Boy Games

And they call women drama queens! Let's see what's happening: The governor of Illinois is testing his ability to rile within the political arena by appointing a replacement for Barack Obama after being arrested for trying to sell the seat he has just given to Roland W. Burris, a former Illinois comptroller and attorney general. Who just so happens to be African American! And if the Senate allows him to take his seat, he will be the only African American Senator.

Bad boys behaving badly so that they can upkeep their public presence while the storm of history swirls by?

“Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat,” Mr. Obama said. “I agree with their decision, and it is extremely disappointing that Governor Blagojevich has chosen to ignore it.”

According to the New York Times, "[A]s governor, Mr. Blagojevich has the authority under the Illinois Constitution to appoint Mr. Obama’s replacement. But on Dec. 11, Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, said: “If the allegations in the criminal complaint against Governor Blagojevich are proven true, he has clearly abused the public trust. No appointment by this Governor could produce a credible replacement.”

Then there is Hamas and Israel in another squabble, asking for "Daddy Obama" to settle their latest dispute before too many innocent people get killed in the cross fire.

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Thailand?

Will Obama be able to take a moment to breathe? Pick out the colors for the private quarters of the White House? Choose the puppy for his daughters?

And ironies of ironies: AIG, once the world's largest insurance company, now owned by the American public and nearly worthless, might have to pay off in the Bernard Madoff scandal for the losses resulting from the fraud. Read here and laugh. We always end up losing.