The Santa Suit Melted

I was pleased to read that when his body was found the Santa suit he chose to wear during his evil killing spree was melted to his body.

Melted to his body. I'm sure it must have been painful.

At least, I hope it was. And I hope that the melting was pre-mortum rather than post-mortum. Even better, that he experienced the burning pain for minutes rather than seconds, and if it were for an hour or more??? I would be even happier. God forgive me, my lifelong mantra (to paraphrase the once respected Hippocratic oath) is to "think no harm": I take no joy in other's pain regardless of the circumstances. But in the case of Bruce Pardo???

Bruce Pardo is the man that dressed as Santa Claus and went - no doubt uninvited - to the Christmas party that his newly ex-wife was attending. Like an evil parody of a country western song that was hatched in hell, he had only weeks before lost thousands of dollars, his wife and his dog in a divorce settlement.

When an 8-year girl answered the door at the Christmas Eve party, he shot her in the face. Bruce Pardo then killed his ex-wife, her parents and six others during the Christmas Eve massacre he orchestrated before killing himself at his brother's home. I have not read much about the tragedy - only hearing the latest headlines - the reports are simply too horrific to comprehend.

Today it was reported that Bruce Pardo even intended to continue his maniacal killing spree by targetting his own mother because of her sympathy for his ex-wife.

An eternity burning in hell is far too lenient a sentence for this evil cowardly man.

Ya Know?

God bless, Caroline Kennedy.

I do admire her. As the daughter of President Kennedy she managed to survive and thrive to become the successful, mature woman she is today. This despite the relentless obsession of the press, thanks in great part to the wonderful job her mom did raising her and her brother. She made it through her teenage years unscathed, graduated college and went on to obtain a law degree. She married and raised three children, the youngest now a teenager. She has worked as a lawyer and is a successful author. She is devoted to her family's legacy and charity work.

With all due respect, however, none of those accomplishments - as laudable as they may be - offer any indication that she is in the least bit qualified to become the next Senator from my state. And it is unfathomable to me that she could have the spotty voting record that has been reported in the news. Voting is a privilege that I take very seriously and I could not imagine missing even a single opportunity to vote.

Lastly, (and it may be incredibly shallow of me) but I cringed when I saw news story after news story criticizing her speaking style when she finally relented to requests for an interview. Sadly, those opportunities failed miserably to highlight the fine mind she undoubtedly possesses. Instead, she appeared as incredibly inarticulate . [I was a teenager when my father's cousin brought to my attention the fact that I tended to fill my sentences with excessive "ya knows". I was mortified! But was cured immediately.]

"You know, I think, you know, we're sort of, uh, sharing some of this experience. And um, as I've said, he was a friend, a family member, and um so, and uh obviously, he's, you know, he's also had an impressive career in public office." - Caroline Kennedy

What a grievous misstep that Caroline and her handlers did not make it a priority that she participate in an intensive crash course in public speaking before agreeing to any interviews.

Oh, sweet Caroline, um, you are simply not ready for prime time . . . ya know?