Jack Cafferty, The BLUNT Voice Of Reason at CNN

Sometimes I wonder if Jack Cafferty and I were separated at birth. No, we don't look alike in the slightest, but I do like where this guy is coming from. IN other words, one of the EXTREMELY FEW people in mainstream US media that isn't afraid to speak his mind, be it ever so bluntly. And more so, one of the VERY few that is NEITHER an unthinking tool of the Bush Administration nor is he owned by the Dumb-O-Crats. In fact, he takes square aim at BOTH of these useless and parasitic institutions. What Jack stands for is a return to common sense, honesty, corrective action, integrity and values. In his own words, "I get paid to ask questions I don't know the answers to and to complain about the things that bother me." Jack is a rare breed, a curmudgeon with a heart.

I just got his new book "It's Getting Ugly Out There" in which he unleashes his best satirical barbs at the utterly incompetent, amoral and unprincipled Republicans AND the power/control-hungry Democrats and their roundabout Socialism. Thus far, it's VERY enjoyable reading that has had me yowling RIGHT ON BROTHER!!! But he doesn't just merely throw quills, one of his aims is to stir the reader to deeper thought and to fight back at the rampant stupidity that has seized our government and society. Opinionated as hell? DEFINITELY, and I like it like that!!! Will I agree with EVERYTHING he says, not by a long shot but I do admire him for speaking his mind and making ZERO apologies for it. Have to admit, one thing that got me ticked though was CNN pressuring him into apologizing for "going over the line" in correctly labeling Donald Rumsfeld a war criminal. Jack was in fact right on the money all along. I'll take Jack's sheer honesty, humor and bluntness over Rush Limbaugh's pompous hypocrisy any day of the week.


If you get the chance, catch him on CNN's The Situation Room during the week.