ICYMI, there were seven bowl games this weekend.
No, I didn’t watch any of them either.
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As much as the NFC South justifiably gets criticized for mediocre team, after this week an NFC South team (or two) will be essentially tied for a wild card spot.
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And yes, the New Orleans Saints, who are never mediocre, but rather bipolar at 7-7 are one of those teams.
But all you really need to know about how much mediocrity is in the NFC, both the 5-9 Chicago Bears ad NY Giants are still alive in NFC playoffs,
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Years ago remember thinking some people, men especially, actually liked Bill Clinton more for his tomcat behavior with women, because they could live vicariously through him. Thinking with Trump’s worse behavior some of his base is living vicariously through his crime spree?
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Donald Trump today “Did anybody ever hear of the great Alphonse Capone, Al Capone, great, great head of the mafia, right? “Now, I heard he was indicted once – but I was indicted four times…” Wonder who he’ll compare himself to next?
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So leaders of Florida’s GOP Party voted to strip Chairman Christian Ziegler of his authority on board & to reduce his $120,000 salary to $1. Wonder if the rape allegation or the involvement in a bisexual threesome was what pushed Republican over the edge?
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Joe Manchin “The House has been resistant, but can assure you they will not get anything accomplished unless they start working together in a bipartisan way on challenging pieces of legislation.” Manchin expects us to believe GOP-led House actually wants to accomplish ANYTHING?
Many in GOP and right-wing media are obsessed with Hunter or anyone in Joe’s family possibly benefiting from the Biden name. Wonder how many of them have themselves benefited from legacy admissions or have jobs they got through family connections?
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As Putin talks about Finland, warning of he country being dragged into NATO,
Remembering a favorite poem from the late poet Jon Stallworthy:
“War Song of the Embattled Finns Snow inexhaustibly falling on snow! Those whom we fight are so many, Finland so small, where shall we ever find room to bury them all?’