Did I hear That Right?

.....[c]2006 by Richard L Zorek....11.24.06......Today a cartoon man with a toy gun went into the Miami World Herald and tried to hijack the company to Cuba..............Michael Richards was heard on stage yelling racist commenst at Mel Gibson............Barack Obama and John Edwards are dating and considering a world tour for an upcoming album of patriotic songs..................... President Bush pardoned a turkey at the white house this year, which is an annual event. It is not known what Cheney will do with his freedom...........Congress is making a push toward importing drugs. They are particularly enjoying the stuff they get from Tijuana.............Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent the holidays in Vietnam. Pitt was overheard saying "What war? There was a war here?" .......OJ Simpson's book deal got cancelled. So did his TV interview. There were a lot of people involved in making that decisison. Simpson was last seen buying lots of gloves that didn't fit............

Union Station Saved! (again)

......[c]2006 by Richard L Zorek....11.22.06.......The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce named Drue Jennings as its Kansas Citian of the year. Jennings led the capital campaign to save Union Station. What that means is that when Union Station flounders again, he could win it again. Then when it flounders again, he could win it again, and again and again and again.............

Smile: You May be on Camera:-)

......[c]2006 by Richard L Zorek....11.20.06.......If you plan on comitting a crime in a high crime area of Kansas City, you might be advised to at least take a shower and clean up a bit, because you might be on camera. If the startup money can be raised, police in Kansas City and Kansas City, Kan., plan to test the use of surveillance cameras in high-crime areas. The one-year pilot program is designed to test if the cameras help reduce crime and can function in the area's changing weather conditions. If it proves successful......crime in those areas may go down. Then, it will go up in other areas? Where do criminals go when they can't get away with committing a crime?

A Modest Health Care Propsal

.......[c]2006 by Richard L Zorek....11.19.06....... As with any new legislation, the cost of it is always the first....or at least should be....the first to be considered. Granted, health care for everyone could get expensive. But, it is a necessary thing. There are too many people who have "fallen through the cracks" and are sick and or even dying because of lack of health care. So, America needs to set it priorities straight. A new budget needs to be made. With a few cuts and changes we can easily come up with the health care budget.

First, cut the number of Senators from 100 to 25 or 30. Every state can share one. North and South Dakota, and North and South Carolina, for example. And those little states in the Northeast may even be able to do with one for three states. That will get a lot of needless weight off the government payroll. Drop the number of representatives down to 50: one for each state. It's not like very many of them actually listen to their districts, anyway. This will give them a whole state not to listen to. That will cut out a whole lot of payroll. Get rid of the Vice President position. It's an honorary position and we really dont need a paid "yes-man" for the president. Cut the Supreme Court down to two: One very liberal and the other very conservative. The president can make a coin toss on the split decision. Congress will have to hire out of themselves to have a budget created. It has to be made by some company who doesnt have a vested interest. This, in itself, could save billions and billions of dollars and needless pork barrel projects. The savings on just these few suggestions will be astronomical. The extra money can be put into the new health care system. This to be done after an investigation is done to discover by what authority the medical community and pharmaceutical companies have decided to overcharge people for their "costs." Price gougers in that field will be punished severely.....and yes, I mean they will not be allowed to have access to any health care.

Blame Playstation 3? Or the Gamers?

.......[c]2006 by Richard L Zorek....11.19.06.......
Is it the video game that is violent? Or just the crowds it atracts? In Connecticut, two armed thugs tried to rob of line of people waiting to buy the new Playstation 3 gaming console early Friday and shot one who refused to give up the money, authorities said. No word on the victim's condition. In Palmdale, Calif., authorities shut down a Super Wal-Mart after some shoppers got rowdy late Wednesday. In West Bend, Wis., a 19-year-old man was injured when he ran into a pole racing with 50 others for one of 10 spots outside a Wal-Mart. In Lexington, Ky., police were investigating a drive-by shooting that hit four people with BB pellets outside a Best Buy store, causing minor injuries, according to WKYT, whose own reporter was hit as she interviewed buyers in line.This was not for food or shelter, this was for Playstation.