Instead of dicking around with the idiot Republicans (and idiot Democrats like Chris Dodd, who I once thought was a good guy, but I guess they’re pretty much all the same), President Obama has apparently decided to name Elizabeth Warren a “special adviser” to set up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which will allow her to act as an interim head without needing Senate confirmation. Hopefully she can be quietly named as permanent head somewhere down the line (note to the Prez: better do it before the new Congress in January, when your lame-duckedness will officially begin).

In the meantime, the aforementioned idiot Democrats seem likely to push the White House into accepting an extension of the Bush tax cuts for rich people. This is pretty stupid, and whether it’s because they’re so cowardly and stupid they think that the tax and spend label will stick to them, or whether they’re so corrupt that they want to protect their rich pals and donors, I dunno. Both scenarios seem equally as likely.

Democrats (and the President) have nobody but themselves to blame for the upcoming Republican storm. Having entered office with much potential (and with control of both Houses of Congress), their spineless timidity and failure to do what they were elected to do has opened the door for Republicans to take over and send us back to the stone age.

You probably already saw the video of the Tennessee Titans mascot (I think that’s what it is; it doesn’t look like a “titan” to me, but what do I know?) eating a cheerleader, but I think it’s pretty funny and I don’t really have much else to say this morning, so here it is again.

I have to admit, she does look pretty tasty.

Speaking of tasty NFL tidbits, you’ve no doubt heard of the “controversy” involving TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz. I know I was shocked – shocked, I tell you – to hear that a bunch of professional athletes were rude, crude and obnoxious around her. Should their behavior be excused? No. But should we be surprised when a bunch of steroid-infused, muscle-headed, pampered millionaire athletes (who have, no doubt, been treated like gods since junior high) act like idiots? No, I don’t think so.

On a side note, in looking at the photo that Sainz apparently posted to Twitter as an example of the type of outfit she wore when getting harassed, I have to wonder, are those pants comfortable? I mean, they don’t look very comfortable to me, but then nobody wants to see me in jeans that tight anyway.

Oh well, time to get ready to go and get through another day. I’m really not up for this. I’d rather go play with my new (used) tractor, which was delivered to my sister’s place on Tuesday, and which my brother-in-law has been kind enough to go over with a fine toothed comb and PM for me. I guess I’ve have to wait for Saturday.