This morning I started listening to Bill Moyers's latest PBS special: Moyers on America. It's first episode is on corruption in Washington. Man is it bad.
Emails between Ralph Reed and Jack Abramoff are terrible. Reed is proven to be a bigoted jerk...and what's worse, these messages were sent shortly after he stepped down as Christian Coalition head. Reed was promising Abramoff that he send get financial support from his base to help push through this bill that would prevent raising taxes...but what Reed didn't tell the Christians he was soliciting, was that the bill was to prevent Indian gaming casinos from paying increased federal taxes! That is so horrible!
Crushed, a half hour into Moyers' two-hour report and I had to stop listening...listening to the emails sent between Christian and conservative leaders was literally crushing my spirit. The fact that I know that Abramoff's actions were probably typical of many lobbyists, conservative or liberal, did little to make me feel any better.
So, I gave up on Moyers only to get caught up on Frank Deford's podcast (he's the senior writer for Sports Illustrated). He's an incredible writer, insightful and witty, who always offers a unique perspective on the sports world...a real joy to listen to. Well, of course the first podcast I listen to of his is on the rise of college practices among high school when it comes to preferential treatment of sports. Lost innocence...if that doesn't give you warm fuzzies, I don't know what will.
But don't worry, things are bound to look up by day's end. I'm going to see a Scorsese gangster movie this afternoon...and there's no better formula for a feel-good flick than one that's been dubbed a master worthy of comparison to Goodfellas. My guess is that The Departed's closing shot will be of Jack Nicholson give Leonardo DiCaprio a big hug during a Dr. Phil-like therapy session.
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