GILLENBRAND, HARRIS, BOOKER, WARREN

Ok, it is really quite nice that these early 2020 presidential candidates represent the diversity of this country. Beto would have made it even more representative.  I love it.  But, when I close my eyes and attempt to envision one of them debating POTUS, I cringe.  I cringe even further (is that even a thing?) when I close my eyes and think of POTUS voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania who might be willing to support someone other than the current President.  It does not compute. Don't get me wrong.  These four senators are excellent right where they are--in the Senate offending Mitch at every possible opportunity. Keeping my eyes closed, I imagine/fantasize POTUS in jail and little Baron in a juvenile delinquent facility. Perfecto.

ODDS AND ENDS
--"Get ready for an influx of sadness".  A direct quote from, of course, the animal's favorite newspaper--the Globe.  Because, despite murder and mayhem all around, they have decided to write about pet euthanasia in the closing days of 2018.  Seriously!
--That same day in the comics, a resounding critique of POTUS in Doonesbury.  So it would seem I should be heading to the comic section if I want some serious issues raised.  And nope, don't tell me about how some people get attached to their pets because I have also heard this:  pets getting organ transplants from other pets.  What would the victims of the Yemeni civil war think of that as they starve to death?
--I am nothing if not consistent.  Somewhere in that same paper, an article about a fire in someone's home during which the pet was saved (yippee) but a human tenant died.  This from a paper that has no permanent correspondents in DC.
--Do you know anyone who wears cuff links?  I sure don't.
--An article in a recent Huff Post by a terrific writer (LS) who blasts away at Susan Collins.  Collins deserves our anger and if, in the next two years, I hear one more story about how conflicted she is about a vote, I will puke.  It is her job to have courage.  She needs to quit whining and either fight POTUS or toss her cards into the discard pile.
--So 15,000 children are still separated from their parents.  Two have died.  And before he could utter a words of sympathy, POTUS decided he had to blame someone.  The kids died because the Dems did not approve his wall.
--Do not tell me how great the wall in Israel is--it is repugnant and the killing of a Palestinian medic at that wall is worse.  Keep the bad people out.  Ask the Germans how that worked out in Berlin.
--Mattis and Kelly resign and we now have Stephen Miller (yup, a member of my tribe) in charge of foreign policy along with Bolton.  That should scare and piss off all of us.
--Have a happy, healthy 2019.

SPORTS TALK
Just sayin', Boston is now home to 3 of the most inconsistent teams in the NHL, the NBA, and the NFL.   I cannot figure them out.

Shalom