Bush-right man for the wrong job-here's the job.

There are those if the Baller offices who would consider this an outrage, but there is an office in which George W. Bush is well suited and would, in my eyes, be much more effective than we ever believed possible: secretary-General of the United Nations. Here's my take on the situation:

First, John Bolton is the right man for the job. Why, you may ask? Simple. If Congress approves his nomination, contrary to all logical thinking, the basis for an effective U.N. will be put in to place. All of Bolton's criticisms, however harse and, in the words of many UN supporters, unjustified, are really quite accurate from a historical perspective. Just take a look at Rwanda and Darfur, where genocide is and has been a tragedy of humanitarian assistance, or lack thereof. Kofi Annan is simply too bureaucratic to take immediate action and stop the killings. If this lack of action was one your resume, you wouldn't get very far in your job search. At JBGDCI, your resume wouldn't even get past the screening process (did I hear our computers laughing?). Victims do not benefit by meeting after useless meeting. What they need is action.

However, with this team, action they would get. With Bolton as representative of the U.S. to the United Nations, Bush is the perfect candidate for Secretary-General of the U.N.-he's eager to go to war with those he considers evil, favors a strong military and surrounds himself with those loyal to the cause. Steadfast in nature and sure of his actions, at least as portrayed by his cronies and the media, this could be the world's opportunity for a man who could make a difference to those who are truly most in need of immediate assistance and protection. The United Nations could use a man like this.

In addition, although he would no longer be officially serving the U.S., Bush could help rebuild the hatred of the U.S. in other cultures and nations by now using our military might for truly humanitarian reasons and not simply in order to further U.S. interest abroad. Could you imagine a would where other countries would actually support the actions of George Bush? What a concept! So, although this word has been beaten to death, this is the paradigm shift the United Nations has desperately needed for sometime. I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but this time it sounds like the right idea: George, the people of the world need you.

Philipe Alou is a cry baby. Fire him instead.

For those of us who attended and paid attention during our geography lessons, the Caribbean is a region, not a race of people. For those of you who were absent: the Caribbean is composed of approximately 7000 islands and is divided in to twenty-five regions. Its populace does contain "Dominicans, Mexicans and Venezuelans." as his son, Moises, has pointed out. But, it also has its fair share of whites, Spaniards, African-Americans, and several other races of people. So, one could hardly construe Larry Krueger's comments about how painful it is to watch a bunch of "brain-dead Caribbean hitters hacking at slop nightly," as a racist remark.

Nor is it a stretch to believe that Philipe does indeed have "cream of wheat in his brain." All one has to do is watch how he continually changes pitchers at the first signs of trouble. Defending this behavior as "it's just his style," is both an excuse for poor management and an insult to the pitchers that he removes. I say it's high time to remove the manager and put someone who is a little more stable in his place. Dusty Baker takes this kind of flack with his morning tea and then comes out swinging.

Just because Alou is geographically challenged and has misunderstood Krueger's comments does not make him the poster boy for anti-racism. What his comments do make him is a hypocrite: "There's no way to apologize for such a sin." Since when are sins unforgivable? So much for following what the Bible teaches the true believers.

KNBR should be held accountable in the press for allowing this witch hunt to proceed as it has. This is, plain and simple, just sloppy journalism, and it's no wonder there are those who believe theEnglish language is on a down hill slide. If you can't understand the language, you certainly shouldn't be allowed to use it to publicly crucify someone who obviously has a better grasp of it the management of KNBR.

Those of you who are outraged by Krueger's comments are a disgrace to English students everywhere. So, pretty please with sugar on top, go back to school, try to study and for God's sake: take notes!