RIP: After "Gilligan" died, it is now "Maxwell Smart's" time, Don Adams dying in his early eighties. Don Adams was best known for his role in the spy spoof Get Smart, which amused me many a times when I was younger, reruns playing in syndication. He was in two updates, including a so-so movie and a lame t.v. update. He also (amusingly) was the voice of the in effect cartoon version (Inspector Gadget) and various other cartoon characters, including Tennessee Tuxedo. His death is another sad passing of nostalgia figures of the past, though in a sense they have passed a long time ago -- they shined mostly in television series of the old, while we still have a chance to see them in reruns.
Football: Yesterday was a tiring sports day, though it was a nice day for New York baseball ... NY football, not so much. The NY Giants had no defense, and Chad Pennington (and his back-up) got hurt. Actually, it truly annoyed me -- only as sports fans can it annoyed -- that Chad was left in so long. He was taken out late in the game because of an injury, but his back-up got hurt at the end of his only series. And, though Chad had enough left in the tank to bring the team back for a tie at the end of regulation, it was only a tie (after first and goal) in part because he was still hurting.
This was truly obvious in OT as shown by an interception thrown near midfield. But, he was left in for the last series ... with them pinned back near the End Zone, and the end result was unsurprising. The third stringer is no wiz, but he is healthy (and due to start on Sunday ... Chad is likely out for the year) and decent. He had to be put in ... the Jets deserved a better chance to win. Meanwhile, what do you know, the Pats won late with a field goal. Oh go away.
Roberts Again: I know -- the idea, is punt, and worry about the next slot. And, he is no worse, maybe somewhat better than Rehnquist. I won't restate my argument, in part because the other one is not totally wrong by any means. But, I do think the time to be "reasonable" has passed. Remember (Judge) Bybee, the person who helped sell the administration's torture policy?
Now, I read that (former judge -- why did he resign a federal judgeship? moron) Chertoff helped to silence John Walker Lindh (remember him? twenty years for his foreign adventure before 9/11 made it halfway a threat to our interests at all) while cutting off any investigation in the torture situation.