239. Various thoughts

1. Today is entry #239, a number which is one of those numbers that have a personal meaning for me. It is a Prime Number, one of those special numbers only divisible by itself and 1, 1 being a number upon which mathmeticians cannot agree as to its Primality. I was born on a date, the 23rd, which is a Prime Number as was my only sibling, the 17th. So, I should be writing something of an edifying quality, but nothing big is coming to mind just yet.

2. A query. Does having Oprah Winfrey campaign for Barack Obama make him a "more black" candidate and her a "more black" entertainer? Both of these people have become famous for their ability to easily cross the racial lines which unfortunately continue to divide the Republic. Could there be a backlash from such support? It isn't really fair since all the white candidates have many white entertainers supporting them and no one raises an eyebrow about that. What are your thoughts?

3. Will the Congress have the courage and resoluteness [I could probably end this line of questioning at this point since it is highly unlikely that the Congress has the courage and resoluteness to get much of anything done] to call out the CIA and the president, who whether he knew about this or not [shades of Reagan and Iran-Contra] is still the Commander-In-Chief and responsible for atrocities occurring on his watch, as to their obvious obstruction of justice in the tape-deleting incident?

4. Will Councilman Jim King follow through and tell his fellow councilmembers and the Mayor that the bonding of the City-County's future must come to an end for the time being, as he implied in a story in yesterday's Courier-Journal? King has pointed out to me that his prime occupation is that of a Certified Public Accountant. We often think of him in his role as a banker. But the aspect of his accountancy role bodes well for the financial future of the City-County, given that the current Mayor of Louisville-Jefferson County Metro seems willing to borrow the Republican Party's philosophy of Borrow-and-Spend as a financial basis for his administration.

5. Does anyone really believe Condoleeza Rice is doing a good job?

6. Finally, a comment, not a question. Posting will be light for a few days. I'll be away, 55 miles down the road in Frankfort, tonight and tomorrow, where the weather promises to be wet, but slightly warmer than today, where it is 40 degrees. Wednesday will be a morning of rest. We have an office party Wednesday at noon and the Metro Club/Louisville-Jefferson County Democratic Party Winter Party will be Wednesday evening at the UAW Hall on Fern Valley Road in Okolona.