No Runny Eggs

The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.

Archive for February 1st, 2009

The Tommy Thompson Memorial Pickoff Pool to not pay off?

by @ 9:23. Filed under Politics - National.

(H/T – Ed Morrissey)

Remember that item from Friday that had President Barack Obama (D) taking Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as his Commerce Secretary so that the Democrats would get to 59-of-99 seats in the Senate? The Hill is quoting named and unnamed Republicans close to Gregg that he wouldn’t do it if the Democratic governor of New Hampshire, John Lynch, appointed a Democrat to replace him.

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won’t accept a position as President Obama’s secretary of Commerce unless he is guaranteed his Senate seat remains in GOP hands, said two Republicans who know Gregg well….

"Gregg would never allow his seat to go to a Democrat, the only way he would allow it is if he died," said a Republican close to Gregg. "He would consider it to be a breach of trust to people who elected it."

For those of you wondering why I call it the Tommy Thompson Memorial Pickoff Pool, former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson (R) made a sport of cherry-picking a Democratic state Senator for a plum state job and replacing that person with a Republican when the Democratically-controlled Senate would block the budget process. Of course, the Senate Republican “Leader” at the time, Mike Ellis (Neenah) would always find a way to have his caucus lose a seat in the next election to return control right back to the Dems.

The funny thing is, the Dems don’t even need to get to 60; there will always be enough RINOs (with or without Gregg and the still-“fighting” Norm Coleman from Minnesota) siding with them to stop any filibuster from the remainder of the caucus.

Your official Championship Game That Cannot Be Named™ betting sheet

by @ 8:33. Filed under Sports.

This is the last serious betting opportunity of the NFL season. Let’s ignore the disastrous first part of the season and the non-existant second half/playoffs (necessitated by a vig crunch), and gamble on the Su…er, Championship Game That Cannot Be Named™. Unless specified, all of these come from Bodog as of 8:15 am; bets and odds may vary based on when and with whom you plunk down your marker:

Final – Pittsburgh -7 points and -210 to win, under 47 total (the under is the 5-star pick of the day)
First half – Arizona +4 points, under 24 total
1st quarter – Pittsburgh -.5, under 10 total
2nd quarter – Arizona +.5, under 13.5 total
3rd quarter – Pittsburgh -.5, under 10 total
4th quarter – Pittsburgh -.5, under 13 total
Will Arizona score in every quarter – No (-325)
Will Pittsburgh score in every quarter – No (-180)
Will there be a score in the last 3:30 of the game? – No (+125)
What will be the final margin? – Pittsburgh by 7-12 points (4/1)
Who will throw more interceptions? – Kurt Warner (-160)
Will Troy Polamalu have an interception? – Yes (+140)
(Not from Bodog, but courtesy Arthur Balinovsky on Facebook) – What will the White House thermostat be set at for the party? – Under 76 degrees (of course, every fireplace will be going full-tilt)
Does former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich have any professional interest on today’s action? – No (but only because he was also kicked out of his office pool)

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