I ALSO SPENT OVER $900,000 ON RUGS

And then I went to a men's clothing store and bought  a dozen $5,000 suits.  I deposited all the left over money at my bank--First National Bank of Cyprus.  I am using a Cypriot bank because my good friend Wilmer Ross is on the board and also happens to be the Secretary of Commerce.  This has nothing to do with the White House or POTUS--just a weird series of coincidences.  I have been told to get rid of my rose colored glasses by an excellent center fielder--but each time I take them off, more dirt flies into my face.  So they are back on.

Actually, the amounts of money involved are breathtaking.  But it seems clear that those guys are not even good thieves and could not even figure out a way to cover up the cash trail.  They were working for god awful dictators in countries that are god awful places and clearly had no compunction about the ethics involved in their work.  It boggles the mind. They are simply dangerous assholes.  Moving on.

--I worry that some steam has been lost in the effort to get to POTUS via these investigations.  Certainly, the protests have waned among regular citizens.  Hanging my hat on Mueller seems kind of weak but I am not sure where else to hang it.  Listening to Rachel Maddow has become more difficult as she sounds more and more like my 8th grade civics teacher and her efforts to knit this stuff together starts to sound shakier.
--No, we will not have any new laws to control gun ownership though let's not tell the families of the Las Vegas victims.  Automatic weapons are fine because you could use them for hunting, I guess.  And re-assembling weapons to make them automatic is just an effort on the part of people to sharpen their mechanical skills. The NRA just suffocates Congress and is another reason (Supreme court appointments are the first) why every senate election is crucial.
--Why am I ill at ease with the idea that Corker, Flake, and McCain are heroic. By the way, Arizona is close to being like its neighbor New Mexico--a majority minority state and may have two Senate vacancies.
--So POTUS is slowly dismantling Obamacare by executive order; is possibly getting us out of the Iran nuclear deal; and wants to eliminate the children's health Initiative (CHIP) program.  The ugly vindictiveness of that is embarrassing and more reflective of a third world petty tyrant.
--Then there is Rex Tillerson portrayed in a recent New Yorker article and is so out of touch that it is scary.  Relies more on the military options than on diplomacy even though he heads up the State Department which is supposed to work on diplomacy.
--But at least Sara still has her pearls and is as defensive as she is stupid.
--You must immediately make some reservations and go directly to Ljubljana.  It is the capital of Slovenia and bustles with youth, terrific outdoor markets, and wonderful cafes.  The central core of the city (in Boston think of the Government Center/Haymarket/Fanneuil Market area) is all a pedestrian car free zone.  They add a block each year to expand it.

SPORTS TALK
The Gordon Hayward injury was gruesome.  It has, however, allowed the Celtics to force Tatum into a bigger role and he has responded well.  Still not sure they can beat the Cavs.  The Pats have been winning ugly but winning nonetheless and just traded Jimmy which means they think Brady can play until he is 50.  the Yanks exceeded expectations yet fired Girardi.  The red flops under achieved and fired Farrell.  Go figure.

Shalom and Happy Halloween.