So Senator John Edwards, a leading Wal-Mart basher, was caught trying to get help from a local Wal-Mart to get a Playstation 3. He has since apologized for this huge gaffe.

Three things here:

1. I love being a Republican because I can go to Wal-Mart, buy some beer, steaks, handgun ammo, and videogames (the ingredients to a fun day) and not feel the slightest need to apologize to anyone.

2. Are we going to find more Wal-Mart/Edwards connections, such as that he get his fabulous hair done at the salon in the Wal-Mart?

3. Why the Playstation 3? I just don't get any of the excitement for that system. It costs as much as a computer and has no killer-app I know of that’s releasing with it and all the system offers is some better graphics. If you want better graphics, go the much cheaper route and buy a new graphics card for your computer.

Personally, I'm much more excited about the Nintendo Wii. Sure, it by far has the gayest name ever for a videogame system, but it's got awesome motion control controllers that completely change the gamin experience. I mean, a game at launch has you swinging the controller to control a katana on screen, and you just know it won't be long until there's a lightsaber simulator (they better devote a button on the controller to activating and deactivating the lightsaber whenever you feel like that; I could probably do just that for hours). Plus, it will make games so intuitive I'll be able to get SarahK to play games with me. Previously, I was going to push to have kids really soon so I'll finally have some people to play videogames with (my children better love sitting around playing videogames and not be into that sports crap), but the Nintendo Wii makes that less urgent.

So here are the Wii advantages:

* Innovative game play using a motion control controller.
* A new Zelda game at launch plus a game where you get to fight Yakuza with guns and a katana.
* No need to immediately impregnate SarahK.

So in week or so (if the book sells well), I'm going to Wal-Mart to buy a Wii, some tube socks, Doritios, a new shotgun, a comfy chair, some ice cream, a couple rock and country albums, and some romantic candles for my sweetie.

I love weekends.

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