CHECKING IN

I was in Houston, TX the last few days. What an incredible city. Cool blend of old and new buildings, lots to do, great people and of course the weather kicks ass. It was 93 about every day I was there. So what I really wanted to mention was Wednesday night's Red Wings game. Didn't want to watch it in my room alone so I asked around about sports bars but I figured even that would be a long shot. Houston has no NHL team, and the interest level in hockey in places outside Detroit isn't even lukewarm for the most part. But they told me of a place called The Maple Leaf. Owner came down from Canada to open this bar in Houston, TX. I walk in to see at least 8 people sitting at the bar wearing Red Wings jerseys. More still at the tables. The rest of the idiots were Pittsburgh fans but whaddya gonna do? It was a good friendly rivalry inside the place. Unfortunately that was the night they lost but it was a great down to the wire game. One Wings fan I met was a guy named Kirt who up until 18 months ago lived in Lansing. Moved to Houston to take a better job. He talked about how much better the economy is there, how friendly the people are, how much better the weather is, and how badly he misses Michigan. Don't we all feel that way? Maybe your home could use new carpet and the gutters leak but it's your home, ya know?

NATHANIEL ABRAHAM

Back in 99 we were brand new to Detroit when this punk's trial happened. He was 11 when he was arrested for the murder. As I said then, he should be doing life in prison. He took a man's life. On purpose. This wasn't stealing a candy bar or selling weed or even joy riding in a stolen car. This was murder. You'll remember Nathaniel Abraham being released from prison at 21 last year and was walking around wearing the pimp suit. Didn't we all see the writing on the wall at that point? So he's been arrested for selling drugs in Pontiac. A Wayne County Circuit Judge Craig Strong who had supported Abraham said, "There are a lot of people out there who wanted something like this to happen." Don't speak for me your honor. I didn't WANT it to happen; I just felt like it would. After all the bullshit excuses and bullshit fairy tales of how he's going to make something of himself his thug nature couldn't be suppressed. Told you so. Just lock him up before he kills someone again. Please.

OBAMA VS. CLINTON

The DNC compromise still leaves Obama far ahead of Clinton. By the equivalent of 174 votes according to CNN. I've also read it was 178. Whatever. I'm too tired to do that math, lol. The compromise was Florida and Michigan, the rogue states who pushed early primaries, will seat delegates but get only half votes. Even if they were given full votes they say Clinton still could not have overtaken Obama's lead. Seems to me Clinton's been hoping for this change in the popular votes count in order to persuade super delegates back to her side and hijack the whole thing at the convention. But popular vote is not the rule by which a candidate is nominated. Not anymore than popular vote elects a president (cough*cough*AL GORE*cough). Funny thing in that Michigan primary. Hillary was the only name on the ballot. The other choice was uncommitted. So that's her bragging right? That's how Saddam Hussein would have won an election too. And the vote broke down 55% Clinton, 44% uncommitted. So it was that close race against what appeared to be nobody? Weak argument Hillary, very weak.

RED WINGS AGAIN

Awesome win last night. If you have tickets for Monday, enjoy the hell out of the game you lucky bastard! I'll be watching from my living room. GO WINGS!