It's not all Politics...

So, I could write about Arafat, his failing health and what that might mean for Palestinian- Israeli Relations. I could certainly get into the burden of the impending Iraqi election and how it most likely will result with an Islamic theocracy-perhaps Monday.
Nope. I am interested in the weridest stories of the week.
#1 Former Raiders Kicker, Cole Ford, was finally captured in a Las Vegas Kinko's. He was apprehended for the alleged assault shooting on Seigfried and Roy's compund. See Full Story . (You must see the picture of the former NFL Star) Basically, he was in a white mini van and went by the flamboyant magician's house and blew a few rounds of a shotgun at it and then sped away. He was caught making copies by a Kinko's manager who was on the lookout for Las Vegas freaks of crime.
This really is an amazing story. Cole Ford was a marginally good kicker with the Oakland Raiders in the late 90's. He then missed many crucial kicks---horrifically. Most kickers don't make 20 mil a year but they make far more than you or I do. In a mere 7 years he has ended up being the joke of the week. Amazing. What happened? Did you see his picture? His mini van was seized and was found to contain a bunch of ammo, dental floss and a Kenny G Cd. Well, there ya go. There is no word on why he did it. Perhaps he has a crippling gambling problem and was betting off of the famous "Seigfried and Roy's gayest Football picks-o'-the-week" and lost a nut on it. Why is Vegas the place where stars go to die? Anyone remember Dan Plato? The pawn shops of Vegas are lined with Super Bowl Rings and Heisman trophies galore. And what's more, why did he shoot a shotgun at their house? I don't know if you have ever seen it, but it's not like a house on your block. It is so big you can buy tickets to tour it. And when you do, they take you "up" to the grounds in a trolley. So, he most likely only could hit their mailbox. which, by the way, was wired with a Video camera and that is how he was identified.

#2 A naked man was found in the wheel well of a plane at LAX. Okay, if you have ever been to LA this is not so weird. The ticket agency would not sell him a ticket to Australia. So, he took his clothes off, climbed the fence and then climbed into the wheel well of a jet about to depart for the Aussie land. If you ever thought that Airport security was fixed after 9/11- if you think Bush is really protecting us, I submit this to you.

#3 Holy Shit! An F-16 fighter pilot unloaded 25 rounds of bullets on a New Jersey Middle School. Thank goodness there was only a janitor there and no one was injured. Full Story .

Honestly and seriously, we are not safer. Do you remember in the first gulf war when the pentagon told us that they could hit a toilet seat - through a wall and window with a missle anywhere in the world? Bullshit. Our first 50 bombs missed their targets in Iraq. Does that surprise you? I hope we don't get attacked, but we will. If not by terrorists, it might be militia, it might be our own military. It's time to rethink how safe we really are, and who it is that is protecting us. Well, I guess it is all political. Sorry.... Still stinging from the Election. More later.