Nelson Lost in Space

The country is on fire in the aftermath of the current administration embarking on a spending spree to activate social justice, in turn strangling future generations with debt, a fiscal plan that now has Europe in ruins. Unemployment is at post WWII record levels, economic growth is anemic at best and among other meaningful items, there is civil disobedience taking place throughout the US.

One would think it reasonable for our elected representatives to be hard at work in an effort to get Uncle Sam back to strength, helping to get unemployed Americans back to work.

Unfortunately, so little is being done on the Democratic side you might conclude that they are satisfied with the current state of affairs. Not only are our Democratic leaders failing miserably to generate ideas to grow the economy, they are active in efforts to continue the destruction of the capitalist system, by using anything and everything to remain in power. Intentional? You are familiar with the Cloward and Piven strategy are you not?

Here in Florida, US Senator Bill Nelson, (D:FL), has put in long hours to convince Senator Dick Durbin (D:IL) to open an investigative panel on new voting laws passed by Florida. Nelson and Durbin are in agreement that the new laws "will disenfranchise a wide swath of Florida's young, minority, senior, disabled, rural and lo-income voters". Translation; Democrat voters.

Durbin, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, thinks he should interject his wisdom on how us Floridians go about voting and plans to hold hearings to take a "closer" look at the new voting laws. Even the ACLU is ready to jump in.

Durbin should mind his own business; however, if he were to get involved in voter issues, he may want to call Attorney General Eric Holder and ask him about the thugs in Philadelphia.

Both Durbin and Nelson should be spending their time getting this country back to work, not trying to advance the Obama agenda by protecting fellow Democrats and their politically correct minority districts.

Floridians voted these Amendments into law at the ballot box, which were designed to place strict limits on how legislative and congressional districts can be drawn. Across the nation, and particularly here in Florida, the outlines for districts are gerrymandered and are a mess.

Congresswoman Corrine Brown, (D:FL), was on a mission to stop passage of these Amendments: “I want to make sure that minorities have an opportunity to elect someone of their choice,” she said. “Based on the way the initiative is written, you cannot do that.” Brown's district is first on the list of those that need to be re-drawn, as her district is mostly minority numbered reaching from Jacksonville to Orlando. As I see it, Brown should worried about all Floridians having proper access to casting a ballot, not just minorities. This would presume there is a problem, and there is not.

Here in Orlando, minority clout is at issue in redrawing the Orange County map, which may spur lawsuits. "If they don't have a Latino-majority district, we will absolutely look to go to court,"said Diana Sen, a senior attorney with Latino Justice, a legal advocacy group. "And it doesn't look good."

Not to worry. In a Congressional redistricting proposal, The Orlando Sentinel reports the Florida Senate released a new map which is believed to increase the number of Hispanic lawmakers. Demands for stronger minority representation seems to be favored over natural borders in adherence to political correctness.

These districts need to be redrawn using common sense barriers such as major roads, county lines and section, township and ranges. There should be no consideration given to providing minority groups special boundaries to enhance their voting clout. They are Americans, and Floridians, just like I am, and non of us should be discriminated against.

I have no problem finding my voting precinct or carving out time to get down there and vote. It is not difficult for anyone with the desire. Providing proper identification and a shortened time frame may derail efforts to commit voter fraud, but here in Central Florida local government goes to great lengths to ease the process.

Our country is in great peril, with a level of steady unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. Closer to home here in Central Florida, Obama has destroyed the space program, and on that issue alone, Sen. Nelson, who once flew on the Shuttle, should have parted company with Obama. No such luck. Nelson is obviously worried about other non relevant items, among them standing behind our teleprompter in chief as he transforms our exceptional nation from being the beacon of freedom around the world.

With Sen. Nelson so vitally concerned about the opportunities of us Floridians to get to the ballot box unimpeded, he should know many of us take great pleasure in voting. Certainly, I view it as a responsibility and will be the first person at my precinct on November 2012 when the front door opens at 7AM. After voting against Obama, my next vote is for Connie Mack against Nelson, whose tenure as a representative of Florida should go down with the sunset over Paynes Prairie.

The Inconsiderate Man

We should not have been surprised to learn today that President Obama's approval numbers have now fallen below our national error, Jimmy Carter.

Just today, two prominent individuals let him have it.

On the political front, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie accurately pointed out the horrendous leadership of Obama on the economic front:



It seems we are paying Obama to train wreck everything, including our traditions, something Michelle Obama said he would change. Enter the lighting of the Christmas Tree in New York. Donald Trump let Obama have it:

Obama is well on his way to transforming this nation to his hearts desire, a European utopia of socialism.

While America is waking up, perhaps the catalyst of the demise of Obama will not be zero job creation as I have previously indicated but ruining the annual spectacle of the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center, something enjoyed by millions as Christmas in New York kicks off.

Obama is indeed an Inconsiderate Man, and of course it is all about him. With any luck, maybe one of the camels from The Christmas Spectacular will sit on his limousine.

Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Louisiana State, 12-0, 1
2. Alabama, 11-1, 2
3. Oklahoma State, 10-1, 4
4. Virginia Tech, 11-1, 5
5. Arkansas, 10-2, 3
6. Stanford, 11-1, 6
7. Wisconsin, 10-2, 9
8. Michigan State, 10-2, 7
9. Kansas State, 9-2, 8
10. Southern Cal, 10-2, 12
11. Oregon, 10-2, 10
12. Oklahoma, 10-2, 11
13. South Carolina, 10-2, 13
14. Georgia, 10-2, 14
15. Boise State, 11-1, 15
16. Houston, 12-0, 16
17. Michigan, 10-2, 17
18. Texas Christian, 9-2, 18
19. Baylor, 8-3, 20
20. Nebraska, 9-3, 21
21. Clemson, 9-3, 19
22. Notre Dame, 8-4, 24
23. Florida State, 8-4, NR
24. Texas, 7-4, NR
25. West Virginia, 8-3, NR

OUT: Penn State (22), Virginia (23), Georgia Tech (25)

VOTES: Virginia, Penn State, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Auburn, Missouri, Washington, BYU, Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Wyoming and Southern Miss.

For the fist time since 1984, Kentucky defeated Tennessee, who has really fallen off. Coach Dooley is a great guy, but he better get to work quick, for seasons like this will not be tolerated in ole Rocky Top....Georgia is really hitting stride while winning the SEC East, but they don't appear to have what it takes to stop mighty LSU....Mississippi State clobbered Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl, and the Rebels completely imploded in 2011 going 2-10....Not ready to throw in the towel on UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel, but time is running out and a big time signal caller would be highly recommended.....Dennis Erickson appears out at Arizona State, and Ron Zook at Illinois is reportedly out....George O'Leary at UCF should consider himself fortunate to remain after dismal 2011....Bob Davie, of ESPN and formerly head coach at Notre Dame, has been hired at New Mexico. Davie is good coach, and I think he will do well for the Lobos and wish him the all best....Speaking of hires, Rich Rod has landed at Arizona, which if he can get his offense going out there could be real interesting....Urban Meyer, who left Florida in the wake of a health issue to spend more time with his family and promptly traveled the country with his ESPN family covering games, is rumored to having accepted the Ohio State job. Although Meyer denies it, he did skip his scheduled assignment covering Ohio State at Michigan on Saturday, cementing his hiring. Meyer seems like a good guy, just one who skirts the truth frequently. And have you seen the talent he left at Florida, a place SI writer Dan Jenkins called the easiest recruiting sale in America. Meanwhile, current OSU interim Coach Luke Fickell did a fine job this season if you ask me.....Oh, and did we mention it looks like the Gators and the Buckeyes in the Gator Bowl?.....Virginia Tech steamrolled Virginia, and will punish Clemson next week in the ACC title game. Shame on FSU for failing to get to this game......RGIII lit up Texas Tech until being knocked out by concussion....Alabama punished Auburn, while LSU rolled it up on a good Arkansas team...The USC Trojans seem the top of the PAC 12 class, blasting UCLA 50-0 last night, but are on probation. The Matt Barkley to Robert Woods combo will by dynamite in 2012 if both return.....Vanderbilt bombed Wake Forest, while Clemson dove further in the tank by being dismantled by South Carolina....Miami, while extending Al Golden for four years, took it on the chin in a home loss to a pedestrian Boston College.

On Friday, Nebraska did everything right they did wrong a week ago in an embarrassing loss at Michigan by smothering Iowa 20-7 at Lincoln on Friday. The Blackshirts were strong, and a heavy dose of Rex Burkhead was too much for the visiting Hawkeyes. Nebraska can play well, but far too often in 2011 there were significant lapses in offensive, defensive and special team performances which led to historically uncharacteristic losses through the season. For NU to move back into the elite, this will need to be corrected. Even so, Coach Pelini has now won a minimum of 9 games in each of his first four seasons, a far improvement from the Callahan era. Tom Shatel at The Omaha World Herald has more on the state of Pelini and the 'Huskers.

At Gainesville, the Florida State offense was nothing short of offensive, however, a stellar defensive effort gave FSU all they needed in physically pounding Florida 21-7. The Seminoles knocked eight Gators players out of the game, intercepted four passes, one of which a pic six, and sent the Gators for a 14 yards loss on a 4th and inches to secure the defensive dominance. The Gators defense was stout also, and the unimaginative Seminole offensive play calling did nothing to attempt to counter the Gator strength. As evidence, approximately 42 dive plays for 21 yards was idiotic. FSU, a once proud offensive football team, is lethargic at best. There is much work to do on this side of the ball, but the defense and special teams were outstanding last night, leading FSU to a dominant victory in the swamp. For the second straight season, FSU is State Champs.

Find Light As Darkness Approaches

An honest broker. Our country has a great example of this in George Washington, the Indispensable Man. Honesty is vitally important as a virtue, but it is equally important in commerce, by individuals, corporations and market makers adhering to contract law.

When contracts are broken, it throws mistrust and uncertainty into the marketplace, creating chaos. Regrettably, the Obama administration, in their efforts to transform this divinely inspired nation, altered the rules of contract law right out of the gate upon taking office in the form of shortchanging the automaker bond holders during the auto bailout. And don't get me started on the sun-setting of the famed Pontiac brand of General Motors!!

While Congress has become seemingly irrelevant and scandals are mounting while the media cheers on the socialist agenda, the stock market, although having ups and downs, is higher than it was in the aftermath of the 2008 crash. With a 9%+ unemployment rate, small business getting clobbered, taxes and regulations increasing, restricted credit and market uncertainty, one has to wonder how the market remains so high.

During the Great Depression, folks with jobs made out fair to midland, but it was those on the outside looking in who suffered the most. Unlike that period, the FED has injected massive levels of cash into the system, and when coupled with governmental stimulus, corporations and unions on the inside have been able to maintain profitable revenue levels. But it is not real, for when the cash influx is removed, the true levels of markets will be identified, and those levels are far lower than present closing ranges.

Not only are the current market levels manufactured, but economic measures of employment, inflation and debt are fabricated. In addition, in part due to the crony capitalism, investors are uncertain of false market indicators, significantly increasing the risk associated with capital investment.

And then, there is the rule of law. The collapse of trading firm MF Global, whose CEO was former New Jersey Democrat Governor Jon Corzine, has lead federal investigators to uncover that the company seems to be missing about 1.2 billion on customer accounts. A Congressional Panel is seeking to question Corzine, who if the allegations prove true, should take up long term residency in the gray bar hotel. Although while Governor Corzine blew a huge hole in the wallet of New Jersey, few think he is dumb enough to get himself in this situation, which leads some to think this is an orchestrated hit.

One could think another Wall Street firm blowing up has little impact on the average American, but this well may. Much of the investor money is currently stuck as investigators sort through the wreckage, but investors may only get back about 40% of their potions and they are far from happy. While this is most unfortunate, far more significant issues concerning the lack of trust in the commodities market, where MF Global provided the market to hedge futures contracts, and the contagion to follow, could severely impact our capital markets.

Investors have signaled the lack of trust in the market, perhaps highlighted in a letter by Ann Barnhardt, a cattle commodities broker, who due to the lack of trust in the market place and an "abject lawlessness and contempt for humanity of the Marxist Obama regime and its cronies", ceased operations of her firm, Barnhardt Capital Management. Please read the letter that she wrote, as Barnhardt speaks a truth you are unaware of and need to be up to speed on.

Investors Business Daily does not care much for Corzine, and neither do I, but there is a much more serious problem brewing here. Trust in the capital markets is essential for investors, and without that you have inefficient markets at best. With the DOW artificially pumped, many thought the commodities markets were where realistic evaluations could be identified.

Not anymore. Perhaps this leads to a market crash, or maybe it is just another in a long line of birth pangs we have been having. If the allegations of malfeasance are true and investors are not made reasonably whole due to the theft by this firm and it's principals, most notably Obama crony Corzine, these folks need to become instant jailbirds.

If they don't, and the rule of law remains absent, the birth pangs will quickly turn into a contraction and the official birth of utter chaos in the US financial markets, something many contend is orchestrated from within the White House, will emerge. Serious as that is and factoring in the EURO fix that won't work, the FED is war gaming worst case scenarios with new stress test of our major banks forecasting potential unemployment levels of 13% and a DOW at 5600.

Reality is a mirage under this administration, and your investment dollars must be protected. As Ms. Barnhardt accurately pontificated, investment is most vulnerable under the socialist and evil regime running our country at present, and hopefully November 2012 will intercept us from the generations of darkness Ronald Reagan warned us about.

Pray we make it that far!

Happy Thanksgiving

Even as our country is spiraling to great peril, we are a divinely inspired nation that will right itself. It starts with faith, and travels to personal accountability and trust in action, recognizing our role in guarding the gift we have been given.

May we all give thanks, and should any Occupy Wall Street idiots disrupt the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, off with their heads!

Happy Thanksgiving!

And for the OFFICIAL beginning of the Christmas Season, the famed Radio City Rockettes!

The Long Knives

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann roared out of the gate in the GOP presidential sweepstakes by winning the Iowa straw poll, which proved a knockout punch for fellow Minnesota candidate Tim Pawlenty.

Out came the long knives.

Don't blame it all on those intellectually challenged Democrats. Sharpened knives from the Progressives is what is at foot here, and regrettably this includes the Republican establishment, often referred to as RHINO's or Rockefeller Republicans. They have no interest in a Conservative woman who is a favorite of the Tea Party. After all, these folks are Progressives.

Bachmann got firebombed, complete with a hit piece cover story by Newsweek magazine. Add in a few gaffes on the campaign trail, and being labeled "crazy" by the lame stream media and down went the numbers.

Texas Governor Rick Perry jumped in the race, a Conservative with a great track record on job creation. In actual fact, Perry did not need the media to derail his campaign, thanks to some very poor debate efforts. Even so, he got hit on several fronts.

After all this carnage, former Godfathers Pizza Chairman Herman Cain got tremendous traction. Cain is very charismatic, and he unleashed a bold plan to reconstruct our inefficient tax system to rave reviews. Although Cain has been employed in several high profile capacities, his time at the National Restaurant Association supsiciously brought out of the woodwork four women accusing him of sexual harassment. Cain has suffered in the polls, as doubt has been created. Doubt can be most destructive, as brilliantly described in the 2005 award winning Broadway play by John Patrick Shanley.

Enter Newt Gingrich, the smartest man in the room. Newt readily admits he carries pounds of baggage, some deserved and some not. At any rate, with Gingrich out front, where will the knife come from?

Freddie Mac.

Gingrich consulted Freddie Mac, for a fee if you can imagine that, and this has the media in a tailspin. Given the problems to our economy caused by the back holes known as Fannie and Freddie, the media has concluded that folks who consulted these GSE's are eliminated from consideration of our highest office. Only if you are a Republican that is.

Never mind, nothing to see here, that several key figures in the Obama administration have very suspect backgrounds running, not consulting, Fannie and Freddie. See the following:

The New York Times David Brooks, who is a Republican impostor, describes James Johnson's relationship with Fannie Mae. Bloomberg Busninessweek outlines Franklin Raines story. Former Obama COS Rahm Emanuel was Director of Freddie Mac during scandal, reports ABC News. Peter Schwiezer's new book "Throw Them All Out" alleges insider trading. Jamie Gorelick, rumored to under consideration by Obama for Attorney General, is appropriately labeled the Mistress of Disaster, in part due to her role as Vice Chairman of Fannie Mae.

Michele Bachmann has said that the media is choosing the Republican candidate for 2012. Thus far, Congresswoman Bachmann is nothing short of correct.

The progressives, both Republican and Democrat, are carving up the playing field so each side fields a candidate that allows the game to continue to be played. Playing games is exactly what the electorate in this country is tired of, but it is important to note the establishment of both of these parties is not interested in what the electorate thinks, just expanding control over them.

Seeking a candidate who is an ejection from the system is the most attractive in my view, and that type of candidate is who they will stop at just about nothing to prohibit from winning. Think outside the box, and do not let the media poison your mind while these candidates, each far superior to Obama, stand in the line of fire.

Walker Your Bulldog

Larry Munson, longtime radio voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, has passed away at 89.

Munson was one of the very best of the broadcasters of the color and pageantry of College Football. Munsons often brunt description of the goings on between the hedges and when the Silver Britches hit the road, were of legend.

The quotes are endless, but Linsay Scott's long touchdown catch to beat the Florida Gators in the 1980 version of The Worlds Largest Cocktail Party is the one I most recall. Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott!!

Certainly, Munson will forever be remembered as among the very best gridiron storytellers in college football history. I join those in Sliver Britches in mourning his loss this afternoon.

Smoke Stands On It!

Lead, follow or get out of the way!

In what has to be one of the best races ever, Tony Stewart held off Carl Edwards to win the 2011 Sprint Cup Chase.

Congratulations to Tony Stewart, who drove the absolute wheels off his Office Depot Chevrolet Impala. Carl Edwards, classy in defeat in his AFLAC Ford, did everything he could but Smoke was not to be denied keeping the floorboard mashed all day. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

It was a great race put on by Edwards and Stewart; one for the ages!

Lead, follow or get out the way! Can't wait for the Daytona 500 on February 26, 2012!

Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Louisiana State, 11-0, 1
2. Alabama, 10-1, 3
3. Arkansas, 10-1, 6
4. Oklahoma State, 10-1, 2
5. Virginia Tech, 10-1, 8
6. Stanford, 10-1, 9
7. Michigan State, 9-2, 10
8. Kansas State, 9-2, 11
9. Wisconsin, 9-2, 12
10. Oregon, 9-2, 4
11. Oklahoma, 8-2, 5
12. Southern Cal, 9-2, 16
13. South Carolina, 9-2, 13
14. Georgia, 9-2, 14
15. Boise State, 10-1, 15
16. Houston, 11-0, 16
17. Michigan, 9-2, 19
18. Texas Christian, 9-2, 21
19. Clemson, 9-2, 7
20. Baylor, 7-3, 25
21. Nebraska, 8-3, 19
22. Penn State, 9-2, 23
23. Virginia, 8-3, NR
24. Notre Dame, 8-3, 24
25. Georgia Tech, 8-3, NR

OUT: Florida State (18), Southern Miss (22)

VOTES: Rutgers, Florida State, Auburn, Texas A&M, Texas, Utah, Iowa State, Wake Forest, Missouri, West Virginia, Wyoming, Iowa and BYU.

With LSU, Alabama and Arkansas from the SEC ranked in the top three spots in the AP and USA Today polls, it becomes only the second time in history team from one conference owned these spots. In the final poll of 1971, National Champion Nebraska was followed by Oklahoma and Colorado of the Big Eight Conference.

As an old Big Eight guy, I recognize it is tough to roll into Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, but with the tragic plane crash which took the life of OSU women's basketball coach, and an assistant, it was a expontnetially tasking for the Pokes. But Iowa State is improving, and the Clones were playing for bowl life, and upended the Aggies. Tough day for the OSU famliy, and our hearts got out to T Boone and Pokes people....Although I had been giving Stanford QB Andrew Luck a good look, I am back to my preseason thoughts on The Heisman Trophy, and if I had a votes, it goes to Robert Griffith III of Baylor, who almost single handily took out OU Saturday night, accounting for over 500 yards of offense and leading a last minute drive to win the game. RGIII for Heisman!!!!!... Clemson got bombed at NCSU, collapsing later in the year than we all thought....Southern Cal is playing very good football right now, but is not bowl eligible...Penn State got away from State College and got a football win, but perhaps mortal issues associated with the horrific scandal will not go away soon, if ever. The NCAA is now investigating institutional control, and the lack of control over the goings on is without question....Obviously, yet again, the ACC is full of mediocrity, while The Big East is just poor.

A trip to The Big House turned ugly early for Nebraska, as the Cornhuskers were embarrassed. Right out of the gate, the officials, who failed to spot a Michigan receiver push off a 'Husker defender, allowed Michigan to set up their first score. Nebraska could not let the officials upstage them during the day, so they went on to fumble two kickoffs, drop several passes and grab untold penalties. Even T-Magic had to fumble one away. The Big Red had no chance with all this ineptitude on display, and this comes back to coaching. Yes, the once proud offensive line is poor, but this can be coached around. It was not, and the result Saturday was an embarrassment for all those in Red. The expectations at Nebraska are to win, but if a victory cannot be achieved, the Big Red faithful expect the 'Huskers to execute with a high level of competitiveness and pride, which was not visible Saturday. The coaches need to get this cleaned up, for these kind of losses going forward are not going to, and should not be, tolerated. Meanwhile, new BIG rival Iowa is in town Friday, and the performance had better be improved.

It is obvious to anyone associated with the program that Florida State is going to not only have to defeat opponents on the field, but overcome what can only be concluded as negatively biased officiating. With ESPN's analyst Ed Cunningham calling an early holding call "mythical", last night's homecoming game with a rapidly improving Virginia would be no different. Apparently, the FSU coaching staff had no clue. Coach Jimbo Fisher was verbally hammering the zebras right out of the gate, and rightfully so. Unfortunately, the coaching staff did not call plays designed to take the officials out of it. The FSU play calling, particularly in the red zone, was pitiful. The Seminoles seemed to have no problem kicking field goals, rather than expanding the playbook to overcome a weak offensive line and scoring touchdowns. Everyone viewing the game could see, and feel, that the longer FSU could not get two scores ahead of UVA, and there were several opportunities, the longer the game was in jeopardy. UVA, who had been close to success all evening, put together a great late drive, putting FSU in a must score position leaving no room for error. FSU was taking making errors to a new level all night, with horrendous play calling, failed execution and numerous penalties, most self inflicted on this night. The coaches should have ran plays to put this game out of reach before it came down to having to have a flawless last minute drive to win it. EJ Manuel is not Robert Griffin III, in case anyone has noticed. At any rate, the last minute drive was filled with poor time management decisions and execution, leaving usually accurate kicker Dustin Hopkins to botch a 43 yard kick to win it. Credit UVA for hanging around and scoring late, but the Seminoles have not given one away like this in many a moon, and it all comes down to poor, and I mean very poor, coaching. Last I looked, there were no 5 star recruits in the Cavalier two deep, but the players are well coached and executed when it counted. With 5 star recruits everywhere, FSU could not execute at all when it counted. We expect Coach Fisher to correct these glaring issues promptly, for losses like the one last night will not be tolerated. This loss leaves a very bad taste in the mouths of the Seminole faithful, but a victory next week at arch rival Florida could take some of the sting away. But as bad as the Gators are, playing at the Swamp coupled with our inability to execute standing for the coin toss, much less scoring touchdowns, the odds feel bleak.

Gene Gene The Dancing Machine

On Saturday, when the Florida State Seminoles kick the ball off against Virginia at Doak Campbell Stadium, longtime FSU radio voice Gene Deckerhoff will broadcast his 400th game.

Gene is great, and a staple for FSU fans across the fruited plain. Deckerhoff enjoys speaking to booster groups, and has been a frequent guest to the Seminole Club of Greater Orlando.

We have had great times with Gene over the years, and a video piece highlighting the relationship is presented documenting the value our Florida State family places on ole Gene:



I would like to personally thank Gene for all the memories, back with Vic Prinzi, Peter Tom Willis and "Bar None", ole William Floyd.

Touchdown FSU!! Thank ya Gene!

Jail The Looters

In the aftermath of the greatest financial crisis in a half century, progressives who seek additional governmental control jumped at the chance to increase financial regulatory instruments. Never let a crisis go to waste, you will recall.

Charged with crafting such policy were two Congressional members, both of whom should be investigated for their role in the collapse, Senator Barney Frank, D:MA and Congressman Chris Dodd, D:CT. Exactly what our corrupt government needed, inmates running the asylum.

With the Democrats holding super majorities in both Houses, the Dodd-Frank Bill became law. The basic purpose of the law is to prohibit fraud and chicanery in the financial system.

Someone forgot to tell former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, who was recently under consideration by the Obama administration as a potential successor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. After losing the governors race, Corzine, a Democrat, became Chairman of MF Global, and under his leadership, the company has filed for bankruptcy and is the subject of an FBI investigation. In short, the money is missing.

Bart Chilton, CFTC Commissioner who is on the circuit promoting his new book Ponzimonium, chats with The Squawk Box Crew; Becky Quick, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Kernen, and guest host Mario Gabelli, on the recent increase of Ponzi Schemes and the goings on at MF Global. Take a listen:

The situation over at MF Global is very troubling and funds cannot be properly accounted for. Many investors appear out a lot of money, including Trends Research founder Gerald Celente, whose gold has seemingly turned to dust. The company cannot make investors whole, and Chilton says it is "suspicious as heck".

It should noted that existing regulatory agencies and the new far reaching Dodd-Frank bill, a job killing beast smothering business, failed miserably to prohibit Corzine and this group from crashing to bankruptcy, allegedly for the misappropriation of funds.

Remember in "Its A Wonderful Life" when the money went missing. George Bailey, upset with Uncle Billy, angrily quipped 'someone is going to jail, and it ain't gonna me me". Well, back in the day, folks did go to Sing Sing when money went missing.

It will be interesting to see, provided the allegations result in malfeasance and charges, if Democrat darling Corzine is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. You know how George Bailey would feel about it, but good guys are not winning these days.

Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Louisiana State, 10-0, 1

2. Oklahoma State, 10-0, 2

3. Alabama, 9-1, 4

4. Oregon, 9-1, 6

5. Oklahoma, 8-1, 5

6. Arkansas, 9-1, 8

7. Clemson, 9-1, 9

8. Virginia Tech, 9-1, 10

9. Stanford, 9-1, 3

10. Michigan State, 8-2, 12

11. Kansas State, 8-2, 11

12. Wisconsin, 8-2, 13

13. South Carolina, 8-2, 14

14. Georgia, 8-2, 15

15. Boise State, 8-1, 7

16. Southern Cal, 8-2, 16

17. Houston, 10-0, 17

18. Florida State, 7-3, 19

19. Michigan, 8-2, 22

20. Nebraska, 8-2, 23

21. Texas Christian, 8-2, NR

22. Southern Miss, 9-1, 24

23. Penn State, 8-2, 18

24. Notre Dame, 7-3, 25

25. Baylor, 7-3, NR

OUT: Georgia Tech (21) and Texas (20)

VOTES: Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Florida, Auburn, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Virginia, Utah, Ohio State, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Washington and BYU.

Yet another honors candidate players is lost for the season as RB Henry Josey of Missouri tore up his knee versus Texas on Saturday...Houston, held scoreless in the opening quarter, still put 73 on Tulane....Colorado got a big win, blasting Arizona...Arizona State's hopes for a big season hit the floor as they were dumped at Wazzu...Toledo lost 63-60 to Northern Illinois last week, but got the win this week 66-63 over Western Michigan wearing out the scoreboard operator....UCF fired their AD under allegations of violations, just as a Big East invite is looming...Oregon laid a smack down on Stanford, and seemingly damaged Andrew Luck's walk away Heisman win...Florida is woeful on offense and will be dogs at home versus FSU for potential sixth loss...Michigan State got a big road win at Iowa....Georgia spanked Auburn is surprising fashion and the Dawgs seem to be peaking after 0-2 start....Ole Miss got punted by LA Tech, and Houston Nutt is gone at seasons end....It does not appear anyone is interested in winning the Big East....Ohio State, just getting their footing in 2011, fell at Purdue for the fourth time in six seasons.....Kentucky is really having a poor season, as is Tennessee....Okie State smashed Texas Tech at Lubbock....The Texas Aggies lost another close one....Early promise of a good season has crashed at Mississippi State and Maryland.

It was perhaps the worst week for the game of college football with the horrific events that have occurred at Penn State coming to light. Former Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky set this all in motion with the alleged heinous acts he committed, and the cover up has led to the arrest of school administrators and the firing of the school President and legendary football coach Joe Paterno. Chris Fowler of ESPN nailed it by saying the situation is simply incomprehensible.

With deep sadness across the land, a game was to be played on Saturday at State College, and it was the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a program know for its great fan base, as the opponent. Nebraska receivers coach Ron Brown, a former executive with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, led the two teams in prayer before the game in a very touching gesture.

It was difficult to predict how this game would go, with all the mind boggling levels of emotion engulfing both squads. Against Penn State's strong defensive unit, the 'Huskers navigated their way through, and threw out some strong defense as well, to lead the whole way winning a close game 17-14. The 'Huskers needed the victory, and are happy to have escaped this ordeal with the win, saved in part by LB Lavonte David stuffing a Lion tailback on 4th and 1 and the NU 37 late in the ball game.

The horrendous Penn State story will continue to unfold, and it is likely to get much worse before it gets any better. This is an unprecedented story, which will permanently damage Penn State University on every front. Perhaps the game Saturday could begin the healing process for all involved.

Florida State held of the Miami Hurricanes, not withstanding a frontal assault by a horrendous officiating crew, 23-19 in Tallahassee. While the weather was top notch, the officiating was not. The Seminoles had three touchdowns taken off the board and numerous bogus personal foul penalties late kept Miami in the game. Defeating the Hurricanes is tough enough, but having to beat the officials on top of it is a real challenge.

Leading Seminole tackler Nigel Bradham was ejected for the following classic, and quite legal, hit, with ABC's Matt Millen once again with solid analysis.

Miami brought their A game, and I would expect nothing less. Florida State quite obviously remains a work in progress, as they did not play anywhere near their best football. But, a win against the Hurricanes, given the heartbreaking defeats over the years, is sweet no matter the score. A great evening in Tallahassee indeed!

Cage The Lions in Jail

Over the weekend, word got out on a developing story regarding the Penn State football program. I wish we were talking about play for pay, booster cash, ineligible players or academic fraud, etc. We are not. Unfortunately, this story, despicable in every aspect, involves a betrayal of moral behavior we hold dear, the innocence and protection of our children.

Former Nittany Lion Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky has been indicted on felony sex abuse charges involving minors, with the indictment covering 40 counts. Sadly, the activities of Sandusky have been going on for quite some time.

Sandusky retired from Penn State in 1999, and now we know this was in the aftermath of an incident involving potential child sex abuse. Sandusky, who wrote an autobiography titled "Touched", kept an office at Penn State to run his "The Second Mile" Children's Charity.

As information comes to light on the events that led up to Sandusky's arrest, it appears administration officials at Penn State at a minimum failed to recognize the severity of the crimes and alert the proper authorities. This sadly includes Joe Paterno.

Athletic Director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz were hit with a count of perjury each, and both have reportedly resigned. This is the beginning of what should be a house cleaning of the entire administration, which should also include the University President Graham Spanier. Joe Paterno also must go, for he obviously cannot adequately supervise the football program given the events that have come to light.

Spencer Hall of SB Nation makes the case those involved failing to act with moral responsibility regarding the actions of Sandusky.

It would be great if this were all a bad dream and none of this happened, and while nobody has been convicted of anything at this point, as it is, this story makes everyone reading about it sick. It appears, due to the negligence of Penn State officials, the abuse of additional victims could have been prevented but was not.

You can read much about the story on the above referenced links, but the reputation of Penn State University, enhanced greatly over the years by the football program ran by legendary Coach Joe Paterno, may be tarnished beyond repair.

If these allegations are proven true, Sandusky should be fortunate to see another sunset. Everyone else who knowingly participated in this cover-up should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Sadly, the lives of the victims are forever negatively altered, with more incidents potentially to emerge.

For Penn State University, and its once highly respected football program, the long road to recovery should begin with everyone associated with this story being fired before Nebraska visits Un-Happy Valley this Saturday.

Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Louisiana State, 9-0, 1

2. Oklahoma State, 9-0, 3

3. Stanford, 9-0, 4

4. Alabama, 8-1, 2

5. Oklahoma, 8-1, 6

6. Oregon, 8-1, 8

7. Boise State, 8-0, 5

8. Arkansas, 8-1, 9

9. Clemson, 8-1, 10

10. Virginia Tech, 8-1, 13

11. Kansas State, 7-2, 15

12. Michigan State, 7-2, 14

13. Wisconsin, 7-2, 17

14. South Carolina, 7-2, 11

15. Georgia, 7-2, 18

16. Southern Cal, 7-2, 19

17. Houston, 9-0, 20

18. Penn State, 8-1, 21

19. Florida State, 6-3, 22

20. Texas, 6-2, 23

21. Georgia Tech, 6-2, 25

22. Michigan 7-2, 12

23. Nebraska, 7-2, 7

24. Southern Miss, 8-1, NR

25. Notre Dame 6-3, NR

OUT: Arizona State (16), West Virginia (24)

VOTES: Auburn, Arizona State, Baylor, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Cincinnati, Texas Christian, Washington, West Virginia, Virginia, Texas A&M, Florida and Miami.

Oklahoma record stetting wideout Ryan Broyles added his name to the unfortunate list of All America players lost for the season by tearing his ACL as OU beat the Texas Aggies.....Kansas State gave Okie State everything they wanted but fell short at Stillwater, leaving the Cowboys in BCS title contention....Florida got by Vanderbilt to keep bowl streak alive....The latest installment of The Game of the Century was a defensive gem, but LSU got by the Tide as a glaring weakness in the Crimson Tide kicking game was exposed.....UCLA got a big win for embattled Coach Rick Neuheisel, nipping Arizona State....Ole Miss got spanked by lowly Kentucky, which may shove Houston Nutt out the door....A very disturbing situation is unfolding at Penn State regarding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and child sex crimes. It appears some of the Lion administrative staff perhaps failed to act properly in response the aftermath of the allegations, and by the time the dust settles, I suspect the whole house will be cleaned out, including Coach Joe Paterno. It is time for Joe Paterno to go, and Penn State will start from scratch in the football administration. George Diaz of The Orlando Sentinel goes further, and sadly, his points are valid and reasonable....Boise State struggled again, which won't get them in the BCS game....Southern Cal bombed Colorado at Boulder, and the Buffaloes have really fallen off the cliff, and you have to wonder how this rapid decline happened....Missouri appears off to the SEC, which I think is a bad move for the Tigers but a sign of the times.

Florida State usually has trouble with Boston College, and the game is normally very close. Not this year, as FSU dominated the Eagles in Chestnut Hill. While Eagle LB Luke Kuechly got his usual 20 stops, the Seminoles were spreading the field in building a huge lead. On defense, FSU seems to benefit from having LB Telvin Smith on the field, as he makes plays, while the ends, Werner and Jenkins, are stout. With EJ Manuel healthy, the Seminoles appear on the verge of hitting their stride, and with Miami coming to town this weekend, a message could be sent.

After a huge win in smothering Michigan State a week ago, Nebraska played very poorly as Northwestern came into Lincoln beating the 'Huskers from start to finish. While 'Husker QB Taylor Martinez played very well, the loss is unacceptable. Offensively, the Big Red play calling was unimaginative, with no effort made to expose any Wildcat defensive vulnerabilities and the execution was very poor. Once a proud strength, the offensive line cannot move the line of scrimmage and yards are real hard to come by. On defense, an area where under the Pelini brothers the 'Huskers are supposed to excel, there were no answers for the Wildcats. A four man rush was no match for quick throws or quarterback scrambles, while many secondary breakdowns, particularly in the middle of the field, were cashed in on by Northwestern. This was evident early on, but Nebraska made no visible adjustments. Late in the game, when Nebraska got close enough to perhaps win the game, Northwestern responded by confidently marching right down the field on the Blackshirts to seal the Big Red fate. In summary, while Northwestern has some good things going, they did lose to Army and there is no excuse for what happened in Lincoln Saturday. To say the Big Red was lethargic, pedestrian and out coached on both sides of the ball would be kind. The whole team had issues, but the blame goes to the defensive coaches. Given how well this unit has played since the Pelini brothers arrived, it is mind boggling to view this unit struggle so mightily. Of particular concern is the inability or unwillingness to adjust, as the unit has the talent to be disruptive to opposing offenses. They just don't all that often, and the result gave us an embarrassing loss on Saturday.