Calif.Congressman Admits Taking Bribes

How great is this? In the midst of Tom Delay and Bill Frist getting their just desserts, and with the city of San Diego already relling from a scandal in the mayors office, now their eight term congressman, Randy “Duke” Cunningham, has resigned after taking bribes from defense contractors.

Is this a great country or what? I teach high school social studies, and I love to talk to the kids about the pros and cons of democracy. They all love the fact that they can vote, and own their own property, and such. What I really like are the answers I get when I ask what is bad about America? I’m not an apologist, but I have to say that we better be able to get up in the morning and look at ourselves squarely in the eye, and I mean before that morning pick-me-up, and be real honest with ourselves about who we are and where we’re going.

By the looks of ol’ Duke, he’s not going very far right now. What a shame too. This guy is a career politician, and Vietnam vet. See the look on his wife’s face. Damn, I can’t tell if she’s crushed or pissed. She’s probably both. She probably ran the whole scheme. Old Randy is just her pawn. “You was supposed to be president. I was supposed to be the next first lady. Now look at us: you stupid fat ass! You’ll hang for this.”

All of this and Bush’s approval rating taking the deep dive that they are, is just too much fun for me right now. Can it get any better?