ALMOST A NATIONAL EMERGENCY

I was getting lazy and nearly postponed this issue.  But, I then realized its absence in your life might have been an emergency of national proportions--kind of like that wall thingy.  So, here goes.

--When forced to choose between POTUS and his belief that there is a crisis at our southern border and, on the other hand, the reports from multiple news outlets that there is no crisis I'm with the reporters.  No surprise there.  But, listen carefully to the words of POTUS.  He uses words as weapons when he calls the emigres "aliens".  He is venomous and stoking the worst  fears among certain Americans.  Did you see the crowd behind him in El Paso?  Smiling and laughing as he lobbied demeaning words after demeaning words. The attack on the BBC cameraman followed.
--Mitch refuses to allow a vote on making Election Day a National holiday because it is a ploy by Democrats to increase participation.  Isn't it a sign of a healthy country when more people vote?  Not according to the Mitcher.  He also set a fine example to his constituents and his fellow Republican Senators when he agreed to support this National emergency bullshit.  Great role models we have in DC.
--Oh and Susan Collins is a bit upset that people actually remember her vote in support of Kavanaugh now that he has cast his first anti abortion vote.  Oh my, woe is me.
--Remember Ronny Jackson?  He almost got to run the VA.  But rumors swirled and he bailed.  POTUS decided he would be a fine primary care doctor.  So, now he is the PCP of our President.  I would not trust him to check my cuticles
--Bad optics for the Dems to get all flustered about Howard Schultz maybe running for President.  Sure, I get it that as an Independent, he will siphon off votes and if the goal is to get rid of POTUS, then his running is an issue.  But, really, figure some response out that does not include whining.

Then there are the items:
--Doonesbury this past Sunday was hysterical and sad.  Makes the silence of Republican Senators  quite nasty.
--I still miss Al Franken and believe he quit too soon.
--Why would anyone need an app to reach the company that fixes broken windshields.?  How many
times would you need to use it.  I just don't get it.
--Leave it to the Globe:  A horse named George (really?) was returned to its owner after 13 years.  Who knew this was news?
--Two excellent Japanese films.  The first is "Shoplifters" which forces you to re-think how families can be very different and still be emotionally strong.  The second "Ramen" leaves you starving but has a great ending.


SPORTS TALK
Felger at the local level and Kellerman at the national/ESPN level are ratings driven and do not care how offensive they have become.  Get off it, man. ESPN on line did have a great article about Bob Costa and why he left or was fired from NBC--had to do with his being outspoken about concussions in the NFL.  BC's football and basketball teams are bottom feeders in the ACC. Every once and a while, they may move off the bottom--but, in general, they are in it for the money not because they can ever compete in those two sports with lets say Duke.  And, yup, finally--The Pats won so all you haters can just be silent until the fall.

Shalom