. (Incidentally, at the time, we really did have to travel over the river and through some woods to get there.) Upon saying goodbye, my mother slipped down my aunt’s freshly waxed staircase…breaking her tailbone.

Why in the world anyone would wax their staircase is beyond me. Regardless, we spent the rest of the day at the hospital and my mother sat on a foamy orange thing when she went to the bathroom for quite awhile.

Thanksgivings have always been a little like that for us, and somewhere along the line, at least for my immediate family, Thanksgiving was less about doing anything special, because it brought back too many memories, and more about just staying in touch.  This Thanksgiving, my father and one sister are visiting my grandmother in Florida and my mom and step-dad are visiting my other sister in Virginia.

However, now I am a father of four, my kids love the holiday, and all they have talked about for a week is the turkey they can’t wait to eat and licking their lips over the sweet potatoes. (I hope it isn’t the one from the Sarah Palin interview.) We also have a new tradition. For the last three years, we visit my wife’s Aunt in O’Fallon, MO. It is a great time. We do what most families do. We sit and eat, a lot, have a beer or two, a glass of wine, maybe another beer, continuously tell the kids to stop running in the house, and watch football.

Thanksgiving has taken on new meaning for me. I am truly grateful for my wife, three boys, and a new daughter. I am thankful that my wife and I have managed to scrape together enough money to have and keep a house, I am thankful for my parents, step-parents, grandparents, sisters, aunts, uncles, and friends, and I am very thankful that we can all get together in our own due time to enjoy some turkey and some laughs.

Unfortunately, in the tradition of Thanksgiving tragedies, my wife’s Aunt has come down with Pneumonia and we will be having Thanksgiving at my in-laws. Not that that is a bad thing, if you knew my in-laws you would know that it’s not, it’s just one more typical interruption in a wonderful family tradition. Happy Thanksgiving!