1) Why isn’t Steve Bannon in jail? Why isn’t the Head of the IRS being disciplined for not speaking up on the Trump audit issue? Why can’t the legislative branch of government take action against the judicial branch (Congress vs. SCOTUS) when the judicial branch can change laws (not just interpret–BUT CHANGE LAWS) passed by a Congressional majority? Think about it. Aren’t the branches supposed to be equal?
2) We read that most National Parks have signs “Don’t feed the animals they’ll just get used to it and not take care of themselves”. Why isn’t that applied to the millions of welfare recipients? It is estimated that 1.7 million job openings are currently available. But we are at what economists call “full employment” so we don’t have enough workers. Is it a stretch to ask able-bodied welfare recipients to do some type of work? 60% of the Federal budget goes to “entitlement programs”…national welfare plans that provide food, shelter and clothing to those who basically drain America by not contributing. And their number is growing. It must stop and/or we must change it to produce some positive gain in our economy.
3) This is weird. Think of the major assassinations in history. They seem to have something in common as to first names. A brief list: Lee Harvey Oswald (John Kennedy); James Earl Ray (Martin Luther KIng); Sirhan Sirhan (Robert Kennedy); Jack Ruby (Lee Harvey Oswald); John Wilkes Booth (Abraham Lincoln); Marcus Junius Brutus (Julius Caesar). We’re simply making an observation…no real point. It just seemed odd.
4) Turning now to the mis-named world of “Higher Education”…a lawsuit was filed recently by a University of Cincinnati student claiming damages caused by remote learning instead of in-classroom instruction during the COVID pandemic. She says she paid for the “real thing” but got “non-traditional instruction” and that she is due a refund. Can you imagine a what a successful lawsuit would do to educational costs? Imagine every school–not just colleges but ALL schools–being required to refund some portion of the tuition paid for those years of remote learning? Remote learning is obviously not as effective as in-classroom instruction–but how do you calculate the difference? Again, the principle is accepted but quantifying the impact is impossible–practically speaking.
5) A final word on vaccinations. 37% of Republicans failed to receive fully available vaccinations; 9% of Dems did not receive vaccinations. 14 of the 15 states that did not receive full vaccinations voted for Trump and saw correspondingly higher hospitalizations and deaths.
6) The State of Ohio has, as of January 1, 2023, opened up for full gambling opportunities. And–interestingly enough– Governor DeWine who opposed wide open gambling until recently–received a $1 million campaign contribution from gambling interests in 2022. Is this “money talks” or “he who pays the piper calls the tune”? As usual Governor DeWine (pronounced “da-weeny”) falls into line with whatever his Party wants. That’s what the GOP calls “leadership”.
7) In a previous post last month we predicted that the Baseball World Series would be increased to the best 5 out of 9 games instead of the current best 4 out of 7 games. That hasn’t happened yet but the NCAA Basketball Championship (aka “March Madness) has announced that in either 2024 or 2025 the field might be extended to 90 teams. We already have a FIFA World Cup soccer field extended to 54 teams. And professional golf now has a “wraparound season” where tournaments are played nearly every week. Watch for tennis, volleyball, rugby and any other sport to be expanded in the near term as networks try to make up for the lost revenue in off-election years. It’s all about money. We suggest that networks consider more commercial-free broadcast minutes. They can afford it. It will improve viewing enjoyment. And it may possibly reduce the number of fans who record and watch later when they can fast forward through the commercial interruptions.
8) For all you sports-minded trivia experts and in recognition of the Super Bowl (2/12/23), we checked on whether any city/region has enjoyed the distinction of winning the Super Bowl and the Baseball World Series in the same year and we found these answers: 1969–New York Mets and New York Jets; 1979–Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers; 1989– San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Raiders (ok not the same city but close); 2004–Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots (Foxboro is a suburb of Boston). Now you know…stump your friends.
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