Four more made-for-TV college football bowls Saturday. And can anyone who isn’t a gambler or alum of a school involved say they’re seriously planning to watch any of them?

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One of Saturday’s bowls is the “Dollar General Bowl.”  Is that the price they hope fans will pay to attend?

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With Cincinnati trading for Yasiel Puig, Reds may not contend in 2019, but at least dugout may have thermo-nuclear capability.

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Troy Tulowitzki is being paid $38 million by the Toronto Blue Jays not to play. If SF Giants just sign him to play along with Pablo Sandoval ($18 million due from Red Sox) would they set a record for players being paid by other teams.

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Must admit, it takes a certain kind of stable genius to shutdown the government over a wall that he promised us Mexico was going to pay for.

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Reports that Trump has attacked Matt Whitaker because POTUS feels prosecutors that the acting AG oversees have filed charges that make him look bad. Truly amazing that buses run in DC with all the people Donald has thrown under them.

Melania Trump has gone down with her son to Mar-a-Lago while Donald stays in Washington. So seems like SOMEONE at least got what she wanted for Christmas.

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Lost in the craziness of  Friday morning’s tweet storm from Donald Trump “I know tech better than anyone…”
Says the stable genius who can’t even use spellcheck on his phone.

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TSA workers will remain on job, but they will not be paid, except presumably retroactively. And you think airport experience was bad enough before Government Shutdown.

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Trump says he is prepared for a “very long shutdown.” Did someone forget to tell him new Democrat-controlled House starts on January 3?

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Quote of the day “Rather than talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems? Make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit, and they, while they’re working and earning here, they’d pay taxes here. And when they want to go back, they can go back. They can cross. Open borders both ways”
From that noted liberal Ronald Reagan.

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On a brighter note, today is literally the darkest day of the year in the US. So we’re all uphill from now!

Yes, Thursday December 20, was the “Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.

(and if you knew without Google who was playing in it…. well, you just MIGHT have too much time on your hands.)

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On those days when you feel overwhelmed and unworthy at work, remember Nathan Peterman, signed by the Raiders, has a job as an NFL Quarterback.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, after he retires, again for health reason, will co-teach a course at the school on character  and leadership.

Some statements don’t even need a punchline.

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Saints coach Sean Payton “The 46-man roster on game day is soon to be, I think, will be soon dated. I think that’s gotta change
If we’re interested in health and safety — and it sounds like we are; at least that’s something we talk about a lot — that number should be higher. And that’ll affect the overall roster size. And that might cost a little bit more money, but that’s the price.”

Uh “cost a little bit more money.” Wonder if NFL will suspend Payton again for that.

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Can’t stop thinking about all those voters who thought there wouldn’t be any difference between Donald and Hillary…

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Though in related news,  Donald Trump has announced his next book will teach executives healthy management techniques.

GoFundMe campaign for the wall up to over $9 million Wonder how many MAGAers who have donated would balk at, for example, paying $1 more for coffee or a burger to give restaurant workers a living wage

Even Fox News is making James Mattis’s departure a headline. But in their “Five things you need to know about Mattis” – #2 is “Obama appointed him to commander of U.S. Central Command.”

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That moment when the last adult in the room decides the spoiled toddler is too much to handle….

So if you REALLY wanted to lead a war on Christmas, wouldn’t a first step be furloughing employees right before the holiday?

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Wasn’t that long ago I bemoaned not being able to get on a flight for several hours without landing & thinking “WTF did Trump do now?”
Now we can’t even go for lunch or a coffee break.

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Yesterday Trump tweeted “We have defeated ISIS in Syria.”
Today’s tweet – “Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us.”
So we defeated them but they are back already? This is SO confusing…

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Let’s hope no one tells Donald Trump that Santa Claus is a foreigner without a visa giving gift to people regardless of their immigration status.

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I do think today the Democratic Virtual Advent Calendar just exploded.

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Seriously does anyone other than the players involved care who gets selected for the Pro Bowl?

New Orleans Saints need one more victory to clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs.  And the Panthers, who they play for the final game of the season,  have just shut down Cam Newton.

Though my son points out that Carolina’s best passer on Monday night was actually Christian McCaffrey.

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Whew, Ohio, was trending tonight. But it’s not a mass shooting or disaster, but just for a football bowl game. Okay, be honest folks, who knew Ohio University HAD a football team?

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Maybe one way to get more interest in these meaningless bowl games is that winners get guaranteed games scheduled with Power 5 conferences?

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Cuban Baseball Federation has reached an agreement with MLB to allow to allow Cuban players to sign major league contracts without defecting.
Nobody tell Donald Trump.

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So if we want to practice on a wall, maybe America could start by building one at the Florida border over Christmas? Or at least around Mar-A-Lago?

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Marco Rubio, one of 12 Senators to vote against #FirstStepAct – If I’m uncomfortable in the end I’m going to air on the side of public safety and vote against it.” Right, unless the bill favors NRA or gun lobby.

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Have often thought having troops in the Mideast is a mistake. But to suddenly pull them out of Syria on a day when Flynn plea and Trump Foundation being dissolved are making headline, well, T.S. Eliot had it right: “The last temptation is the greatest treason. To do the right thing for the wrong reason.

Trump Wednesday night tweeting about “The Ingraham Angle.” Can someone please shout at him to turn off the TV and “Do your job”?

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I’m so old I remember waking up during the holiday season without thinking “What tantrum is POTUS throwing this morning?

So if Mexico is somehow “indirectly paying for the wall” can I tell IRS I am indirectly paying my taxes?

New Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen “Internally, we would argue that we’re the favorites in the division right now.” Wait, I thought New York hadn’t yet legalized marijuana.

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Redskins safety Montae Nicholson arrested early this am after he and a woman companion allegedly attacked another couple, Sounds like claiming Reuben Foster already has inspired his new teammates.

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 Damn, RIP Penny Marshall, not only Laverne but the director of “Big” and “League of Their Own.” No doubt she’s on her way to heaven saying “Are you crying? Are you crying?! There’s no crying! There’s no crying in baseball!

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Trump is directing DOD to establish Space Command, aka Space Force. Does he think he can get Michael Jordan in charge?

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Amazing, Tucker Carlson’s claim immigrants make the U.S. “poorer and dirtier.”
Wonder how many of the people who clean his home and hotel rooms he frequents are American born?

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Wait, all of a sudden White House says they will accept $1.6 billion for wall instead of $6 billion. But why should it matter if Mexico is paying for it?

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United Airlines is telling Premier members they now have free access to “Preferred Seats” – standard legroom but in “first few rows behind Economy Plus.”
Translation, most fliers will be now paying more not to sit in the VERY back of the bus.

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Steve Mnuchin, asked about Trump’s “middle-class tax cut.”- “I’m not going to comment on whether it is a real thing or not a real thing,”
Translation – Trump made it up.

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Today’s Trump fundraising email:
“..Your name is *NOT* yet on the Official First Family Christmas Card. President Trump and the First Lady have been working so hard to bring Christmas cheer to the White House……Because it’s not just their home. It’s your home too.
That’s why the official Christmas card we give them on Christmas Eve won’t be complete without your name.”
Uh, they won’t even be in White House on Christmas Eve, they’ll be at Mar-A-Lago.

The First Step Act is a good first step in criminal justice reform. But with such overwhelming support, have to wonder, why did Mitch McConnell refuse to bring it to the Senate floor until now?
Almost as if Trump asked him to wait to provide distraction on a very very bad day

And yes, we all expected the New Orleans Saints to be on the cusp of clinching home field advantage throughout the playoffs because of their stellar…. defense??

And also  didn’t everyone have the San Antonio Spurs going 5-1 on their homestand by beating the now 20-12 Philadelphia 76ers and losing to the now 7-24 Chicago Bulls?

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Your post Saints-Panthers game reminder, that while Cam Newton is a very good QB, it took a lot to be expelled from the University of Florida under Urban Meyer.

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Must admit I liked the Woody Allen  movie “Manhattan”  MUCH more before I knew it was autobiographical.

Got an online ad for “official” Trump merchandise on sale for Christmas, IF you use the code ‘NOEL.” Wait, Noel is a French word. I thought we’re making America great again

Just thinking, if we have a Government Shutdown presume Secret Service still needs to guard Donald Trump. But to save manpower and money shouldn’t it only be indoors, meaning he shouldn’t venture outside to say, a golf course?

Utah just lowered DUI blood-alcohol content limit to 0.05, strictest in US. So any guy who wants to party this holiday season should be sure to be driven home by his most sober wife.

New report says that after the election, Russian disinformation teams targeted Robert Mueller. Now we might be talking the REAL witch hunt.

Your reminder that most people working illegally in this country flew in on visitor’s visas. You know, like at first Melanija Slavs, now FLOTUS.

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If you are more outraged about Sarah Sanders not being able to finish her cheese plate than a 7-year old girl dying after being detained by the Border Patrol, you just might need to rearrange your priorities.

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So if we DO have government shutdown Dec. 21 would that mean Air Force One is grounded from flying to Florida? Asking for a country.

While rooting for team you love is best, a one-night fling with someone playing “your” team’s rival can also be very satisfying.  Thank you Eagles, on behalf of all Saints fans. #BeatLA

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Have to think a lot of casual NFL fans are wondering why this Nick Foles guy isn’t the Eagles regular starting QB.
Come to think of it..

Meanwhile,  Steelers Patriots features a team led by (alleged) rapist against the  cheaters… Sometimes choosing who to root for in NFL football can be so confusing…

-Christmas PSA – hey folks, if you care about American jobs, forget spending money on a wall, spend your money at small businesses.

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A farm tied to an outbreak of E.coli  with romaine lettuce now is recalling other lettuce and cauliflower.
Once again, a chance for anti-science Trumpster to “own the libs” – proudly eat those vegetables.

So was calling his former long-time personal attorney a “Rat” another moment Donald Trump became Presidential?

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Meanwhile, now there are rumors that Ross, Nielsen and even Devos might be leaving Trump White House. This ship of state  is losing rats faster than a boat carrying a cat convention.

Maybe the point of having Stephen Miller in White House is to convince immigrants they don’t want to come to a country that includes people like him?

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Was spending the third Sunday in December shut up in the White House rage-tweeting another way Trump was saving Christmas again?

The real  reason Trump was so upset by SNL It’s a Wonderful Life spoof? – he always sided with Mr. Potter.

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Who knew Rick Perry MIGHT end up being one of the least harmful Trump cabinet members?

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Can’t decide for sure the windows this weekend for Democratic Virtual Advent Calendar.  But a strong case can be made for SNL’s “It’s a wonderful Trump” and Stephen Miller’s Wooly Willy hair. (google it, youngsters.)

As bowl season got started Saturday, suppose in a time of constant change, it’s somehow comforting to know that ASU is keeping last year’s Pac12 Bowl reputation alive.

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So maybe tonight’s second half collapse by San Antonio Spurs against the Chicago Bulls was just the team’s way of suggesting to Gregg Popovich he retire and run for President.

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Boston Red Sox, MLB’s top spenders, owe $11,951,091 in luxury tax. But in support of their fans, perhaps team will offer beer and hot dogs on a deferred payment plan.

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Great cold open “It’s a Wonderful Trump” on Saturday Night Live. And much funnier than more accurate remake where Clarence would have just pushed Trump off that bridge.

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To the gray-haired guy in the nice convertible I spent 10 minutes driving behind today: It kind of ruins the youthful muscle car effect to drive with your blinker on.

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Your reminder that Reed O’Connor, the Federal Judge who is trying to overturn Obamacare, has great Healthcare benefits he can keep after retirement.

As we fret about who might be presidential candidate in 2020, a reminder that in late 2006, Barack Obama was the choice of a whopping 17% of Democrats.

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Have seen some wondering, with all the purges in Trump White House how is Betsy DeVos still in the Cabinet? Well, we all know Donald Trump is threatened by smart women….

First five College Football Bowl games start on December 15. And if you can name more than one of them, you just might need a life.

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A announced three-team NBA trade between Wizards, Suns and Grizzlies fell through tonight, allegedly over confusion over whether it involved Dillon or MarShon Brooks.  Now the fun for all three teams’ coaches  convincing the players who were supposed to be gone that the team really values them.

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Up to 40 foot waves are forecast for SF Bay Area beaches this weekend, the Mavericks surf competition has been cancelled, and National Weather Service is saying “Don’t go to the beach. Don’t step on the sand. Stay on the sidewalk.”
Too soon to start a pool on the number of Darwin award candidates?

Chris Christie turned down Trump for the Chief of Staff position. So did he burn that bridge or just close it down?

Mark Mulvaney is already Trump’s OMB director and acting czar of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So now being acting Chief of Staff will be a third job he doesn’t do.

Michelle Obama spoke before a sellout crowd tonight in San Jose as part of her book tour. Wonder if Melania had one of her staff there to take notes for future speeches.

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Lindsay Graham now says he’s fine with Trump ‘lying about sex.’
Uh, hasn’t Lindsay been lying about sex his whole career?

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Maybe Trump didn’t need to kill stories about his affairs to be elected. But the point has never been whether the crimes and cover-ups were necessary to win. Ask Richard Nixon.

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Lou Dobbs on the FBI––”corrupt, politically corrupt…. a legion of evildoers…” I’m so old I remember when the FBI was good and North Korea was bad.

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GOP thinks when child dies after walking for weeks in hopes of life away from poverty & violence, parents are responsible. But when child is fatally shot because a gun was left unsecured, parents are not.

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So what’s behind today’s Democratic Virtual Advent Calendar?
Chris Christie preemptively turning Trump down as Chief of Staff.
Or Ivanka being implicated in a scheme to enrich the Trump family with inaugural funds?

As we get to mid-December, casual basketball fans can rejoice in fact that we are only about six months away from NBA finals.

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Lakers were so upset with officiating in their 126-111 to Rockets, that several players purposely held their hands behind their back while on defense.  Which was effectively different from some regular NBA defenses how?

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A Southwest Airlines flight to Texas returned to Seattle after an unidentified someone left a human heart on board. Well, pretty sure it wasn’t a GOP member of Congress, none of them have one.

QB Cam Newton says he’s still upset about a broom he got last season after Panthers were swept in three games against the Saints, and that though they’re not sure who sent it, that it was “disrespectful, disrespectful… ”
Uh, is he sure the broom came from New Orleans and not a pissed off Carolina fan?

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White House has apparently cancelled their annual Press holiday party. Well, probably most members of the media wouldn’t want to attend without a food taster anyway.

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Federal prosecutors in New York now reportedly investigating President Trump’s inaugural committee for misuse of funds and illegal access for donors. Hmm, California might lose its place as number #1 on Indvidual #1’s sh*tlist.

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Trump to Fox News today “I think I have the greatest face in the history of politics. I have people that I love and that love me, frankly, that includes a lot of women. I’ve got a tremendous percentage of women last time, remember?”
Someday, Trump may be the first person to have his own DSM page.

We know it must have been a bad day for Trump. Fox News website headline is about Hillary Clinton and Uranium One.

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Wow, so many choices for today’s Democratic Virtual Advent Calendar….Maria Butina, inaugural committee investigation, Trump in room for Enquirer hush money talks…. We’re going to need a bigger window.

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Amazing how Trump only chooses “the best people” when he hires them, but they all they become complete idiots and liars when they leave.

Well, Kawhi Leonard certainly has made Toronto impressive as Raptors dismantled Golden State tonight in Oakland. Oh, wait, he didn’t even play? Wow. Never mind.

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Shaq said his Lakers team could have beaten the Warriors.
“Oh, he’s dead wrong,” Curry said earlier today. “Of course we’d beat them.”
Los Angeles maybe, but what about the Raptors?

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Kentucky sophomore point guard Quade Green, who has had reduced playing time this year, has announced he will transfer “I just felt like it was best that I explore other opportunities for my athletic and academic future”
And he said “academic future” with a straight face.

Costco has stopped selling their “Kirkland Signature Light Beer” which customers apparently said tasted like “urine.”
So did Costco get caught stealing the recipe for Bud Light?

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Trump morning rant on twitter was about border security after attack in France. Except the alleged gunman is a Frenchman, radicalized in prison. So what are we going to do about prison reform?

Just wondering, how many Trump stories did the National Enquirer “catch and kill” that we don’t yet know about?

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But with all due respect, why would a man who was heard talking about grabbing women by the pussy AND said he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Ave and get away with it CARE if it came out he had more affairs?

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Sarah Sanders says Mark Meadows will not be WH Chief of Staff. “The President told him we need him in Congress so he can continue the great work he is doing there.” Translation, either Jared or Ivanka don’t like him.

Melania tonight, said it “is hard to deal with ‘opportunists’ who use my name or my family name to advance themselves. Right, how dare any one try to muscle in on the Trump grift?

Ah, such a mature fundraising effort and suggested petition to sign from Trump today….
“FROM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
TO: Chuck Schumer & Nancy Pelosi

YOU HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT YOU CARE MORE ABOUT PROTECTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND WIDE OPEN BORDERS THAN ME, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO PUT AMERICA FIRST AND FULLY FUND THE WALL!”

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Newt Gingrich now apparently on short list for White House Chief of Staff. Apparently Trump was draining the swamp just to do a search for bottom feeders

Yankees GM Brian Cashman on Gary Sanchez as catcher “He’s certainly someone that we’ve invested in and believe in and expect to be a part of this place moving forward.”
Translation “We haven’t been able to work out a deal for anyone better.

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Pirates fans who are just getting over team trading their beloved OF Andrew McCutchen to SF Giants now have to watch him play for cross-state rival Phillies.

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So the halftime show, featuring “Imagine Dragons,” for the January  9 College Football Playoff National Championship won’t even be at Levi’s Stadium, but at Treasure Island between SF and Oakland.
Because not even a band can count on making it to Santa Clara in weekday rush hour traffic?

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Ouch, Pirates fans who are just getting over team trading their beloved OF Andrew McCutchen to SF Giants now have to watch him play for cross-state rival Phillies.

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You really know Donald Trump got schooled by Nancy Pelosi when Fox News headlines are about Stormy Daniels.

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Sad an awful story about  Christmas market shooting in Strasbourg, Frrnce, with at least 4 dead.  Don’t expect to hear from Donald Trump about it though. Per police “The suspect is a 29-year-old man who was born in Strasbourg,”

Chris Christie is now being mentioned as a possible WH Chief of Staff. Although Christie, who threw Kushner’s father in prison, has a frosty relationship with Jared and Ivanka.
Maybe Trump figures he’ll close down that bridge when he comes to it.

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Anyone who doesn’t understand why Nancy Pelosi should and will be our next Speaker of the House needs to watch her with Trump this morning.

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Seriously since most illegal immigrants fly in and overstay their visas, how about spending some of the money Trump wants for his stupid wall on a better computer system to track people who come in legally but allegedly short-term

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Truth be told, Trump doesn’t want a completely secure border & end to illegal immigration. He needs racism and fear as cover for fact his tax cuts and other pro-business policies are REAL reason things aren’t getting better for the working class.

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Report from Scott Dworkin from a GOP consultant ” Trump is “absolutely enraged” by news coverage of his meeting with Pelosi and Schumer today. Trump apparently blames Pence for not speaking up. He thinks Pence “lost it for him.” And he wishes he never held the meeting, calling it a “set up.”

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On the virtual Democratic advent calendar, the window for Dec 11 has a particularly pretty picture.

ESPN announced they are moving Sunday Night baseball up an hour to 7pm. What a disappointment for all those Yankee and Red Sox fans who love East Coast midnight baseball.

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Now it’s Stephen Curry who says the moon landing was faked?   Is it time to start checking NBA players regularly for concussions?

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Monday night’s Seahawks uniforms gave gave me 1970s Spencer’s Gift black light poster  flashbacks…

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Meanwhile the Vikings offense gave me World Cup flashbacks.

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But so  after watching Vikings get shut out until a meaningless late 4th quarter score thinking maybe all of the Redskins’ problems this year AREN’T the result of letting Kirk Cousins go…

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The finalist list for Time “Person of the Year” is out. Think the explosion from  “Individual #1”  would register on the Richter scale if it’s Robert Mueller.

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Smocking gun? Methinks Mueller has a smocking arsenal.

Former NRA operative and alleged Russian spy Maria Butina has apparently negotiated a plea deal. December is becoming an advent calendar of little gifts. Can’t wait to see what’s behind tomorrow’s window.

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Remember watching those old black-and-white movies featuring the “Keystone Cops?” Seems like it’s about time to dub Trump administration ‘The Keystone Criminals.”

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Today’s effort from Lara Trump and her Trump fundraising email team-“Now we’re getting ready to embark on the second chapter of the world’s greatest political movement in history.” Uh, more like Chapter 11.

Whether you are mildly worried or terrified about climate change, one thing stands out – in opposing a UN climate report this week, the US joined with only Kuwait, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
#AreWeGreatYet?

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Maybe if she dyes her hair blonde to fit in better with women in his administration Donald Trump would consider Sarah Palin for Chief of Staff?

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How long until Donald Trump asks for an H-1B visa to hire a Chief of Staff because he can’t find any Americans to take the job?

Dolphins upset Patriots 34-33 on last play of game with a hook-and-ladder TD play featuring two laterals. And they did it without the New England band on the field.

Am a pretty hard core Saints fan, but having a one-night fling with da Bears.  #BeatLA

Rams tonight looked an awful lot like the Saints looked like last week.

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What, does NOBODY want NFL #1 draft pick this year?
Yes, talking to you 49ers, Raiders, Jets….

Colin Kaepernick reportedly would consider a tryout with the Washington Redskins. So the former Super Bowl QB is willing to compromise on his stated desire to play for an NFL team?.

If the NFL only had a “Utility player of the year” award. Per ESPN, Taysom Hill of the Saints has now in 2018 …
– Completed passes
– Run for a TD
– Caught a pass
– Returned kicks
– Recorded tackles on special teams
– Blocked a punt

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West Virginia QB Will Grier, NCAA’s active leader in career passing yds per game (305) and probable 1st-2nd round pick, is forgoing Mountaineers bowl game to prepare for draft. What, and give up every little boy’s dream of playing in the Camping World Bowl?

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A lawsuit in California seeks to stop Blue Diamond from selling “almond milk” and instead require them to sell it as “almond imitation milk.”
Just thinking, if you’re too dumb to know you don’t actually milk almonds, you are probably too dumb to read the label.

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So heck, if a “Fox and Friends” anchor who spent time traveling the world is a good UN Ambassador under Trump, assume it’s fine if next Democratic president chooses Rachel Maddow?

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So who are they telling Donald Trump that Individual #1 is?

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Trump flipped the coin before Saturday’s Army Navy game. And assume he pocketed it afterwards?

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Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 91, a prominent Russian human rights activist and critic of Vladimir Putin, has died. Shocking. A Putin critic lived to be 91?

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Trump has rolled back regulations championed by Michelle Obama to make U.S. school lunches healthier. Well, at least when all these kids grow up with diabetes and other health issues they’ll be able to get good insurance.
Oops, never mind.

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Nick Ayers, rumored to be Trump’s next chief-of-staff, and a favorite of Jared and Ivanka’s, has pulled himself out of contention for the role and will return to Georgia at the end of year, citing his young family with 6-year-old triplets.
Whatever else the kids do for their dad growing up, they sure helped him dodge a BIG bullet.

Florida AD Scott Stricklin indicated the school MIGHT play UCF if it was a 2 for 1 deal, two game in Gainesville, one game in Orlando.

Hmm, thought the UF mascot was a Gator not a Chicken.

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San Antonio Spurs won 133-120 after the Los Angeles Lakers took a 10 point lead into the 4th quarter.   So what happened, Lakers decided to emulate Dodgers fans and head home early?

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Uber is apparently rushing now to be Lyft, which has already filed papers, to an IPO. Talk about surge pricing.

I feel sorry for “Individual #1″s caddie this weekend.

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Okay then…. 2% milk at United Club breakfast bar has a “dairy sensitivity” sign. When did we all get so stupid? (Or litigious?)

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I’m so old that I remember when Friday used to be a slow news day.

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George Papadopoulos was released from federal prison this morning. He served 12 days. 12 days?!! What now, will he write a book about the experience?

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Thinking right about now that Michael Cohen may feel much safer in prison for a while.

Maybe it’s just me, but always thought if you only hire “the best people” they don’t all become stupid and weak as soon as they leave.

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Tweet today from POTUS “Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State!”
Can’t imagine why ex-employees turn on Trump.

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Look Elizabeth Warren isn’t my first choice in 2020. But Boston Globe said she shouldn’t run because “she’s become a divisive figure.” Yes, because we all know divisive figures can never be elected President.

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So which former Trump staffer is going be the first to title their book “Orange is the new Republican?

Leaving aside many details, what does it say about “stable genius” Donald Trump that he hired so many of the “best people” like Tillerson, Manafort and Cohen that he now attacks?

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Woman who Reuben Foster allegedly hit before his most recent arrest says the SF 49ers intervened with police to undermine her. So when is this “winning with class” going to start.

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No injuries when plane skids off runway in heavy rain at Burbank Airport. Fortunately it was Southwest; other airlines might have charged an “excitement fee.”

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Who knew trade could be so complicated?

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When your whole political strategy is to have as few people vote as possible, you might not be the party of the people.

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Bomb threat to CNN about 30 minutes after Donald Trump tweeted they were “Fake News” and “enemy of the people”. Just guessing Trump will be less upset about the threat than the fact a bomb didn’t detonate.

Trump also tweeting tonight about “Boarder security?” WTF?   Is he planning on regulating Airbnb?

From Marc Ragovin  “Wisconsin GOP has just stripped Mike McCarthy’s successor of any coaching power”

Christmas has come early for SF Giants pitchers.  Arizona Diamondbacks have traded Paul Goldschmidt out of the division to the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Good for Derek Fisher being chosen as coach of the LA Sparks. But it will be better and bigger news when Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon gets chosen as head coach of an NBA team.

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Real shame Stanford won’t be playing in this year’s Rose Bowl with Ohio State. Not so much for the game…. but imagine LSJUMB (Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band) tribute to a retiring Urban Meyer

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USA Gymnastics is declaring bankruptcy. Womp womp.

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In Time’s reader poll for “Person of the Year,” the leader is currently “Planet Earth.”
Waiting for Trump tweet saying Earth is overrated.

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While we in the US are freaking out about Christmas song lyrics, has anyone reminded MAGAers about the line “Make the Yuletide Gay?”

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If your children and grandchildren love you as much as George H.W Bush’s clearly loved him then you’ve probably lived a pretty good life.

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You don’t have to think George H.W. Bush was a good President to know he was a good man.

49ers long snapper Kyle Nelson suspended 10 games for PEDs.
Shocking – You need PED’s to be a long snapper? And you need PED’s to play for this year’s 49ers?

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Now there’s a THIRD incident involving Kareem Hunt, this January at a Kansas City nightclub where he allegedly threw a punch.
Guessing now the Cowboys, Redskins and Patriots won’t rush to claim him, as doesn’t look like Hunt will be eligible this postseason.

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Urban Meyer will retire after the Rose Bowl. He wants to spend more time turning a blind eye to his family?

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Urban Meyer indicated his suspension contributed to his decision to retire and when asked “do you think that will have any impact on your coaching legacy as you walk away?”
“I’m sure it will. That was a disappointing time, obviously.”
Not as disappointing a time as it was for Zach Smith’s wife.

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Redskins’ coach Jay Gruden says the team will probably not sign Colin Kaepernick at this point “It’s been discussed for sure.  It’s just going to be a matter of which way you want to go.”

And at this point Washington wants to go in the direction of a better draft pick?

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Now the USDA is recalling more than 12 million pounds of ground beef, after 250 people in 26 states have apparently fallen ill with salmonella.
But okay, Trumpsters, it’s only science. Buy the ground beef and “own the libs”

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Apparently Donald Trump will paid a visit to the Bush family Tuesday in D.C. Haven’t they suffered enough this week?

How long until other countries start sending election observers to North Carolina?

So it’s late in 2018, but will the word of the year end up being “redacted”?

Here’s a bizarre fact for the night – had RFK lived, he’d have just turned 93 a couple weeks ago, Bobby was 18 months younger than George H.W. Bush.

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Waiting for Donald Trump to say that Michael Flynn was just the covfefe National Security Advisor.

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For those wanting special counsel to hurry up, remember how much Trump wants to make this go away -. IMHO Mueller has one shot and to paraphrase Macbeth -he needs to kill the snake, not “scotch” it.

Red Sox say they have accepted invitation to visit the White House. Of course, assume they reserve the right to cancel in what they deem exceptional circumstances…  like if it rains.

Not a big fan of Colin Kaepernick as a player. Still your reminder that Mark Sanchez has a 2018 PED suspension an arrest for sexual assault and he still played today. But Sanchez never knelt for the anthem.

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LA Chargers QB Philip Rivers and his wife Tiffany are expecting their ninth child. Is that some sort of marriage record for completed passes?

Eric Trump attacked George Conway, Kellyanne’s husband, for “the utter disrespect he shows towards” her. So Conway should do what Eric’s brother and father do and show respect to his wife by taking mistresses?

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As Dan Quayle resurfaces briefly into the news as George H.W’s VP, do love remembering the story when Quayle was accused of having an affair with a lobbyist while he was purportedly golfing.
And his wife Marilyn responded “Anyone who knows him, knows Dan would rather play golf than have sex any day.”’

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Remember when bar was so low for George W. Bush that if he didn’t fall off stage during debate it was considered a win. Now for Donald Trump, the funeral for George H. W. Bush will be considered a win if he doesn’t say or tweet something completely awful.

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Give the devil his due – this line from Ted Cruz at Gridiron Dinner “I’m a humbler man as I head into my second term. Lindsey Graham told me just the other day that if I was murdered on the Senate Floor, still no one would vote to convict the assailant, but at least Jeff Flake would tweet that he felt bad about it”

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Seriously, Trump can take credit for something: As George H.W. Bush is buried this week, millions of Americans are thinking how much they preferred him as President by comparison.

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As much as John McCain wanted to be President, like to think that he would take some consolation in fact that as a Senator, he didn’t have to invite Donald Trump to his funeral.

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All living ex-Presidents will attend George H. W. Bush funeral. Including Dick Cheney?

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Sometimes you just have to love the internet. Russell Okung, out of Oklahoma State, decided to have some fun during SNF introductions. And Wikipedia was on it ” Russell Okung is an American football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football for Wakanda Tech University, and was twice recognized as an All-American.

How long until Nick Saban tries to set up a non-conference game with Wakanda Tech?

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Since Ohio State didn’t make the CFB Playoff and we probably aren’t done with the Zach Smith story, is it time for Urban Meyer to resign again for “health reasons?”

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Kareem Hunt says he was wrong, and the Chiefs were in the right. Translation “I want to get signed by another team as soon as my suspension is over.”
No worries, the Cowboys and Redskins and Patriots have already probably contacted his agent..

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Seriously, I’m glad Kareem Hunt is apologizing. But the incident was months ago, and he LIED to the Chiefs saying it didn’t happen.
So is he really just sorry he got caught?

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Lots of folks in the NFL talking about how difficult Kareem Hunt situation is, and hoping he gets help etc.. Props to QB Patrick Mahomes for his comment “I saw the stuff that happened. We don’t do those things.

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Third time’s the charm? THREE off sides by Steelers eventual game-winning field goal. Even Browns thinking “We never lost one like THAT.”

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In North Carolina, the “nine-member elections board — which includes four Democrats, four Republicans and one unaffiliated voter — agreed UNANIMOUSLY to delay certification of the results in the 9th District election amid allegations of an effort to fill in or discard the absentee ballots of Democratic voters.”
Hope this doesn’t give Florida ideas.

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On a book tour, Michelle Obama said “It’s not always enough to lean in, because that sh*t doesn’t work all the time.”
Fox News headline, “Michelle Obama curses, dismisses feminist advice.”

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Absolutely stuns me in many ways that Monica Lewinsky’s affair with Bill is still causing regular negative headlines for Clintons, while we barely hear these days about behavior with women of President “Grab them by the pussy.”

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Amazing amount of vitriol directed by some at Democrats who say anything nice about #Bush41 posthumously. Let’s not make this a Trump legacy that we HAVE to hate our political opponents. Seriously.

Stanford beat Cal today for their ninth straight Big Game victory.  But hey, besides an over 100 year old rivalry, the Cardinal and Golden Bears probably had a Red Box Bowl bid on the line.

If SEC really feels their conference is so superior that even the runner-up should be in playoffs, perhaps they could show it by not playing teams like UMass, Austin Peay, Arkansas State and The Citadel?

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UCF rallied from 17-point halftime deficit to beat Memphis and stay undefeated. Wonder how many Power Five conference teams REALLY had hoped to send the Tigers champagne? Womp womp

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Nate Taylor of The Athletic says Kareem Hunt will be suspended for 6 games. If so, expect a bidding war between Patriots, Cowboys, Redskins and Steelers who might hope to have him for a conference championship game.

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Wonder how many people were rooting for Oklahoma just to keep Urban Meyer out of the CFB playoff?

Your reminder that while George H.W. Bush is too gracious a man to exclude a sitting President from his funeral, Bush 41 did say he voted for Hillary Clinton.

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Trump says he is postponing a press conference about his G20 accomplishments out of respect for George H.W. Bush. Translation. He was a laughing stock, and this will give him an accuse never to have one.

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Trump is planning another meeting with Kim Jong Un in early January 2019. As soon as he can figure out a design for the next beautiful commemorative coins?

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No, liberals haven’t suddenly fallen in love with George H. W. Bush, think John McCain’s town hall quote about Barack Obama applies here – “He’s a decent family man [and] citizen that just I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues.”

Open note to anyone complaining that we shouldn’t say anything positive about George H.W. Bush because he did some bad things – litmus tests are a large part of how we got Donald Trump in the White House.