A couple of quick political notes:

Former Ohio Democratic Congressman and now, ex-con, James Traficant, fresh off a seven-year prison term for a bribery and racketeering conviction, says he is ready to run for Congress again, and he has filed papers to make it official.

Traficant, who DEFINITELY has the best hair in politics, registered this week to run as an independent in his home district in northeast Ohio, which is currently represented by Democrat and former Traficant aide, Tim Ryan. Traficant served nine terms, nearly twenty years, representing Ohio's 17th Congressional District, before his conviction in 2002. He was later expelled from the House of Representatives. His arrogance is amazing to me in announcing that he will run again. Legally, he can do this. What he can't do is vote. In Ohio, as in most states, an ex-con CAN run for office, but as an ex-con, they've lost their right to vote. Tell me we're not completely upside down as a country. He can run for office, but he can't vote for himself. Hopefully, the good people of the 17th district of Ohio will not entertain the thought of voting for this lunatic even for a moment. He says he is running on the platform of having experience. You can't argue with that. He DOES have experience. He served ten terms. nine in Congress - one in prison.

Speaking of running independently for office, what is Florida Governor Charlie Crist thinking? He announced this week that he is leaving the Republican Party. He says he's not getting the proper support from the party. He's also drowning in the polls, with his opponent Marco Rubio far ahead of him in the upcoming primaries. Although Crist is popular with the more liberal fringe of the Republican Party, Rubio is wowing the more traditional conservatives in the party. The majority of registered Republicans believe Crist is more likely to "side" with President OH-bama, and believe Rubio would not. So as of this week, Crist is officially out as a Republican.

From here on in, Crist will be running for the Senate as an independent candidate in his newly-formed Tanning Bed Party.

I have not one, but two great reason why you should be at The Greene Turtle behind the Spotsylvania Towne Center this week. Tomorrow night, I'll be there broadcasting live starting at 6 P.M., hosting the big Cinco de Mayo party. We'll have it all for you......big screens TVs, great food, great beverages, WAAAY too much fun, and a chance for you to win big with our Cinco Bingo Game!!!!

On Friday night, it's Penny Wack live at The Greene Turtle, also starting at 6 P.M. You're invited to go out and join The Wackster as she hosts the "Cold, Colder, Coldest" game, which YOU can play (must be 21), and win a 3-day/2-night ski trip to Breckenridge, Colorado. Somebody is going to win this trip before the night is over. It might as well be you. The trip includes airfare from Southwest Airlines (in my opinion, one of the best airlines in the country), hotel accommodations and lift tickets.