Here’s a little news item that made me want to vomit when I read it: Obama uses his BlackBerry to get “prayers” e-mailed to him.

Obama is the first president to carry one of the mobile devices, and said that he uses it to read prayers sent to him by several pastors from around the country who prayed with him during the 2008 campaign.

Really? I guess one of those prayers must have been about humans having dominion over the Earth, and they should go ahead and exploit it for everything it’s got, ‘cuz the President has decided to “drill baby drill,” and open up the East Coast and the coast of Alaska to offshore oil drilling. All that and more nukes, too? Outstanding.

It’s Springtime here in NY, which means the annual tradition of having no budget by the April 1st deadline. Over the past 25 years, the budget has been late 23 times, and this year will be another late one, as legislators have already left Albany for their 10-day Easter/Passover holiday break without a budget deal in place. We here in NY are filled with pride.

And now, a brief inspirational prayer to start the day.