So despite the fact that the entire country is in the tank and getting deeper each day, and despite people being disgusted with the political candidate offerings, and many losing their jobs, homes, and hair -- we have some good news to report on. Great news indeed.

Wait.....wait....wait......OK, here it is -- 1980s music mainstay Boy George is urging present-day pop-star and erstwhile junkie Amy Winehouse to get clean.

Sweet Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick!

I mean, seriously, what is going on here? Sure, they are both Brits which means they aren't our garbage to manage. But let's take a review of Boy George's past since he was pumpin'.....poor choice of word....since he was belting out gems like this ditty 25 years ago. 

• George is a boy who dresses like a girl. And we're not talking in a J. Edgar Hoover kind of way, but whereever and whenever. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but clearly, the guy must have had one too many Catholic priests visit him during his childhood.
• He's a junkie. He was on heroin in the 1980s and 1990s and as recently as last year was still licking blow off of his upper lip. We don't care if this means he can speak from experience. Just shut up, go away, clean up your life, and make a record we want to listen to.    
• Oh yeah, and there's this gem: He is due back in a London court in November to face a charge of false imprisonment. He said, "I will be pleading not guilty, of course. I'm living in the moment. I know it's coming but I'm not worrying about it."

So where does this all leave us? Oh yes.  Boy George remains a trainwreck. He should simply keep his mouth closed and go face his prison time like a....well.....like whatever he is, and allow Amy Winehouse to continue to ruin her promising career so that we all can enjoy and have something to read about other than the death of the U.S. economy, the miserable presidential election, and mustaches.

Carry on.