Is this legal?

Dear Barak,
I hope you don't think it's improper for me to write you like this. But you seem like a pretty easy going guy, and I'd really like this to be a friendlier, more courteous campaign. So I figured it would be OK if I gave you a little advice from an older politician's perspective.
As I've been thinking about my own choice of a Vice Presidential running mate I can't help but be a little envious of your situation. You've got the ideal person, and from what I've heard she's already said she'd accept the job if you offered it. I can't understand why Jimmy thinks it would be such a disaster. I think you should jump on this chance before it gets away from you. Consider the advantages:

• You have a natural charisma; people find you charming and approachable. Hillary provides the perfect balance to that.
  
• Some people will have a problem voting for a Black man. Other people will have trouble voting for a woman. By choosing Hillary you cover all of those people at once.
  
• You look great in a suit; she wears suits.
• Think of it as a two-fer. You're not just getting a respected NY Senator, you're getting a former President with a sterling reputation. Everybody will feel better knowing that Bill is roaming the halls of the White House again.
  
• Hillary will make the ideal person to send on any trip that involves a degree of danger. She's already demonstrated her skill at ducking sniper fire.
  

There are more reasons, but I think these are the strongest. If you want to talk through it I'd be more than happy to meet for a cup of java. Hey, maybe you can help me with my choice! Right now I'm leaning toward a grumpy, disgustingly rich Mormon guy with perfect hair. Besides, with him on the ticket we'd get to stay free at the Marriott.

Sincerely,
John


This is a huge weekend for sports of all kinds. The NBA finals, a shot at the Triple Crown in horse racing, the only Formula One race of the year on this side of the Atlantic, the finals of the French Open, plus the usual line-up of stock car racing and MLB.
We need a TiVo.

Predictions aside, I'd like to see Federer beat Nadal and get the only Slam event he hasn't won.

I checked the weather when I got home from a small job this afternoon. It was 96 degrees with 7% humidity.
Then I looked at the weather in Grand Rapids. They had 86 degrees, but with 71% humidity it felt like 96. And they had a tornado watch in effect.
Sorry, peeps, but I'll take the dry heat!

I finished writing my sermon this morning, but this one needs lots of work before Sunday morning. Some sermons almost preach themselves. Others need a very precise and well designed delivery to have the desired effect. This is one of those.

You know what really irritates me?
Men who drop their wives off in front of the store and then, rather than go to a parking spot, sit in their car at the store end of one of those lanes of parking spaces, making it impossible for other people to drive by the front of the store if another car is coming from the other way.
And is it just me, or are those guys almost always driving monstrous black SUV's?