'Speedway devils' not devils made out to be

The article on "Speedway devils" in the Tuesday edition of the Wildcat forgot to mention one important point: People like the ones featured in the article with "hooked-up" vehicles are generally not accepted by true automotive enthusiasts. To real enthusiasts, people that spend $4,000 on a vehicle and run 14-second quarter miles are pathetic.

I would not expect the author of the article to have any clue about this since he actually thinks that Subaru made the "300Z, " and thinks that there is something special about a Subaru WRX running 14-second quarter miles. It is also quite comical how one of the featured vehicle's owner does the "work" himself to make sure it's done right. Somebody should teach him how to properly mount fog lights and how not to ruin a classic automobile with useless "look at me accessories." Or maybe he should just purchase the other guy's Ford Escort. That way, when he mounts a ridiculous wing and strobe lights on that vehicle, no one will really care. [Read article]

Whoever controls the present controls the past. No, it's not 1984. It's 2004. But the Bush administration is drawing a closer parallel to George Orwell's dystopia every day. The war on terrorism continues with no end in sight; in order to preserve peace, we must prepare for war. Bush uses polarizing terms - simplistic language to drain the colors of the world into a binary scheme of black and white. Or, as he says, "Either you're with us, or you're against us." [Read article]

Look, I already know what you guys want to say, so save it. You want to say: "Dude, you're a candy heart. You can't talk."

True. I'm a candy heart. I can't talk. But don't dismiss me so easily because of that.

You have no idea what it's like to be me - how hard it is to order pizza, how dull karaoke night is, how impossible it is to get a part in a play. However hard life is for you, multiply that by 500 bajillion and that's how it is for me. And that's on a GOOD day. [Read article]

This week's winners ... and losers

The bomb ÷ Gov. Napolitano guest-coaching the women's basketball team. Hats off to the busy governor taking time to come down to the Old Pueblo. To top off a great visit to the UA, Napolitano coached the team to an 18-point win. Maybe we can get her to help out the men's team, which is having trouble with that "win" thing lately.

A bomb ÷ President Bush only releasing a handful of documents to prove he served with the National Guard. We have nothing against the National Guard; it's a great way for people to serve the country. That said, what's with all the secrecy? If the proof is there, stop lollygagging around and show it to us already! [Read article]