Two Items in the News

I thought I would take a moment to comment on two things that have been in the news recently.

Larry Craig:
Let's get right down to it...this guy is a bozo. I don't care if the guy is gay or straight, the fact of the matter is that no upstanding, self respecting person should be crusing for sex in an airport bathroom. Three words: dirty old man. Now he says he did nothing wrong and only pleaded guilty because of media scrutiny.

Sorry Larry, innocent people generally don't plead guilty, and the amount of press you've received as a result of your about-face is as much or more than there would have been had you chosen to fight the charges. Take your lumps and ride off into the sunset...people have had enough of you.

Britney Spears:
I did not see her bomb at the VMAs, but there's been so much about it in the media that it's pretty clear there was a trainwreck. But honestly, what career is there to save? The woman has not had a hit in years and now gets more attention for questionable parenting skills and her failed marriage than her music.

Yes, she was once a hot ticket...as a teen pop star. How long did she think it would last? She's already had a longer run than most of her counterparts, e.g. N'SYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Perhaps it's time for her to accept the fact she's a bit of a has-been.

Found a little haiku over at Road Less Traveled that pretty much sums her up. Definitely worth a couple of chuckles.