Stan Geiger

Fragments

Just a few months ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued these condescending words to the American citizenry: "We won."

How quickly things can change. Today, there is talk of Democrats losing as many as 30 seats in the House, and losing control of the Senate altogether.

Note to politicians: Don't get cocky.

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Somebody made a movie about Barack Obama's campaign for the White House. I don't recall the name of the production. If I did, I probably wouldn't mention it, because I'm sure it's a giant piece of crap. But I did see a clip from the movie on a morning show and found it amusing.

Obama was to appear on the Today Show. As the cameras ran backstage, he complained of the hotel in which he was staying charging him $36 for his breakfast. Bacon and eggs, he said, and no orange juice.

A fellow off camera muttered, "Welcome to New York."

I wondered how much New York City's tax structure had to do with the tab. I mean taxes on businesses make it harder for them to make profits, driving up what they charge; taxes on individuals increase their cost of living, which drives up labor costs for businesses, which drives up what they charge.

There are a number of tax increase trial balloons floating around Tulsa these days. I suggest you opposed any tax increase proposal. Unless, of course, you don't mind the prospect of paying $36 for breakfast at the local Denny's at some point in the future.

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Tiger Woods has spoken. Uhhhhh, who cares?

I don't know Tiger Woods. I don't know his wife; I don't know his kids; I don't know his mommy. I have no financial stake in the man. He could decide to never hit a golf ball again and it wouldn't matter to me the least little bit.

Get over yourself, Tiger. And get over Tiger, media types.

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A judge ruled an Oklahoma anti-abortion law unconstitutional. The main point in the law banned the practice of having an abortion just because the child was of the "wrong" sex.

The judge's ruling, best I can tell, was about nothing more than mechanics. He simply ruled the law was too broad; it covered too much territory. The Legislature can fix the problem with little effort.

I'm amazed by the story, however. I can't believe a law barring people from killing a baby over gender is necessary. The very notion is barbaric.

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In Pennsylvania, a school district is being sued for sending laptops with remote-controlled cameras home with students.

I can think of no greater violation of constitutional rights to privacy than that of a government agency spying on people in their own freakin' homes.

Where are the liberals? I mean if cops were caught pulling a stunt like this, ACLU lawyers and Harvard law professors would be all over the airwaves pitching a bitch. But I guess it's okay for educator pervs to eyeball 16-year-old girls as they undress in their bedrooms.

This is abominable. The district should get hammered in court. Anybody with anything to do with this should be fired immediately and brought up on criminal charges.

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Obama went to Las Vegas, swiped Uncle Sam's credit card and promised $1.5 billion in housing aid for five key states.

He talks a good fight about changing the culture in Washington and blah, blah, blah. Then he goes out and engages in classic Washington pork barrel vote buying.

A man's actions speak louder than his words.

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