What's Better And What's Worse In The News

*What's Better For George Bush?
  For the first time in five years, Bush's approval rate is greater than his disapproval rate, according to a Gallup poll. He was shown at 49 per cent approval. Contrast that with Obama's 47 per cent approval rate. We're making progress because an increasing number of Americans can see the misery they are living in caused by Obama's anti-business attitude. Please keep talking the pro-business attitude up. It's the only way to make money and have prosperity for the as many people as possible.
* What's Better With Tim Tebow?
  Tim Tebow is playing with the Patriots. Maybe if he plays more, the Christian-bashers will tire of having hysterics about his praying on the field. He looked good in practice yesterday and maybe running out of the pocket will eat up the time it takes him to throw the ball. Unfortunately, the camera did not show if he threw bullets or ducks and if his receivers were catching his passes. With his bulked-up body and his spirit, he should be an exceptionally durable quarterback if he's reasonably protected by his linemen. It's great to see him on the field again.
*What's Worse With Ticks?
  The Lone Star Tick, named for the white spot on the back of the female, can cause bitten humans to become allergic to meat in a process that may take six years or only a few hours. Besides man, white-tailed deer and turkeys are its natural hosts. The allergy seems to fade after several years if the person is not re-bitten. The University of Virginia is doing pioneer research having discovered the problem. Other species of ticks in other countries are also causing meat allergies. Since this is a new discovery, there is still some eye-rolling about it in the medical field so you may have to ask about it if you develop an allergy. Don't allow yourself to be patronized by Minor Deities (MDs).
*Knowledgeable Fact
  This should remind you of Barack Obama: When Lenin moved the capital of Russia from Petrograd to Moscow to make room for the occupation of Russian land by the Germans during World War I, he soon made a speech in Moscow, his new home. There was little to add to explaining his cession of Russian land to the Germans besides  "breathing space," "gaining time," and "gathering strength," so he again attacked Kerensky, Chernov, and other members of the dead Provisional Government. He even dredged up "Predator Napolean," the "Predator Alexander I," the "Predatory English Monarchy," and the Paris Commune. He was unmoved by the occasional shouts of "Lies!" page 186 "Lenin" by Dmitri Volkogonov.
 Peter Nickerson, MS, MSW  Gainesville, Florida  352-359-0850
Sources: Wall Street Journal, Gainesville Sun, talk show hosts Cain, Limbaugh, Morrison (FM 97.3 Gainesville), Dean, Savage, and reading widely.