Tebow Heading to the Jets and the NFL Punishes the New Orlean Saints

With the acquisition of Peyton Manning, the Broncos have decided to jettison Tim Tebow to the New York Jets for a fourth round pick. Did I hear that right? A fourth round pick? It seems a bit harsh. Tebow isn't amazing, but he's young, he draws crowds, and he wins. With how quickly this trade occurred, it makes me wonder if Tebow asked for this trade. Personally, I was surprised to see a fan favorite traded away, but I was even more surprised to see Manning go to the Broncos. Although, I'm glad to see him playing anywhere.

In other NFL news, the New Orlean Saints have been punished for their bounty program, and it is a strong punishment. Sean Payton has been suspended for the 2012 season without pay, and Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely. The team will also pay a $500,000 fine, and surrender their 2nd round draft picks for 2012 and 2013. The status of players is yet to be determined. According to reports, the emails discussing the bounty system is likely what led to such a reaction from the NFL. While some fans basically said that the Saints should give back their Super Bowl trophy, that sort of punishment wasn't realistic. Even though I am no fan of the Saints, this decision still surprises me. I didn't think that Payton would be suspended for an entire season. Football is a rough game with hard hits and fast action. Careers are already short enough. As a fan, I'm glad that the punishment was as harst as it was.

Ricky Rubio out for season

In the Lakers game last night, Ricky Rubio was injured late in the game, and it appears that the injury is an ACL tear. Rubio's season is over, and that doesn't bode well for the Timberwolves. The Spaniard has been an important member of the team this season. While he doesn't score a ton of points, he's an assist machine and a great defensive player. The good thing for the Timberwolves is that someone usually steps up to fill the gaps, but this might be a fatal blow. For the first time in years, the T-Wolves are in playoff contention, and it's unclear if they'll make it now.

Sadly, this has been the best season for Timberwolves' fans in years, and it's just not going to be the same now. Rubio should make a full recovery and be back next year.

Bill Hicks On Rush Limbaugh: I think he got it right

With all of this talk about Rush Limbaugh, I thought I'd break out this old quote from Bill Hicks.

"Speaking of Satan, I was watching Rush Limbaugh the other day. Doesn't Rush Limbaugh remind you of one of those gay guys that like to lie in a tub while other guys pee on him?"

Yeah, Bill, he really does.

To learn more about Bill or to his some of this standup, visit this article: Bill Hicks At 50

It's Time For a Third Political Party

If the past decade has taught American citizens anything, it's that neither major political cares about actually solving problems. They care about re-election, and, honestly, I can't blame them. Being in congress isn't a bad job even when their approval rating is hanging around 10%. They know that they just repeat the things that people want to hear. Lower taxes and give more benefits. Increase spending but decrease revenue. Even fixing the tax system is out of the question because it's raising taxes, but so is cutting or even fixing Medicare along with spending in general.

Often, the debate concerns social issues, but this is just a distraction from real problems and isn't constructive, just divisive. Then, true problem areas such as Defense and Medicare/Medicaid are completely ignored. If we're serious about doing anything about our debt, these are the areas that have to be addressed. If the two major political parties won't do this, then we need someone else. That only leaves a third party to take the reins.

Voting for a third party has other benefits. It also shows politicians that it's not an either/or game anymore which might actually start to change the political discussions. Candidates can lose their positions of power, and we might actually find politicians with the courage to discuss issues that need to be discussed and take the action needed to right this country.
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