RANDOM THOUGHTS

Once again guilty of not blogging for a number of weeks. No really good excuse, apart from poor planning...

Took the election results hard...particularly because I was foolish enough to buy into the "Exit Poll" data some of the blogs were showing. Zogby, at about 5:00 pm Chicago time had it a Kerry landslide, giving him 311 electoral votes. Not quite. And that electoral map is going to be tough to crack - lots of red and only a couple of islands of blue on the coasts and in the upper Midwest. Democrat in 2004? Best bet has to be Kerry. He hasn't ruled it out and has demonstrated an ability to raise funds. Will be interesting to see if Dean backs him.

And finally have to admit I did get a laugh watching Ann Coulter attempting to scamper away from those vicious liberals that threw pies at her. She looked like a stork having some sort of seizure. But enough about politics...

CASES IN THE NEWS...

First and foremost, how about our man O'Reilly? I seem to remember him vowing to fight that sexual harassment suit even if it was his ruin. All that stuff about how they had picked the wrong guy to mess with...blah, blah, blah. Lo and behold, he pays a big chunk, and then cuts and runs. What about fighting the good fight O'Reilly? I guess he is quite capable of spin when he needs it.

And Scot Peterson convicted after a week plus of jury deliberation and two jurors getting tossed. Have to say, was pretty disappointed in Geragos' defense. He threw a number of scenarios out for public consumption both prior to trial and during the plaintiff's case in chief and then didn't come close to proving any of them. The defense "case" wasn't much of a case at all. And to this day still cannot figure out precisely what Gloria Allred does. And I wouldn't dare get between her and a television camera for fear of getting run over. Although she is currently only number 2 on the list of annoying women legal commentators. Number one with a bullet is Nancy Grace from Larry King's show. Never seen a defendant that isn't guilty and is incapable of objectivity.

Also saw an interesting case reported today in the Chicago Sun Times. A landlord in Lincoln, Nebraska is being sued by the Justice Department for demanding sex once a week from a female tenant in lieu of rent payments. The woman got him on tape and I quote: "Let's put it on the table...once a week sounds good". Under the circumstances, you have to wonder, what exactly did he want to put on the table? And his defense? His lawyer, Matthew McBride was quoted as saying: "There were no violent acts committed by Mr. Koch - that's important here." If you say so. Wouldn't bet the ranch on a not guilty there Matt.