The Mirage Hotel Casino in Las Vegas is looking at huge losses in revenue after the tragic mauling of Roy Horn, half of the illusion's team of Siegfried & Roy, by one of the shows famed white tigers. Roy still remains in critical condition in a Las Vegas hospital and the show has been shut down indefinitely. The Mirage hotel management is looking for a replacement act to take over but is fearful that it will lose upwards of $40 million a year in revenue from the world famous act which has played to sold out audiences since 1990. Our thoughts and support go out to Mr. Horn for a speedy recovery. In the meantime, a replacement act has to be found and I would like to suggest that maybe they should hire our own Jean cretin who is going to be looking for a new job in a few months anyway and comes highly qualified as an illusion's...He has been making our tax dollars disappear for years.
In the "American Politics is a Joke" department, today is the day we get to see which clown will be elected as Californians new governor. I have no idea how this recall thing is suppose to work, but it has caught the fancy of the entire world. Everyone is wondering if ARIN "The Terminator" Schwarzenegger will get elected and what kind of governor he will make. The jokes about him abound, no need for me to witisize here, but it makes me reflect on how many show biz personalities have made it to public office in that wacky country to the south. First it was "Ronny" Reagan, the old Hollywood actor, followed by "Dirty Harry" Clint Eastwood as mayor of Carmel. Other notables were Sonny Bono and WWF wrestling star Jesse Ventura. So why couldn't we have some Canadian stars for top bananas in our country? How about Gordon Lightfoot as Mayor of Toronto or Premier of Nova Scotia Stompin' Tom Connors. We already have Tommy Banks as senator and Adrienne Clarkson as Governor General. Could you imagine Peter Mansbridge as Prime Minister? Red Green and Tom Green would be in the cabinet as minister of finance and defense respectively, and Rita McNeil could hold the portfolio for health and fitness. Well, the possibilities are endless so let's just leave it there. Whereas we joke about having this kind of government in Canada, in the States it's becoming a reality. What's next William Shatner for President? Better beam me up, Scotty.

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