Despot in Waiting

Representatives Should Resign

2026-04-15T03:27:00.000-07:00

I am absolutely in favor of Congressmen and Senators accused of sexual impropriety resigning. Now let's do financial impropriety, but we can't do that because with all the self-dealing and insider trading we wouldn't have anyone left to "represent" us.

The Fallen Edifice

2026-04-14T03:53:00.000-07:00

Multilateral bodies meant to ensure peace and security and international law have collapsed and become an affront to humanity. The United Nations is beyond worthless. It is harmful and should be dismantled. NATO has demonstrated it is now totally one-sided with America expected to defend allies who will not return the favor if the United States is under threat. International courts guard rogue nations and terrorist entities while trying to strip decent nations of the ability to defend themselves from evil actors. See the lawfare against the beleaguered Jewish State as the first example. The very entities established at the conclusion of World War II to prevent crimes against humanity, now cover them up or by siding with the perpetrators, actually facilitate them.

Freedom of Navigation?

2026-04-13T07:24:00.000-07:00

America imposing a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz might set a bad precedent. Red China may decide to impose their own crackdown against shipping into Taiwan or just send huge portions of their navy toward Iran to break America's line and go collect the oil they are buying. Either way it escalates the conflict and brings us closer to World War III.

Losing to Iran?

2026-04-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

Of course, America wants and the world would benefit from regime change in Tehran, but that laudable goal was not stated as a war aim and can't be done without bloody armed revolution by the Iranian People or troops on the ground from America and allies that no doubt would lead to hundreds of thousands deaths (at least). It sucks to think the ayatollah regime will survive this conflict and crow that they have "won", but that dreaded outcome is a real possibility.

Not So "Swalwell"

2026-04-11T06:16:00.000-07:00

Kompromat flatulent blowhard Eric Swalwell is not only subject to the entrapment of Red Chinese female spies but seems to have not taken "no" for an answer when forcing himself on at least one female subordinate, with additional women coming forward to allege similar improprieties. It looks like Swalwell's gubernatorial run is over in California, and his presence in the US House should be ending as well though a stay as Harvey Weinstein's cellmate may soon be in order.

The Aggressor Wins

2026-04-10T03:14:00.000-07:00

The party that strikes the first blow usually wins. That side might be in the wrong, but that has nothing to do with who ultimately prevails. The Maginot Line taught us static defense may be no defense at all. Oil fields and refineries are exceedingly difficult to protect and relatively easy to damage. Supertankers make great targets, and pipelines are vulnerable as well, yet the world must not be hostage to petroleum.

Note About Loyalty

2026-04-09T04:23:00.000-07:00

When loyalty is transactional, it is not loyalty. Of course, NATO nations have their own agendas and unique national interests, as do the United States and Israel. I do not forecast a glowing future for traditional American alliances anywhere.

Just Declared Victory

2026-04-08T06:04:00.000-07:00

The only paths for America and Israel to truly prevail over the Islamic Republic would have been regime change wherein the theocracy would no longer be running the country, or every bit of enriched components that could be used in a nuclear-tipped missile or bomb were destroyed or seized. Nothing akin to that has been accomplished. Trump clearly stated he wanted the mullahs overthrown, though he did not explicitly declare that as a war aim. American forces and the IDF wrought extensive destruction across Iran, but at the end of the day, an Ayatollah will still be the leader, and something of an offensive atomic capability remains in the hands of End Time madmen.

Too Much Michigan

2026-04-07T05:48:00.000-07:00

Hats off to the Wolverines, who were a tough team all season, They did not go undefeated but were the dominant school in men's college basketball this year. Connecticut put up a good fight, but ultimately, the boys from Ann Arbor prevailed.

Imposing Front Line

2026-04-06T05:58:00.000-07:00

In basketball, size is not everything (ask Muggsy Bogues), but it is something that

can't be coached or taught. Either you are tall, or you aren't, and Michigan has the tallest front line I recall in basketball at any level. A seven foot, three inch center is not unheard of, though not all that common, but when he is side by side with a 6-9, two hundred and fifty pound power forward and a "small" forward of the same height and two hundred forty pounds, you have really rare, if not unprecedented size. Yes, Larry Bird was a six-nine "small" forward, but he played at two hundred twenty pounds. I am not saying the Wolverines will necessarily win tonight, but Connecticut only has one strong and physically imposing center to counter three dominant Michigan starters. Tarris Reed might be the dominant post player on the court, but there is but one of him for the Huskies trying to counter three imposing Wolverine big men. I will not predict a winner because Danny Hurley is the best X's and O's coach in basketball and better at in-game adjustments than any coach I have seen, but he had best shape the game plan of his life tonight to vie against the Maize and Blue.

The Unstoppable Force

2026-04-05T06:07:00.000-07:00

Do Venezuela and Iran believe the United States is a "paper tiger"? It was thus under Joe Biden, but not so under Donald Trump who has made America the "muscular nation" again, for the first time since the Second World War. Our forces just saved a pilot in hostile territory surrounded by End Time fanatics, all while NASA astronauts are travelling further than mankind ever has.

No Video Game

2026-04-04T07:04:00.000-07:00

The war against the Islamic Republic is no joke. It is real and deadly. The victory against the mad mullahs was never assured, nor if it happens, will it be easy or without cost in blood and treasure. Evil-doers Iran and Red China share a land border, and aggressor state Russia and the Ayatollah enterprise are just a short distance across the Caspian Sea, and these malign entities supply each other and share intelligence against the United States and Israel. Iran has a source of replacement manpower with the Shiite militias and terrorist groups they have backed primarily in Iraq but also potentially from Lebanon. Those opposing the End Time religious fanatics face a multi-headed hydra of dark forces from different places that are difficult to counter much less destroy. It is quite possible that the American planes that were shot down were facing weapons systems that were not even in Iran at the start of the conflict and that hands in Beijing and Moscow are helping direct the defense of the Islamic Republic.

Out of Virgins

2026-04-03T03:50:00.000-07:00

So many jihadists have been killed since October 7. 2023 that there are not enough virgins for seventy-two per martyr. Women will just hae to start being chaste again before they die, or perhaps some of the fallen fighters will be content to do what they did when they were alive and some goats and sheep provided for their sepulchral pleasures.

Bye Bye Bondi

2026-04-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

Donald Trump (justifiably) wanted some scalps from those who tried to bag him, his associates, and family members. His Attorney General failed to deliver. The DemocRATS, when in power, do as they wish, not constrained by decency or bound by morality or even law really (novel legal concepts) and unhinged from reality (woman with penis). That is why that anti-American party must never hold the reins of power again or at least until more DemocRATS are like John Fetterman with a bit of normal values and at least a modicum of common sense.

One Way Alliance

2026-04-01T07:14:00.000-07:00

When Europe cried our, "save us from Hitler", sixteen million Americans swelled the ranks to come to their aid. When our Western European friends implored the United States to protect them from Stalin, we obliged. When the Soviet Union menaced free Europe for decades, America spent billions in their defense, but when we are ridding the world of the greatest sponsor of international terrorism and ensuring that End-Time fanatics do not gain nuclear weapons, our formerly needy friends tell Washington, America is on its own. Well, they miscalculated, because Trump has made us a net exporter of oil, and we do not require petroleum from the Middle East to thrive, but Western Europe does. Leave it to those weaklings, most of whom are only now bearing the cost burden of their own defense because they shirked it during the Cold War and really only started to pay up during Trump's first term when he forced them to honor their contribution commitments, except for worthless Spain that still has not done that. Let the other NATO countries clear the Strait of Hormuz because they are the ones who need the Persian Gulf fuel to power their continent.

The Overrated Conference

2026-03-31T18:30:00.000-07:00

I was raised in Southeastern Conference country but must admit that in the men's money sports the SEC has fallen. In no way is it the dominant league in football or men's basketball. The Big Ten is the football powerhouse and may be about to prove that it is number one in B-ball as well. The world has turned and landed on our Southern gladiators.

For the Ages

2026-03-30T02:36:00.000-07:00

The University of Connecticut men's basketball team staged a comeback that culminated in a miracle victory over the Duke Blue Devils. I believe the first and only time UConn led was with four tenths of a second remaining in the contest on a thirty-five foot three pointer by a freshman. I do not know if there is such a thing as a team of destiny, but if there is, it seems to be the Connecticut squad this season.

The Useful Idiots

2026-03-29T07:11:00.000-07:00

There were orchestrated "No Kings" protests across America and a few abroad yesterday. These were obviously a coordinated effort aimed against not only Trump but against our capitalist way of life. The demonstrators may have thought they had their own reasons for being there but whatever those were, they were actually serving the interests of the enemies of the United States. Some characterize the demonstrators as "useful idiots", but I would question just how useful they are. They are instigators and agitators and disaffected losers. They really abhor our President but more than that our free enterprise system and much of our Constitution itself.

The Last Hope

2026-03-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

On the minor plane of sport, not the life and death contention of war, only one team remains from my home state and from the athletic conference I have rooted for all my life, the Southeastern Conference. That would be the Tennessee Volunteers, who are a pronounced underdog entering the contest against the mighty Michigan Wolverines. The cagers from the north have a large and imposing front line, but the Vols are not exactly small, and I believe are more athletic. I think our Big Orange have a decent chance, so long as they are not awed by the moment and continue to be the aggressors. If they perform as the hunter rather than the hunted, an SEC team may just find its way into the Final Four.

An Inescapable Quagmire

2026-03-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

It is not America or Israel that has leapt into quicksand with an unnecessary adventure. The Islamic Republic has. The Mad Mullahs have killed themselves but do not know it yet.

Social Media Trial

2026-03-26T10:35:00.000-07:00

Major social media companies just sustained a huge loss in court. In this instance, I find little fault with the giant corporations, who have plenty of problems in other areas, because the plaintiff apparently said her "addiction" started at six years old. This was not a Meta or Google issue, but negligent parenting. Kindergarten students and first graders do not have agency of their own, and it is parents who must supervise their screen time, if they grant them any time on computers, tablets, or cell phones at all. Whatever alleged malady this young woman suffers, it has NOT been brought forth by Facebook or YouTube.

Win Other Tournament

2026-03-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

The victor in the National Invitational Tournament can likely proclaim with little question that they are the sixty-ninth best team in college basketball. Realistically, they are actually probably a top thirty-five team, but in this day, who really cares about the now secondary post-season tourney?

The Black Boxes

2026-03-24T04:03:00.000-07:00

You really do not need a black box or extensive forensic examination to understand the collision at LaGuardia. A fire truck, which is somewhat maneuverable, pulled onto a runway in front of a jet airplane that is not capable of quick turns on the ground. Whoever in the control tower cleared the truck to drive on that particular runway at that time caused the impact.

An Iranian Victory

2026-03-23T07:45:00.000-07:00

No matter how much the United States and Israel have degraded Iran's offensive capabilities, the war must be considered a victory for the Islamic Republic if the Mullah regime remains in place. At the end of the conflict, if an Ayatollah is still leading an Islamic Republic, America, the Jewish State, and most of all, the Iranian People will have lost. Not that it was up to Trump to affect regime change, but if religious fanatics remain in power to rebuild and continue to be the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, it does not matter what particular zealot is in charge or if the Islamic Bomb (nuclear weapons that is) does not immediately obliterate Tel Aviv, it is still a win for the forces of evil because the mentality will be in control of Tehran that eventually will destroy the West.

A Generational Talent

2026-03-22T05:54:43.127-07:00

Arkansas star Darius Acuff Jr. is the best collegiate point guard in decades. I would rate him better than his coach John Calipari's last great point guard Derrick Rose who managed to become an NBA MVP for a season. If he remains healthy, Acuff may duplicate that feat or even exceed it with multiple MVP awards. Acuff has been unstoppable with any single defender he has faced, despite a nagging injury throughout much of the season. He will be a very early pick in the NBA draft, if he goes pro after the NCAA Tournament as is expected. Any general manager who does not select Acuff will regret their choice.