THERE'S A BLACK HOLE IN CYBERSPACE . . . AND IT'S IN THE WHITE HOUSE BASEMENT

According to the latest news coverage of the topic known informally as "The Daily Shenanigans Of The Most Corrupt Administration Ever,"* we now learn that among the 88 "White House officials" who've had electronic message accounts with the Republican Nation Committee . . . e-mail records for 51 of them are missing.

My first question: only 51? These guys are slipping.

This is, of course, a violation of the Presidential Records Act, and therefore makes it the 394th impeachable offense committed by "The Most Corrupt Administration Ever." If my math is correct, that also makes it the 394th impeachable offense accompanied by a lot of Democratic saber-ratting, smoke, and noise. Man, I can only wait to hear the threats and watch the posturing of Harry & Nancy & the rest of the gang that couldn't shoot talk straight.

Meanwhile, remember the following mandate of the Presidential Records Act when you begin hearing all the excuse-making, buck-passing, bullshit-shoveling, & ass-covering sure to commence as soon as this story gains any traction at all:

The Presidential Records Act . . . Places the responsibility for the custody and management of incumbent Presidential records with the President.

Yeah, right. The President who never met a federal law he wouldn't piss on has already signed an executive order essentially declaring that neither he nor Cheney has to follow or implement the PRA. Let's see the pattern of lies, blame-shifting, and ultimate sacrifice of a White House staffer that follows in the coming months. My prediction? He'll somehow manage to offer up Gonzo on this one. That'll temporarily solve a few problems with one move.

Your thoughts? Predictions?

And finally, a prediction that requires no crystal ball at all: the congressional Dems will make noise, talk shit, blow smoke, and in the end will do NOTHING.
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* Don't even give me any Nixon, Harding, or Grant administrations, my fellow history geeks. No, just don't even go there. You know they can't compete.

LET'S CALL IT A RAINOUT

Sorry to all those who showed up today, baseball gloves & crackerjack boxes in hand, expecting Part II of the World Famous Mets 2007 Season Preview. I'm a bit busy workwise today (and possibly tomorrow morning as well), so there's just no way to get the pitching preview up in time and in good form.

You see, folks, the baseball season is a marathon, things can't be rushed . . .

I know, I'm a baaaaaaaad man. I'm a tease. Toss all your scorn, derision, and empty beer cups at me (no batteries, please).

But since the season begins Sunday (and since, on average, about 0.6 readers show up on weekends), I will have it up & ready tomorrow, or Friday at the very latest. And yes, that may throw this week's Friday Silly Movie Of My Youth Of The Day into jeopardy, but what can a man do?! Opening Day waits for no one. No one, I tells ya.

Anyhoo, I hate to leave you with nothing to read. So . . . just as SNY plays "Met Classics" during rain delays, I'll offer up an old post from last season (which no one will read I'm sure, but my ego demands posting it nonetheless) and a small sampling of fine Mets-related analysis & entertainment from some of the other Met Bloggers hanging around on these here tubes. So:

Here's one of my posts from last May, following the Mets' epic three game set with the Yanks -- the one featuring Wagner's 4-run meltdown, Wright's game-winner off Riviera, Willie's shakiest managing to that point, all the fun stuff.

And now, to change things up a bit, Coop fills us in on all the details of her strange Oliver Perez obsession. (Not that sort of obsession! Coop's a baseball chick. She gets it.) It's a good read, I strongly suggest you check it out.

Moving along, Toasty Joe fills us in on what we can expect by way of the awful commercials on SNY during Met games this year. It's not a pen . . . it's a fishing rod! To ram into the hole in that guy's neck.

And finally, from frequent commenter (at least til recently, hmmmm . . .), Ed in Westchester, we get some pics from his Spring Training visit earlier this month (just to keep you in that Met mood).

Enjoy, folks. Back with Part II of the Preview as soon as possible. And . . . for your sports book needs, my Season Win Total Prediction.