Some Random Shots From Day 3 in Las Vegas
Long, active day today. It started prematurely with a 4:00 am wake-up call from the hotel operator. I didn't ask for it, but somebody apparently did. I'm guessing it was a Marine who called to get an early start back to base and gave them the wrong room number. As we were getting ready to leave the hotel today there were dozens if not hundreds of Marines and their wives/dates checking out after last night's Marine Corp Ball.Before leaving the hotel we did a little walking around the gardens and pool area. Here's our host enjoying breakfast:

It Ain't Christmas Until Santa Rides the Razor
This was how I always knew Christmas was coming when I was a kid:Now, everybody runs Christmas ads in October. It's just not the same.

Democrats Can Lose Either Way
This is quite a situation Democrats have gotten themselves into (from Ace):Long story short: Obama and his political masterminds Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have constructed, of their own volition, a massive wedge issue in which either the moderates will be offended, and so they'll lose, or their liberal base will be offended, and so they'll lose.There is a price to p

American Idol Dropped from Good Morning America
Every now and then there are consequences for bad behavior:First on TVNewser: American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert won't be appearing on "Good Morning America" tomorrow.TVNewser has learned ABC News canceled the concert after Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards Sunday night. Lambert led men on leashes, dragged a woman by her foot, and smashed a man's head into his crotch, all while singing his new single "For Your Entertainment."ABC, which aired the awards show, received about 1,500 phone calls from people c

Bow Now, Oba Mao?
Another day, another bow:This is becoming a bad habit.