My Thoughts on the Presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson

LBJ took a role as President after JFK was assassinated in 1963.

Domestically (despite a questionable past in politics) LBJ was pretty liberal socially. He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which was the most major form of equal rights law in history. 

He also created Medicare for the eldery, and Medicaid for the poor. Both programs still help out many today. 

He also help created programs such as Head Start and Food Stamps. 

However the one thing that came to haunt LBJ was not riots in the streets, but rather war in the East. His arrogance with the Vietnam war costed us a lot of money, time, and lives, and ruined his political career. The prevention of the spread of Communism might have seemed like one of the most important objectives in history back in the 1960's however today, we can see Vietnam as a meaningless lost cause. 

Despite a big mistake in foreign matters, I think LBJ was a pretty good president. He made a lot of progress when it came to social and domestic issues. 

Things I Like: Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994 Cartoon)

I used to watch this all the time as a kid. My favorite Spiderman related thing ever. 

It featured just about everybody from the marvel universe. 

Even the lamer bad guys. 

Heck even the X-Men came by to say "hi". 

I always liked Black Cat. 

Venom was pretty awesome too. 

Carnage was cool too, but not as much. 

Fact of Day: Lose America, Go Insane

In the later part of his life, King George III (the king during the time of the American Revolution) went insane was deemed unfit to rule. 

So his son ruled as Prince Regent until his death. Afterwards, he became king himself, and became King George IV. 

My Top 10 Worst No More Heroes Characters #9: Ermen Palmer

He was just some dude that tried to kill Travis at the end of the first game. Instead Henry Cooldown slices him in half before he gets the chance. 

He's actually an ode to some character from the GameCube game Killer 7. 

Meg Whitman Named HP CEO

The computer company is hoping the former Ebay CEO will help their company. Honestly it couldn't be worse than her California race for Governor last year. She spent over 144 million of HER OWN MONEY and still lost to Jerry Brown. At least she found a job.  

Star Wars: The Old Republic Might Not Make It Until 2012

Though originally targeted for a 2011 holiday release, the long awaited sequel to KOTOR games on Xbox might slip into Q1 of next year. No firm date will be given until next month, which worries some. Me on the other hand, I don't mind them taking extra time.  

TwinBee (Famicom/NES) Review

With a recent release on 3DS as a 3D remake, I thought I'd dig out my old copy and play it. Now this was released only in Japan as far as the NES version goes. So don't expect to find it on the flea market or yard sales.

It's a fairly simple shooter, similar to that of Galaga and such. It seems like they were targeting a bit of a younger audience since it's far more colorful, it's easier than most in it's genre, and the game moves at a slower pace. 

It throws some decent ideas like boss fights and such, but it's really too old of an shooter for me to recommend. For those somewhat interested in buying the 3DS 3D remake, I'd advise against it. 

Score: 4 out of 10