Don Imus gets a two week suspension, which is about right. 

Let me walk you through how this works at a radio station.  They gather the sales people and find out how many accounts have canceled or have called and complained.  If the number is minimal, which apparently it is, they sit Imus down, make him sign some document the lawyers thought up (largely to indemnify themselves and to have in case Imus says something dumb again, then it becomes cause) tell him to show contrition and tell him to go tend to his horses at the ranch for a couple of weeks until the news cycles to something else and Jesse Jackson finds a new photo op to attend.

In the meantime, the big guys and the programming people have reviewed his contract, figured out what the buyout would be  (if it came to that) and very quietly research and identify potential replacements in the event they have to take Imus out. 

They will, over the course of the next few months, monitor both revenue and ratings, and if they seem to go into steep decline, Imus will be encouraged to "announce his retirement." Either that, or sensing the end may be near, Imus announces his intent to join the satellite radio world, the last free frontier.  How many Howard Stern firestorms have there been since Stern went over to satellite radio?  Exactly none.

Firing Imus would not be in NBC's or WFAN's best interests, given Imus' popularity in the nation's top radio market and his long service to NBC.  Allowing him to go out on his terms (with a gun pointed at him as he reads the copy) is probably how this will eventually be dealt with. 

If this had been anyone else, some guy in Des Moines or Panama City or Lubbock, chances are that while the firestorm wouldn't be as hot, the guy would have been immediately terminated.  But Imus is what is termed "a valuable asset" and the reality is it would cost NBC and WFAN more money to replace him then weather the storm that Al and Jesse continue to rage.  The bottom line in broadcasting is the bottom line and as long as Imus has value (which he still does), he's probably okay, although he has run out of magic bullets.

Lightning Round:

• The White Sox say they aren't cheap, yet the Chairman's stated goal is to break even rather than win championships.  This is why he doesn't like to sign pitchers for mere than three years because they don't put butts in the seats.  In fact, the Chairman's famous quote to Jack McDowell in 1994: "No one comes to the ball park to see a guy throw a shut out.  They come to see guys hit home runs."  This illustrates how good a GM Kenny Williams is.  While his counter part on the North Side has been given Ft. Knox, Kenny plays "The Price is Right" trying not to go over the break even point.  Oh well.  We'll always have 2005.
• When Scott Podsednik goes yard, you pretty much figure that's a White Sox winner.  Good effort by Jose Contreras and the bullpen as well. The Sox and A's tee it up tonight in Oakland.  Even better news is that Mark Burhle will start as scheduled Wednesday afternoon. 
  
• Jimbo's, the Ray's Bleachers of the south side is being forced out by their landlord.  If someone wanted to be a hero, he'd go to the owner and make him an offer he couldn't refuse.  Bill Veeck would.
  
• Cold weather is effecting baseball stats in the first week of the season.  The weather is so bad, the Angles and Indians will play their series here in Milwaukee instead of in Cleveland.  If hope it snows three more feet in Cleveland this week so the Indians and the Sox will play in Milwaukee as well.  Here is the important part: The Indians haven't really played since Friday (which was snowed out after 4 2/3 innings) and now they are becoming the New Orleans Hornets having to play at a non-home location.  Eric Wedge is really going to have to fire up this team to get them going.  This whole sequence of the last five days is enough to screw the Indians up for the entire season.
• Here's the current list of coaching changes in NCAA D1 basketball as Myles Brand grumbles.  Speaking of coaching changes, enjoy the inside story of Mitch Barnhart, a man, a house and destiny.
  
• About ten years ago, David Dupois wrote an outstanding book called "Sawchuk: The troubles and triumphs of the world's greatest hockey goalie."  Eddie Belfour really needs to read that book  before he winds up like Sawchuk.
  
• And you thought the Cubs bullpen was bad.
  
• It looks like Princess will be loading up on pasta.  I'll be eating the pasta and she'll be looking lovingly at the boxes.
• Zen and the art of cutting board maintenance.
  
• The White House is being accused of skirting full disclosure laws by using non-government e-mail addresses to conduct government business.  This came to light when the President of Iran complained about being spammed by thedecider@hotmail.com.
• Milwaukee police are on the lookout for an Alligator stolen from a local barber shop.  That's a strange way to cut hair.
• Pop star Stevie Wonder has paid close to $30,000 for his stolen 1974 Grammy which was placed for sale on Ebay.  Finding it on Ebay obviously was a case of blind luck.
  
• An Ohio couple has named their newborn child "Tressel Hayes Huffines" after two big deal Ohio State football coaches.  Here's hoping he never gets in a playground altercation with "Meyer Bo Johnson".