The Minuteman Chronicles

First of all I want to say : Who Dat

Man I heard more crap last week about how the Saints could ‘keep it close’ but the Cowboys were just too much for them to handle. Well the Cowboys were not only handled but mauled by the Saints.

For those of you who are long time readers, you know I have been very critical of the Saints program and Tom Benson. I have even suggested throwing the whole franchise out of the state. Through all of that I always maintained that nobody wants to watch a crappy team make money on our backs for someone like Mr. Benson. I still believe that to be true however, a winning program and a commitment to muzzle Mr. Benson from the NFL sure changes things. I have actually started watching some of the games again. I almost watched all of last night game.

I have been very slow to get excited about the game again, because I have been so heartbroken so many times before. But, I have to admit Sean is a fine Head coach and San Diego seems to be a blessing for New Orleans. They discounted Payton and Brees and Louisiana is capitalizing on them both. But, last night proved that everyone on the Saints team wants to win. I think the kick team is the only group not making touchdowns at this point.

Now on to Politics:
‘Dollar’ Bill Jefferson won the seat in the house handily on Saturday. Which goes to show, Louisiana politics is still alive and well.

A few years ago Bob Livingston ‘stepped down’ when his integrity was questioned. So have a few others from different states. But, in New Orleans, it is ok to divert troops and freeze 90,000 in your freezer without even blinking, much less stepping down.

Now, I am not saying he is guilty, but it would serve the state better to have someone focused on our needs and not their own court cases.

In Other News:

Wine extract keeps mice fat and healthy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061101/ap_on_sc/fat_fighting_wine

DUH!!! Forgive me for laughing at researchers, but 1 Timothy 5:23 states:
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

How about Italians? They eat sausage and pasta and get big as a house, but remain low on the heart attack risk. What is the difference? That would be wine my friend.

"Wine is bottled poetry." Robert Louis Stevenson

Can Magnum P.I. Replace Moses?
That old National Rifle Association TV ad in which Magnum P.I. actor Tom Selleck says, "I am the NRA" might be making a comeback. That's because he's being talked about as the replacement for former five-term NRA President Charlton Heston, the Moses portrayer who is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. NRA insiders like the idea of promoting Selleck, an off-and-on NRA-er since he was a kid and now one of 76 board members, to the top job. But some suggest that while it will eventually happen, it won't happen soon. Emilie Raymond, author of the new book From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics, agrees. "Maybe when Selleck hits a point in his career when he's doing less leading roles and more cameo spots," she tells us, "he'll have time to devote to the NRA in a fashion similar to Heston's presidency."

There is a Gun show this weekend at the Ponchatrain Center. See you there?