Well, not actually my friends but good friends of Israel--supposedly. In the context of Benny's speech to Congress, I read somewhere that Pat Boone (who knew he was still alive?) was one of the prime movers behind the push for the speech and is one of the prime leaders of the evangelical folks who are fanatic Israel supporters. You know what they say: with friends like them, who needs enemies.
And then there was the speech itself followed closely by the letter sent to the Iranians by 47 Republican Senators. The speech was more of the same. "I am the only one who really understands the threat from Iran, your President is naive, and there is no reason to continue to negotiate". Then the letter supposedly "teaching" the Iranians about how our government works. Turns out (surprise) they know and they rightfully called the letter a political stunt. They will continue to negotiate. Seriously, even when Henry and the Vietnamese were negotiating in Paris, Senators did not write letters to Ho Chi Minh. But the vitriol is worse now and more personal about this President. That good ole boy Mitch is now holding up the nomination of the new AG because of some disagreement with Obama. Finally, the Supremes better come through on same sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act. Otherwise it will get uglier.
Moving on to tidbits from the cultural world:
--The Globe this past week had a terrific long article about the surgeon who was murdered and the man who murdered him. It could be my imagination but since the new owner took over, longer in depth articles are appearing.
--A great HBO documentary on Edward Snowden and the journalists who broke his story--called "Citizen 4".
--Saw "She is Beautiful when She is Angry" today. Another documentary this one about the women's movement in the late 60's and early 70's. Almost felt like we were there. And maybe at times we were.
--Finally, a great tap dance performance by a group called the Dorrance troupe. Very special.
Other Ends and Odds:
--I have nearly conquered my road rage but have moved onto crosswalk rage. One of these days one of two things will happen. As I am crossing in a crosswalk a cyclist will fail to stop or a car will fail to stop. My foot will magically kick forward and I will nail one of those suckers.
--Don't care about Hilary's emails. Just more misdirection about her and her upcoming candidacy. But believe me, it will also be very ugly when it is formalized.
--You can actually walk on the sidewalks today and actually see that there are bushes under the snow.
--Unemployment is lower than it has been since the Clinton years and it makes me again wonder why the fuck those Democrats were so afraid of running with Obama instead of almost running against him.
--I distrust all those local Ministers (and clergy in general) who want to help fight crime. Just arrested one who in fact was a member of a gang if not the leader.
--Ferguson is not over nor will it be soon.
--All you folks with no friends--find some. Your anemic responses to my second contest makes me wonder if you talk to anybody. Get busy.
--The big silver bird awaits us for a visit to the land of fun and sun.
Lastly, RIP Mildred. She was 97 and passed away this morning. A bright, thoughtful woman whose good humor and intelligence will be missed.
SPORTS TALK
Revis is gone and we have to move on. I both know his value and do not blame the Patriots for having limits. Too much hand wringing especially among the talking heads on sports shows. Rask is finally playing like the Vezina trophy winner he was. My big worry is that upon Krejci's return, they will muck around with the two kids playing with Lucic. They have been terrific and he is playing better with them. But Julien is not a big fan of their defensive skills which he values highly. A big error if he mucks around. And the Celtics are really fun to watch.
Sayonara
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