What Caught My Eye Today

Iraq - Republicans blocked a full-fledged Senate debate over Iraq on Monday. The 49-47 vote was 11 short of the 60 needed to go ahead with debate, and left the fate of the measure uncertain. So much for the passage of a symbolic, non-binding, and, ultimately useless resolution. Here's a thought...rather than whining about the current strategy, maybe Congress could come up with an alternative for getting us out of this mess.

Gavin Newsom - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said Monday that he plans to seek counseling for alcohol use, following the disclosure that he had an affair with the wife of a veteran aide. I tried to ignore this, I really did. Can someone tell me how this managed to become national news? Think about it...a publicly elected official getting caught with his pants down...we've been down this road before.

Rudy Giuliani - Giuliani refiled papers with the Federal Election Commission establishing a committee to explore a presidential bid, which allows him to raise money, travel and hire staff. In case anyone is keeping track, we're up to 6 official candidates (Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and Tom Vilsack) and 4 with exploratory committees (Hilary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson and Giuliani).

Super Bowl - Way to go Peyton. Though for my money, the MVP should have gone to Dominic Rhodes. Stat of the game came in the 3rd quarter when Yards Off Interceptions (for Indy) were 97 and Passing Yards (for Grossman) were 114.

Super Bowl Ads -

My top three:
1. Bud Light - Rock, paper, scissors...an instant classic
2. Doritos - These guys made this ad for $12...and it was funny.
3. Snickers - Guys kissing, chest hairs being yanked out...what more could you ask for?

My bottom three:
1. Revlon - Sheryl Crow is still smokin' hot, but spot was dead on arriveal.
2. HP - Speaking of which...zzz.
3. GoDaddy.com - Danica Patrick's cameo not withstanding...this was a letdown.