Rare common sense

Sometimes instead of complaining I gotta give credit to someone who finally does the right thing.

Olympic officials said Tuesday that Iraq will be allowed participate in the Beijing Games, reversing a previous ban on the country.

Good for them. It was stupid in the first place to ban them. The reason? Because their Olympic committee was appointed instead of elected.

Keep in mind that they were always accepted under Saddam. Anyone think he didn’t appoint and/or influence the elections?

But kudos to the decision reversal. It would seem that allowing Iraqis to compete in the Olympics alongside other nations (including I would assume Israel) is exactly the spirit that the games are supposed to support.

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I didn’t REALLY mean it

So, two days after griping about the Los Angeles policy on fast food restaurants in minority neighborhoods and wondering when an earthquake would send California into the sea, LA gets hit by an earthquake.

Sorry about that. Glad there were no serious injuries or damage.

For my next wish, I hope Jessica Biel’s car breaks down in front of my house.