Enough ranting about that...

Moving on to other, hopefully better, news...

Danielle Panabaker, last seen in Yours, Mine and Ours and Sky High, will next been seen in Solstice, which will be one of the few films she's made that I will not see. I don't watch horror movies.

Congressman Ben Chandler will continue to fight for higher education.

With the U.S. Senate's approval of a series of bills to cut funding for federal student loans, students and parents are facing possible increase in interest rates. The measure may raise federal interest rates from 7.9 percent to 8.5 percent and cut $14 billion in funding for student financial aid programs.

Congress voted on the budget plan on Dec. 21. Vice president Dick Cheney cast the final vote in favor of the measure.

Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky., was the state's only representative to oppose the measure. In a statement, he vowed to continue the fight for higher education funds.

"Cuts to programs that help students attend college are truly unconscionable," he said. "Ensuring that the people of Kentucky receive a quality education must be a priority of our state."

Thank you, Congressman Chandler.

All you IMAX movie-goers, there is another film headed to IMAX: Natalie Portman's V for Vendetta. The film is coming this March.

Second City Tour Co. is heading to the University of Iowa.

Yes, Jewish shtick still has kick. You may want to give that a read. Second City may be doing a late spring run of Sheldon Patinkin's Jewsical! A Second City Musical somewhere in Chicago.

"Since we announced we were doing this, we've got a ton of calls from Jewish groups," said Kelly Leonard, the head of Second City Theatricals, one of the company's outreach programs. The hope is to do a late spring run in Chicago, possibly at the Black Orchid nightclub, then tour the country.

"Jews in general have a great sense of humor," reported Joyce Sloane. "Irony lives," added Bernie Sahlins.

Both Jewish, they were in on the start of The Second City. But it was younger humorist Aaron Freeman who had the last laugh.

When he converted to Judaism in 1994, he said he went through most of the process on a Sunday and a Monday. But on the Friday before, two full days before he had even entered the religion, he got a fundraising call from the Jewish United Fund.

"Jews understand why that is funny," Freeman said. "It's like the JUF gets faxes from G-d."

Uh, Glory Road has some inaccuracies not relating to Kentucky. Eastern New Mexico University, then Eastern New Mexico State College. If this is an inaccuracy, I'm rethinking my choices for Best Picture next year because of all the controversy.

Tonight, make sure to watch the Lady Kats tonight!