Yup, Angels couldn't do it.

They did manage to beat the Red Sox in one game but went down again. My dream of a Dodgers-Angels World Series is delayed further.

Go Dodgers!

Congratulations to the Dodgers winning their first series in 20 years. Cubbies had a great year and I hope this year was the final ignominy their fans will have to suffer.

Oh, the Angels? Love the franchise but they'll need to get over themselves and beat the Red Sox before they get a subject label.

Dubai-ous construction goals.

Seems the shaikh thing to do is building mega-buildings. Dubai already hosts the world's tallest building which makes the announcement for a super-3281' building more astounding. (And a bit perplexing being caught between the active tectonics of Iran and the Red Sea.)

Still, I wish them the best of luck and I look forward to their reaching orbit on some project 30 years from now.

Do the math - Taps for Starbucks.

The Sun's title is rather dramatic, since Starbucks paying for the water kind of rules out the "robbery" aspect. Still, 23.4 million liters per day is an incredible amount for a 'socially conscious' firm. With 10,000 stores around the world it means each store lets 2340 liters go down the drain every day.

For the metric-optional crowd, that's a bit shy of 618.5 gallons per day per store. Or almost 124 of those five-gallon bottles you see delivered to offices and the rooms of trendy college students. So the next time you buy a drink from Starbucks look for the little spigot and drain. Part of what you just paid is heading down that.

As a two-fer here, the Sun mentions that water could supply Namibia with all the drinking water it needs and then makes another reference to supplying Africans later in the same piece. While noble of the author, and an effective way of pulling at the heart strings of the audience, it's nonsensical from the shipping standpoint. 23.4 million liters is about 6.2 million gallons which is 22,504 tonnes of cargo - per day. The energy required to ship this water to Namibia (or anywhere) is naturally enormous and that's why we don't do it.

Ultimately the problem with water isn't that there is a shortage of it. The problem is it falls in the wrong places (at sea, in high mountains, deep in Siberia).

Why so low?

Instapundit talks about how 59% would vote to replace all of Congress. I'm shocked that it's that low personally. Given everything that's happened over the years, given the open corruption of Congress, and given their abysmal approval rating. Add to that Reid's attempt to cause an insurance panic and Schumer getting a run on a bank going and it's disgusting.

Good thing the Demo leadership's not in the tank for Fannie Mae or something. Oh wait.

Why discuss the charge when you can slander the messenger?

Another example of how the AP (D-NY) shills for an unprepared Obama can be found here. The headline of:

Analysis: Palin's words carry racial tinge

is meant for an internet reader to associate Palin and racial, not to add any real discussion to Palin's factually valid comments. And this is part of how the Media serves their masters so well - replying with ad hominem slander.

Make no mistake that this is a vitally important election. And that the novice Obama is going into this with a media that refuses to investigate or 'vet' him. Yes, that's insane. And what's even more insane is the number of people who will still vote for a ruthless Obama because of this deceit by the media.

ADDENDUM:

Looks like Instapundit is all over this already. If you think Bush was bad, the race-baiting Obama will be miles worse.

Do the math - Sharon Stone addition.

Reading about the custody drama going on with Sharon Stone and how she is a hypochondriac when it comes to his health. What got my attention here is:

The "Basic Instinct" star is in the midst of a custody battle with ex-husband Phil Bronstein over their 8-year-old adopted son, Roan. The couple adopted the boy in 1997, married in 1998 and divorced in 2004.

Let's see, adopted in 1997. It's 2008. The boy is 8. Maybe the kid really does have a major medical condition.

Actually, it's just bad reporting - as shocking as that is. According to Wikipedia, Roan is:

They have an adopted son named Roan Joseph Bronstein, born on May 22, 2000.

Worth Bookmarking - Answers to Palin smears.

Explorations does yeoman's work with a round up of the Palin smears. It's worth keeping handy if you have to deal with any of this junk.

"Rally Darling"

Looks like Sarah Palin can still pack them in. Of course, since she's willing to call ascheming Obama out it's simply natural patriots would respond by showing up.

Considering the slander she suffered at the hands of Obama's allies it's amazing she's kept her cool. Like Hillary, Palin may be one of the few men left in politics.

Modern British morality.

Normally I'll try to include a bit of what I'm thinking here, but this is sick enough on its own. A great example how Britain's dying days are fast upon us.