News Flash

I realized how long it has been since I lost blogged. Seems like forever. I have some things on my mind; some old, some new.

As you may know, members of Congress are attempting to draft and pass a budget in order to avoid a partial shutdown of the government. What is getting my goat about this whole issue is the absolute ridiculousness with which this is being dragged out. Our budget deficit for next year is estimated at  1.65 trillion dollars. Senate Democrats and House Republicans are fighting over the difference between 33 billion dollars and 61 billion dollars. Firstly, in the grand scheme, both of these numbers are negligible amounts compared to the total deficit. They are virtually the same number. Also, Republicans are not willing to make cuts that will really affect the budget. We spend 500+ billion dollars a year on the defense budget. That is more than every other country in the world, COMBINED. China comes in a distant second, spending only about 200 billion dollars. We could cut a ton of money from the Defense budget without negatively impacting our nation. But, the Defense budget is sacred to the Republicans. Instead, their preferred method is to defund programs that they disagree with socially, and save almost no money doing it. PBS and NPR have a liberal bias, so defund them! Pro-life? Then defund Planned Parenthood. The list goes on. Republicans, if you are really interested in compromise, then bring everything to the table and let's talk cuts. Otherwise, go suck a dick.

In related news, I hate Donald Trump. He's a fucking idiot. He thinks that he is the second coming of Christ. Apparently, he would be the best president ever. I have news for you, my friend. Running a government is nothing like running a business. To be completely honest, you can't even run multiple businesses well. All that you bring to the table is disgusting hair, an inflated ego, and birtherism. Go jump off of a fucking cliff.

And now, sports! In today's match-up between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, Twins Second Baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka received a broken fibula after Yankees Right Fielder Nick Swisher slid into second base trying to break up a double play. Not only did he show no sign of attempting to touch the bag, he also kicked his foot out as Nishioka attempted to move out of the way in order to trip him. Swisher, you're a fucking dick. You should be suspended. You just put someone on the 2-month disabled list. Nishioka might not be able to come back this season. I hate you. Something needs to be done to stop such irresponsible play.

Lastly, my Chinese class. Apparently, the girl that sits in front of me in discussion still has not discovered the vibrate function on her phone. Almost every day, her phone goes off at the same time in the middle of discussion and she scrambles to silence it. Put it on fucking vibrate before class starts. It has happened three times this week alone, and multiple times in the past. Get with the program.