10 THINGS TO "KNOW" FOR WEDNESDAY

FROM PEOPLEPC.COM

10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:35:59 -0500

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday with my comments:


1. OBAMA VOWS TO FAST-TRACK IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL

He says he'll send his own legislation to Capitol Hill if lawmakers don't act quickly. Which means he intends to strong arm as many people as possible to subvert the system or issue another Executive Order bypassing the system completely because we all know he's omnicient. I guess that is another thing the ubiquitous "O" stands for.


2. WHAT CAUSED THE BRAZIL NIGHTCLUB FIRE

The flares for the band's onstage pyrotechnic display were meant only for outdoor use. They cost $1.25 each — while an indoor flare costs $35. Tragic.


3. KERRY BREEZES TO CONFIRMATION AS SEC'Y OF STATE

Even Republicans praise him as Clinton's ideal successor. My this was a surprise. The only thing about it that wasn't a surprise is how he, like everyone else around Obama, evaded questions about the American ambassador's murder.


4. CHUCK HAGEL AIMS FOR ZERO

The likely next secretary of defense supports an international movement that favors eliminating all nuclear weapons. Another stunner. Is this the second-coming of Jimmy Carter?


5. AN URGENT SUMMONS FOR SYRIAN AID

Officials plan to seek $1.5 billion from the international community to help up to 1 million refugees and twice that number of people inside the country. "International" = United States Treasury = you and me.


6. BP CLOSES BOOK ON CRIMINAL PROBE OF GULF OIL SPILL

A judge agrees to let the company plead guilty to manslaughter charges for the deaths of 11 rig workers and pay a record $4 billion in penalties. I really don't know what to make of this other than "Money Changes Everything."


7. FURY IN EGYPT

Nation on the threshold of revolt against an Islamist president buries its dead as political violence intensifies. Whoa, aren't they ALL "Islamists"?


8. EYES IN THE AFRICAN SKY

The Obama administration plans to locate a drone base in Niger to monitor al-Qaida as concerns about extremists there deepen. I think we should locate a drone base in Maryland to monitor Washington for "extremists". Or maybe it's too late for that.


9. A-ROD DENIES CLAIMS HE BOUGHT HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE

Miami newspaper alleges the three-time AL MVP used a now-defunct clinic to buy PEDs. Really, who cares anymore--about baseball OR the use PEDs, anywhere?


10. HOW TO TELL THE HARBAUGHS APART

Jim's the intense competitor. Older brother John is more engaging. I'm thinking only their parents really care and they already know the difference.