Weiner-Schnitzel

The Clintons' live in a parallel universe … one devoid of rules and consequences. If something is verboten, they feign not understanding German.  No misdeed on their part cannot be circumvented without some clever turn of a phrase (meaning of "is") … or a phone call to a “back-scratcher.”  America has seen these shameless shenanigans so many times from these well-greased weasels that we have learned to sigh and change the subject. After all, “What difference, at this point, does it make?”

Now we have another bending of the system… Hillary Clinton’s amanuensis, Huma Abedin, the wife of disgraced Congressman, “Weiner” Weiner, had apparently been given a special dispensation by our former Secretary of State to hold two jobs at once … one on the taxpayers' dime and one as a well-paid “consultant” (lobbyist? … I think this is illegal, but who’s counting?)  See: NY Times Story.  But then, this cute couple needs to pay for their new $3.3 million apartment ... see NY Post Story.

If “Weiner” Weiner moves next year into Gracie Mansion (as NYC Mayor), I suppose Huma will assume at least one more well-paid city sinecure … perhaps as dogcatcher?

Predictions for 2011

Every New Year's Eve a group of friends get together to feast, imbibe, tell stories, Yankee swap, and make predictions for the coming year.  Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2011:

• Facebook takes second place to a glossier social networking site

• The Euro will decline by at least 20%

• Serious civil unrest in Venezuela

• North Korea will suffer an economic collapse

• Oprah decides to run for public office

• Kate Middleton will be 2 months pregnant at her royal wedding

• Gracie Mansion (NYC) will be held by terrorists for 12 hours: 5 killed, 7 wounded

• True Grit will win Best Movie Oscar

• Prominent Wall St. firm will collapse amidst political scandal

• Suze Orman will file for bankruptcy

• Patriots win League championship and then Superbowl by 14+

• Obama proves he was born in the U.S.A.

• Glenn Beck retires after scandals hound him

• Bottled water co. has massive recall -- contaminated by plastic bottles

• Supreme Court Justice is caught in illegal activities, steps down

• Two major religions talk merger

• A plot to disrupt the power gird is foiled, but only after 1/4 of the country goes dark

• Tiger Woods declares he is gay

• Randy Moss begs to come back to Patriots and is welcomed home

• Unemployment will fall below 8%

• Gold prices will stall but silver prices will go up by 20%+

• More global warming data found to be fudged

• Massive student-loan meltdown -- Uncle Sam foots the bill

• One state will declare bankruptcy

• Colin Firth wins Best Actor Oscar for The King’s Speech