I'm late, I'm late for a very important date.

Today's Tids Issue 2,511
Opening Stuff:

Just when you think you're having a good day, Zappo's gets hacked. Does anybody ever remember the Sears-Roebuck catalog getting hacked? I don't think so.

I think Romney is leading the way now purely on potential electability in the Fall.

The Question:

Bonus Day: 1. The fans have spoken -- Which match up do you think America wants to see in the Superbowl -- Balt/SF, NE/SF, NY/NE or Balt/NY? 2. Name the five top all time NCAA Basketball points scored.

The Headlines:

--China Economy Growing Better Than Analysts Predictions; World Markets Strong; Dow Up 140 At 11:00AM..
--GOP Debate Better Than Average; Romney May Release Tax Returns By April.
--CitiBank Profit falls 11%.
--Wikipedia To go Black In Protest Of Congress Bills That Will Attempt To Regulate Web Site Activities; Big Boys Google, Facebook et.al. Agree With W, But Will Operate.
--Denver Says Tebow Will be #1 QB In Training camp.

The SuperPac idea may have been a good one if all of that money was used for truthful education instead of lies and spewing seeds of hate and division.

You get a sense of how fragile the world economy must be when the market drops significantly on fears of the high costs of suits from one cruise-liner mishap

I thought last night that Santorum looked pretty strong; Newt knows how to get to the belly of the voting beast; Paul is compelling, funny and a bit loony at the same time; Perry was better than he was in the beginning, but it's too late; Romney was playing the game of trying to avoid being caught. I didn't think it was a good night for Romney, and in no special order, the audience liked Newt, Paul and Santorum best.

Before TV the big event for kids growing up was getting ice cream after a tonsillectomy.

To be honest with you, I never really understood Alice in Wonderland.

"Alcatraz" premiered last night, and while it was well produced, it is a bit of a stretch and other than the intrigue of watching a killers plot their specialties, mainly another police drama. A kinda weird one.

Everybody loves Downton Abbey.

Republicans are conceding a Romeny nomination because they feel it is inevitable and they just want the agony to end.

You have to figure that the NFL league office is torn between having a San Francisco-Baltimore Super Bowl with two telegenic brothers facing each other. Or, a rematch of the New England/Giants thriller of 3 SB's ago. But, it's a happy problem. A Niners/Pats match could be the Leftist Bowl, Ninth Circuit Court Versus Ted Kennedy.

Voter ID is really about regaining a tinge of honesty in a political world that has lost its direction. Yet it has become another of those bogus racist arguments, leading me to believe that instead of capitalizing on progress, black leaders want to keep the divide alive so they will remain important.

The Answer:
1. Pete Maravich is the all time scoring leader with 3,667. The next nine are Freeman Williams, Lionel Simmons, Alphonso Ford, Harry Kelly, Keydren Clark, Hersey Hawkins, Oscar Robinson, Danny Manning, Alfrederick Hughes, Elvin Hayes, Tyler Hansbrough and Larry Bird. Note that most of these top scorers were before the 3-Point rule and when freshman couldn't play. Of course they were around before kids left college after one year. Whatever happened to Bevo Francis? 2. A New York-Patriots (37%) game gets the nod from the nations fans just ahead of Pats-Niners (35%). Niners-Balt is next with19% with NY/Balt at 9%.

Sorry for the thinning Tids today, and the speedy good-bye, but life is pressing and I must raise to the challenge.

If there were no problems in the world we wouldn't need leaders.

You have to be alive to vote.

Today's Tids Issue #2,386
Opening Stuff:

(Editor's Note: I had a wonderful Tids for you this morning and something happened to crash Mozilla! That which when combined with Yahoo email's inexplicable inability to save what I wrote, forced me to start again. This will be lite!)

Oh, oh, oh! Let's go fly a kite. / Up to the highest height / Let's go fly a kite! / And sewnd it soaring / Up through the atmosphere / Up where the air is clear / Oh, let's go fly a kite! Kind of gets you off to a nice day, doesn't it? Mary Poppins had that knack.

Am I dreaming, or did I just read that RI's Gov Chafee-Lite actually did something sensible! Yes he did! He signed a bill that would require proof of identification from voters. Of course there are always howlers. But, the only people who could howl about this are illegal Immigrants and political operatives to like to cheat. A bill like this in Illinois could be a nuclear explosion!

The Lybian event is the kind of war that could only be started by lawyers. You know the drill...technically legal but suspect when it comes down to being moral or ethical or rational. Hey...wait a minute! This war was startled by a Lawyer.

The Question:
Two Q Excitement. 1. What was Ringo Starr's real name?

The Headlines:

--Markets Up Strong In Early Going.
--Obama Says He Is Willing to Look At Cuts In Social Security and Medicare.
--Apps For Unemployment Bennies Down. Gov Says It Could Be Distorted By Holiday.
--Casey Gets 4 Years; $4K
--Elizabeth Smart To become ABC Commentator.
--Thousands Of Syrian Flee Their Towns After New Threats From Assad.

Back to More Stuff:
Did you notice that Casey showed up for her sentencing wearing her let's go party hair!

Don't you think that Hollywood is following in the shadow of John Wilkes Booth as they blatantly try to fulfill his dream of assassinating Republicans.

Often the most liberal of all in the media are sports writers and sportscasters.

GOP Senator Kyl says that the GOP has already agreed to $150-200 Billion in new revenues...just to keep the record straight, Most of the revenue increases are in new fees and from the sale of Federal properties. Also, GOP Rep. Cantor said his group would consider closing loopholes if Dems agreed to tax cuts elsewhere. So, when you hear the anointed one demagoguing from the Oval office, remember that there is another side which has done far more than he, way before he.

BTW, don't let anybody fool you. Fees are taxes. I'm seeing state city/town governments raising fees for just about everything from water to beach parking. To them it is just the same revenue stream from the same pockets by another name...one that does not incur the wrath of the Tea Party. Sneaks.

The media is touting the comeback of jobs in the now financially robust auto industry. Of course the real reason is that wages have been cut from the former suffocating $28/hr to $14/hr. This is a good indicator of how are culture will be changing over time. More jobs at lower pay.

So, the Debt Ceiling debate seems to be coming down to each party positioning themselves to look least worst. Of course the Republicans will have to be twice as good becasue the media will only give them half the credit. Am I paranoid? You betcha!

Florida Legal experts are saying that porbation could have been the worst sentence for Casey Anthony. Apparently the Florida probation requirements are very srict. The observers say that her penchant for minor criminal acts would have her in constant violation of her rules for freedom resulting in a lot of additional jail time. Of course that would give her more time to write her book! How American is that!

The IRS is also very American. Apparently Miss Anthony owes the Feds $6K in taxes fro a payment by ABC News to eh Lawyers and her. It is also possible, so say knowledgeable observers, that the IRS will be looking at her sources of income before her jailing. Can you say un-reported under-the-table income? Authorities don't like people who they think are guilty even when found not guilty.

The Answer:
Ringos Mum called him Richard Starkey.

Well this Tids was much better before the Mozilla attack!. But it could be even worse tomorrow...like non-existent. But I'll try. I owe you.