this is an adventure

The poll suggests that 41 percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of the former president, with 57 percent viewing him unfavorably. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted May 14-17, with 1,010 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey’s sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

“We heard the voice of the voters loud and clear, and they want us to go all-out and make those cuts,” a cowed Schwarzenegger says in Washington, DC. California now needs to close a $21.3 billion state budget shortfall in a year’s time. A hard task for any state — in this climate, basically impossible.

It is interesting to observe how some scientific discoveries get tons of attention as money-making endeavors, while others are totally ignored. “Ida” was discovered 26 years ago, but it’s only after becoming an investment (with booking agents, publicity firm, movie and book deals) that she became The Missing Link, instead of just another dead tarsier.

If history holds true, loser Lampert is set for a great musical career. “If you’ve ever wondered why a show that’s a pop culture phenomenon has never managed to win the Emmy, perhaps it’s because it routinely departs with a two-hour special that looks like it was modeled on The Simpsons Family Smile-Time Variety Hour.”