Robert Byrnes Reports....you decide....

Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And days of long ago !

Chorus:
For old long ago, my dear
For old long ago,
We will take a cup of kindness yet
For old long ago.

We two have run about the hillsides
And pulled the daisies fine,
But we have wandered many a weary foot
For old long ago.

We two have paddled (waded) in the stream
From noon until dinner time,
But seas between us broad have roared
Since old long ago.

And there is a hand, my trusty friend,
And give us a hand of yours,
And we will take a goodwill draught (of ale)
For old long ago!

And surely you will pay for your pint,
And surely I will pay for mine!
And we will take a cup of kindness yet
For old long ago!

Blago Gate contd

I thought it was awfully nice of the Illinois Gov to appoint Plaxico Burress to the vacant Senate Seat.....it was probably too soon for Mangini to land another gig.......

Favre said he is gonna wait until after the holiday to announce if he is retiring Again......4th of July that is.

still in shock at the total collapse of Gang Green.....Nobody , and I mean NOBODY could have seen this coming......right ??

anyway the time is right to start over....Jet Fans want CHANGE.....just like America...yipee........lot of good coaches out there...Cowher, Shannahan, Parcells, Dano.....Skip Holtz.....truth be told , New England has a new Sandwich Boy who is even brighter then Mangenius.........ham and swiss on rye please...


tonight we say out with the old......that being 2008 , the DARKEST year on record, and in with the new........that being the New Sweater Nite Ramblers who are performing at Fanuks Palace one last time..........so get out there and share a "good will Draught" for auld ang syne.

riddle me this batman

this brain teaser was submitted by none other than donn e. beisbol last evening...

Where are the Jets playing next weekend ??

Bethpage !


ouch....that's harsh...we will iron out these wrinkles at Sweater Nite 11 Duff...

thank heaven

as a Jint Fan.....I can only hope and pray that Favre and mandummy are back for one more magical year at the meadows......J - E ....fill in the blanks

arvidas

in the wee-wee hours the gendarmes stormed the palace and confiscated all cameras, so no photos lived to tell the tale , but trust me...TRUST ME..the official Grand Opening of CLUB GATO was an unabashed success....those who survived will speak of the day in hushed tones , stare wistfully at the stars , and thank their Merry Maker that they were there.....as John Lennon once warbled...."Beer is the answer,,and you know that for sure"

Drink Heavily It's Sweater Nite 11.....

Gato's Choices....

although by publishing my NFL picks before actually placing my wagers I risk having the line mysteriously jump a point or two against me, I would take my chances that our favorite bookmaker is too busy with other nonsene to read my ramblins this Sunday Morn.

Holy 60 degrees batman.....pack a cooler , call the woodman and let's head to the 76th street stairs........thank God for global Warming......what s beautiful day.

on to the picks......I am tryong to avoid the theory " They Gotta win"....nobody has to do anything except drink beer and listen to the dead ...or pay taxes and die I suppose......but anyhow.....nobody has to win....there are a lot of teams that really Want to win....but surpisiingly the bookies know this too and adjust accordingly.....so who do you love ?

Eagles -1 1/2
Dolphins + 3
Chargers -8

alas ....although very hot of late....I've been wrong before...so bet over your head and drink irresponsibly.

Merry Christmas

wherever Christmas Day shall find you in 2008 , Sweater Nite wishes you a peaceful Day and the highest hopes for renewed prosperity of all kinds in 2009. I pray tomorrow we all find better Days......cause it's a long , long time to be gone , and such a short time to be there.....make the most of it everyday. God Bless !

boons

what an especially low class of Sambos they have on that Wake Forest Football Team....Grade A shines down there....throwing punches after every play ....posturing and gesturing for the cameras after every play.............I only can hope that they snmile so nicely for the camera when the Police of anytown are taking their Mug shots.....

as reported by Fox news...CHANGE ??

Barack Obama insists that he and his staff were not involved in the alleged schemes Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich cooked up to sell off the president-elect's vacant Senate seat.

But the timeline of activity outlined in the FBI's 76-page complaint against Blagojevich suggests Obama's team was aware that his home-state governor was playing political hardball in the weeks before his arrest.

That's because shortly after Blagojevich allegedly told his advisers, in an expletive-laced conference call, that he would not appoint Obama's pick to the Senate absent huge favors in return, Obama's apparent pick promptly dropped out of the running for the Senate and joined the new White House staff.

"Reading between the lines ... clearly somebody from (Obama's) operation did have a conversation with Blagojevich," Democratic strategist Bob Beckel told FOX News. He added that Obama's representative evidently wasn't trying to cut a deal since Blagojevich indicated he was "getting nothing out of the Obama people."

FOX News has confirmed that Valerie Jarrett, a senior Obama adviser, is the individual identified in the Blagojevich affidavit as Senate Candidate 1.

The affidavit states that Senate Candidate 1 was likely to be supported by Obama for the seat, and that the Illinois governor was mulling a variety of ways to capitalize on such an appointment. Blagojevich allegedly wanted a corporate board appointment for his wife or millions in donations to a non-profit organization for his benefit, or even an appointment as secretary of health and human services, in exchange for appointing Senate Candidate 1. (Obama nominated former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle for the Cabinet post Blagojevich wanted on Thursday.)

But in the series of wiretapped conversations detailed in the complaint, Blagojevich and his advisers made clear that Obama was not willing to trade anything for the appointment of Senate Candidate 1.

An apparently disappointed Blagojevich discussed the post on a two-hour conference call Nov. 10 with his wife, his general counsel, his chief of staff John Harris (who also was arrested), and "various Washington, D.C., advisers."

"F--- him. For nothing? F--- him," Blagojevich said in response to advice that he wouldn't get anything out of Obama, according to the court document. Blagojevich said he would not pick Senate Candidate 1 without some kind of reward.

The next day, the complaint shows Blagojevich spoke with Harris about the seat, and said of Obama, "they're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. F--- them."

If Obama and his staff didn't know anything about these conversations, then Jarrett at least exercised good timing.

By Nov. 12, news reports broke that Jarrett was no longer interested in the Senate seat. The affidavit shows Harris took this as a bluff.

But two days later, reports broke that Jarrett would be named Obama's senior adviser and assistant for intergovernmental relations in the White House. By Saturday, it was official, and Jarrett was out of the running for Senate.

It's unclear who, if anybody, could have notified Obama about Blagojevich's demands. The "various Washington, D.C., advisers" are not named. The affidavit also says Blagojevich met with a Service Employees International Union official, whom Blagojevich understood to be "an emissary" sent to discuss Senate Candidate 1.

This individual also is not named.

Obama, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, said at a press conference Thursday that not only has he never engaged the governor on the topic of his Senate seat, but "I am confident that no representative of mine would have any part in any deals related to this seat."

He said he has asked his team to compile any information they might have about any contact with the Illinois governor's office regarding his Senate seat, so that he can share that information with the public. But he said he is "absolutely certain" his aides were not involved in any alleged dealmaking.

The affair, nevertheless, has caused headaches for the popular president-elect, who faces accusations from Republicans that he's not being completely honest about who knew what when.

"There's still a lot of questions out there," said Michael Steele, former Maryland lieutenant governor who is running for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. "I think the president-elect did try his best to sort of isolate himself from this. Now the staff and the folks who are representing him, that's a different issue."

RNC Chairman Mike Duncan released a written statement Thursday accusing Obama of providing "less than forthcoming answers to simple questions" about Blagojevich.

"While it is encouraging that the President-elect has stated his office will disclose contacts with the scandal-ridden governor, it remains disappointing that his actions are in response to political pressure," he said.

Hello Darkness my old friend

So Gov Blago referred to the Obama camp as those Mother&8%!!'s for not wanting to do business with them in the selling of his senator seat.... and obama himself chuckled at the expletive directed at him.....he said I am sure they made some unrepeatable remarks about our staff.........but alas, does this not indicate that the obama camp was at the VERY least approached by the Gov with regards to the appointment of his successor......and even if they did not play ball , certainly they knew exactly what the Gov was up to........does that not make them aparty to the crime?

obama by the way went from saddened , to outraged .....what changed overnight.....why the sudden outrage ?

and now on day 3 of the scandal we are treated to the "Sounds of Silence" from the President Elect.......

the wrds of the prophets are written on the subway walls.....or in this case ths treets of ghaza.......obama inshallah !

curioser and curiouser....as howard would say

I am not a detective and have never claimed to be one, but I am a very logical person and I like to think I have a good deal of common sense....and yet I am at a loss on this one....someone out there please explain to me the following.

You have a wire tap in place on Gov Blagojevich , you hear conversations where he indicates he is not going to give away the golden ticket of naming obamas senatorial replacement without lining his own pockets........you already have that on tape.....why oh why do you go public and make the arrest now ???

Would it not be more prudent to wait and see who came a knockin on Blago's door ? and then take that criminal down as well ? who could it be knockin at that door ?
Dare I speculate ....Jessie Jackson Sr ? Warren Buffett ?? or someone from the outgoing Senators camp ???

Was the Govt fearful of complete and total collapse of our Political System is the "Annoited One" was embroiled in a scandal before he takes the oath of office..

Not to worry ......obama immediately grabbed the mike and told us all that he was "saddened" by the events that were taking place.........now that's change we can believe in.

34-0

you had to feel empathy towards the cadets of West Point , decked out in their camo uniforms, DUTY< HONOR< SERVICE repplacing their surnames on the backs of the jersey, determined to end this streak of failure against their heated rivals from Annapolis......truth be told, they just do not match up againt the Midshipman at this point.........Navy , playing with decals honoring the father of their starting Quarterbak ( who died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday nite at the age of 47) was all bussines.....from gun to whistle they dominated play....sadly it wasn't even as close as the score.......and so the Mids move on......6 straight CIC trophy's , 13 straight Service Acadamey wins, 7 straight over Army......coach Ken broke down twice in his post game interview.....that's the kind of emotion and passion we want at Annapolis....he is the right man to reaplce Paul Johnson ....the football future is in good hands......and the country's future is even brighter with great young men of bth of these academies protecting us......God Bless the U.S.A.

another WALL STREET bailout ??

so the big three came to Capitol Hill begging for a bailout...those bums.....only this time they brought some figures with them.......you see the American auto industry it turns out stretches past Broad and Wall.....it actually employs people in all 50 states....or is it 52 states barrack ??......it's not just about a factory worker in Flynt Mich.....it's about dealers across the country, and banks and credit unions that finance car loans...........it even stretches to that great hippie liberal enclave we lovingly call CALIFORNIA.....yep...those wacky, tree hugging, capitalists hating free spirits estimate that they would loose 190,000 jobs if the Big 3 were to fail , and over 3 BILIION in annual revenue..........

Yep....another bailout for the suits on wall street....oh well.