GOODS & BADS

 Well, I said I would keep an eye on him so here goes......The good and the bad start now.....

GOOD---the President going after undocumented residents who have been in trouble with the law.

BAD.....pursuing the undocumented who are hard working, law abiding citizens. Leave them alone because they work many jobs that you wouldn't. Make them citizens so they pay taxes, etc.

BAD....trying to change the 14th amendment which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.

BAD....his cohorts introducing a proposition that would allow ONLY HIM to run for a third term

GOOD....visiting both North Carolina & California to view the damage first hand. Now handle the relief aid as it should be and don't mix it with politics.

REAL REAL BAD....the blanket pardon for all the January 6th rioters, including the ones who fought and injured 174 uniformed police officers. What message does that send?

GOOD & BAD......making all government employees return to offices but I think many jobs without security clearances can still be done from home. How about EVERYONE has to come in once a week on the same day? That would make sense. team meeting.

BAD.....he was supposed to end the war in Ukraine the first day he was in office. Not even close.

GOOD.....he was an active participant along with Biden in getting the truce done with Hamas.

GOOD & BAD......removing government security from Dr. Fauci, John Bolton, Mike Milley and other high ranking officials because 'they no longer work for us and they can afford their own security.' I understand that line of thinking if it applies to everyone. He should have gone public and set a future date for removal of security.

Trump even had Milley's portrait removed in a major case of pettiness. Seems cold and smells of retribution/revenge but I also understand the former employee thing. 

REAL BAD.....terminating 18 Inspector Generals over the weekend with no prior notice, violating federal law.

Ok, that's it for now. I'm sure I'll be back soon. Adios

CONTENDERS & PRETENDERS

 My favorite time of the year when CONTENDERS & PRETENDERS mix it up on wild card weekend. Let's start with the pretenders but understand that if you're competitive while losing, you are exempt from this list.

The old saying is "If you lose on wild card weekend, then you didn't belong there anyway."

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS have a quarterback JUSTIN HERBERT who doesn't handle big games very well. Two interceptions all year and then he throws 3 in the big game and the team played like high school sophomores while getting their asses kicked, 32-12. PRETENDERS.

The MINNESOTA VIKINGS & SAM DARNOLD folded like a cheap suitcase and got drilled 27-9 in a game that was over at half time. Four interceptions and getting sacked NINE times. In a playoff game! And let's not forget the simple minded coach, KEVIN O'CONNELL, who apparently didn't understand that the Vikings needed points which meant 'hurry up' offense which eliminates full huddles, running plays and 7 step drops by the quarterback. BIG PRETENDERS.

GREEN BAY PACKERS. A laughable performance by the cheese heads as they got bullied all game long plus spitting up the opening kickoff. The EAGLES didn't even play well and won by two touchdown 22-10. PRETENDERS

THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS lost their last 5 regular season games and haven't won a playoff game since 2016 but somehow they always sneak into the playoffs....and lose. 28-14 this year. PRETENDERS.

The DENVER BRONCOS. Not a lot to say when you score on your first drive and then lose 31-7. Never, ever trust BO NIX in a big game. He lost two huge games at Auburn and then transferred to OREGON where he lost THREE huge games. Bo wins all the individual awards but never the big games. BIG TIME PRETENDER.

THE TAMPA BAY BAY BUCCANEERS get a pass because even though they lost 23-20, it was on a walk off field goal.

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Normally, an NFL team will interview a half dozen people for the head coaching job.....but not the Bears. Oh no, not them. TWENTY TWO people are being interviewed. They have no clue. MIKE McCARTHY?

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Hey! The BULLS are in last place! Yeah, I already knew that too and now they're finding out when you give a stiff like ZACH LAVINE 43 million a year, he is almost impossible to trade. And they have him for another 2.5 years which will mean another 100 million. gulp.

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NOTRE DAME vs OHIO STATE for the championship of the entire civilized world next Monday and the Buckeyes are favored by 9.5 points. WHOYAGOT?

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I still haven't seen a BULLS or BLACKHAWKS game this season because of the impasse between COMCAST and the new streaming venues. You'd think they would have learned their lesson when BILL WIRTZ owned the Hawks and blacked out home games, including the playoffs. When son Rocky took over, he immediately opened up all the games and voila!!! The Hawks became the most popular Chicago franchise overnight.  

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Think players in the NBA make too much money? ANTHONY EDWARDS of the Minnesota Timberwolves has paid.... get ready......a HALF MILLION DOLLARS in fines this year, most for giving fans the finger while walking off the court. $500,000.00! Edwards says, 

"I gots to do what I gots to do."  Edwards makes $43,000,000.00 a year. In case you're wondering, the fines equal just over 1% of his salary. Now I see why he's gots to do.

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On that note, we'll call it a night. Stay warm!

A BUNCH OF STUFF

 Well, hello again everyone! It's been two months so let's get caught up on all the news. I asked you to give Trump a chance but unfortunately, he hasn't changed one bit and the scary part is that he doesn't have to worry about re-election so he's going to do whatever he wants and that is scary.

So far, he's nominated a child predator MATT GAETZ for attorney general, appointed a functional illiterate HERSCHEL WALKER as the ambassador to the Bahamas (I wonder if Herschel will catch up on his child support when he starts getting a regular paycheck) and a falling down drunk PETE HEGSETH as his defense secretary. Wow. 

Hegseth has a long history of bad drunken behavior but promises to quit drinking if he's confirmed. Question.....If you have that big of a problem, why haven't you quit already? He also admits to paying off a woman who accused him of rape so he wouldn't lose his television job. Pistol Pete has also been associated with white nationalist groups.

And how about ROBERT F KENNEDY JR. who says his memory loss and mental fogginess is a result of a worm crawling into his ear and making it's way to his brain, where he ate part of it and then died. Question....How does he know it died? How does he know that a worm ate his brain? Kennedy is also a former heroin user with a felony conviction for possession of same. Look for Trump to issue a full pardon.

Well, enough of that for now but the real fun begins in a week when he has these nuggets from his campaign promises...... 

Millions of illegals will be sent back on day 1" 

"The war in Israel will be over in a week" 

"grocery bills will plummet when I'm sworn in" 

"The Ukraine war will be ended promptly" 

and my favorite, left over from 2016 

"Obamacare will be replaced by a better insurance program."

Now I have 17 of his campaign promises taped to my computer and I will keep you advised as they are kept or forgotten about.

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How can you not feel sorry for the people in southern California? Well, apparently Trump doesn't and even made up a fake story so he could blame Governor Newsom. He said that the governor failed to sign a 'water restoration declaration' but there's just one problem....No such document exists. 

Southern California has had no rain since last February and everything is bone dry and when you add 100 MPH winds, a single spark goes a long way and that's why you have 12,000 destroyed structures as of today.

Trump needs to huddle with forest management people before he opens his yap about this. Maybe then he would learn something and not embarrass himself.....AGAIN.

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One more tidbit. Did you notice that when JIMMY CARTER'S casket was rolled down the aisle of the church that everyone put their hand to heart in a traditional salute? Except one person. Guess who? Check the photograph.

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Ok, we have some cold air coming in so stay warm until next time.