Let's start on a good note this week. We'd like to offer a they-go-together-like-lamb-and-tuna-fish LAUREL to the UF Student Senate for their smooth and respectful transition.
We're over the talk of scandal. Now we want to see the fruits of a responsive and effective Student Government. From everything we've been told, it seems like this group of senators - mostly Gator, with a healthy dose of Orange and Blue sprinkled in - has a sunny future, and the Editorial Board hopes they can work to erase all memories of shady dealings in previous terms.
Up next, we'd like to send a wait-what-district-do-I-represent-again? DART to Congressman Cliff Stearns.
Rep. Stearns is being challenged for the office he has held since 1988, yet he won't even acknowledge his opponent, Ocala Democrat Tim Cunha. The two have been scheduled for several debates, but Stearns has refused to attend any of them. Instead, the incumbent has offered to send a campaign representative to debate for him.
Outstanding. Let your lackey handle your attempt at re-election for you, Stearns. Who says you've been in Washington too long?
Oh yeah, it was Cunha. The man you've still never met who is challenging you for your position.
While we're already being negative, let's sling a thank-God-we-don't-have-dial-up DART at the University Athletic Association for their decision to switch to the fantastically inefficient Ticketmaster system for purchasing UF-Georgia football tickets. We know we've held a Festivus-style "Airing of Grievances" via our letters to the editor, but the Editorial Board hasn't had a chance to say anything about it yet.
We weren't particularly fond of the phone system; it always left us with a tired right shoulder, a sweaty right ear and two ticketless hands.
This Internet deal wasn't any better, though. We only know a handful of people who have actually gotten through the system without it timing out. Four hours of patience for jack squat.
At least we know all the die-hard Gators fans more concerned with their bar tabs than their team getting a big win will be willing to sell their tickets. Hopefully, Facebook and Craigslist.com don't time out, too.
Finally, we'd like to give the engineers at Google a we-hate-having-to-backpedal LAUREL for the Mail Goggles feature they've added to Gmail. Those guys keep churning out brilliant ideas. As tailgate fans who don't scoff at the thought of heading to midtown after a big win, we like the idea of an e-mail account feature that keeps us from saying what's on our minds any time after 2 a.m. Those things are usually better left unsaid.
That's all for this week. Have a safe weekend.
