The Blind Man

There once was a little boy named David. At a young age, David developed a disease that caused him to be blind. Having heard all about the difficulties of being blind, David was still determined to be someone special. He worked hard, graduated Columbia University, and went on to be the Lieutenant Governor of New York! Before David could even embrace his accomplishments, he received another gift. The Governor of New York had to step down due to a scandal, which led David to be the Governor of New York! He then promised to improve the ethics in the New York Congress and to cut unnecessary spending. This seems like an amazing story, but what's more amazing is what follows. The New York legislature has recently been flooded with corrupt politicians. Every day we hear of another story, from Eliot Spitzer to Charlie Rangel. New York has been deemed the state of the corrupt. Seeing this taking place, David found it important to continue this trend and help New York continue it's new legacy as having the most corrupt lawmakers in the country. So David Paterson awarded a contract to AEG to put slot machines at the Aqueduct Race Track. AEG was the worst bidder for the contract, and it was blatant that Paterson was not being completely honest about the deal. After that, we discovered that Paterson allegedly (always have to write allegedly) tried to cover up for David Johnson, his aid who choked his girlfriend. Paterson, you are an inspiration to us all. I hope to continue the New York legacy when I grow up.

Canada, Ay?

First off, I'd like to say welcome back to the four readers I have. After a long break I've decided to put my senior year to some good use and continue this blog. What more fun can I have than posting my opinions on the internet just so they can be held against me in the future? Anyways, this article isn't about how bored I am in senior year, but about a topic even fewer people care about: the Olympics. Like most Americans, I feel a strong sense of unity and nationalism when I watch Evan Lysacek (can't believe I spelled that right) defeat that commy Plushenko (sorry, got carried away there). We all felt a punch in our stomach when Canada took away our hopes of an upset in that classic hockey game. In the end, however, America, as usual, ended up with the most medals. It feels good to be an American. But in the end, most of us are not going to feel all gloomy watching the closing ceremonies. We probably won't even notice that it's over. It's the Winter Olympics, and we just don't love it all that much. I was waiting for it to end so I can watch my NBC series' again (yes, some people do watch NBC that's not Law & Order). Either way, as entertaining as the Olympics was, two weeks was about enough for me. Thank you Lindsey Vonn, Apolo Ohno, and Shaun White for the medals and the entertainment, but we've had enough for four years.