Thomas Conlee

We can also expect a massive epidemic of bone spurs...

Sending all 9 at once might be a start...they could all fit in Noem's plane.

In the Iraq War, also the 2nd Gulf War, or informally "W's War", the US headed a coalition of 49 countries.
Israel was not one of them.
Now, in Trump's War, the US is allied with Israel. Those 49 other countries appear to be sitting this one out.
There's something wrong with Trump's strategery.

I like the idea of Denver. Not completely East or completely West...and the thinner air may limit the length of speeches.

The shift is subtle...the stated reason for attacking Iran is no longer to "obliterate" their nuke program (like they reportedly did last June), but to end Iran's ballistic missel capability.
It's hard to keep up with "le mensonge du jour"

Downtown Orlando will be a madhouse tonight, and I'm not just talking about the Asian Food Festival.
The Detroit Pistons play the Magic at 6. Less than a mile west, Orlando City Soccer pays Lionel Messi's Inter-Miami at 7.
The Sun Rail train is missing out, since they don't run on weekends.

I bet what is really pissing off the President is that the news is filled with pictures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and not Trump.

The 2026 World Cup begins June 11, with play in 11 United States venues. Group G of the tournament includes Iran...If I was part of that team, I might be worried about playing in LA and Seattle as scheduled.
Russia will not be playing. They were banned because of their invasion of Ukraine.

During Dubya Bush's Mideast war, I had a bumper sticker which read:
"REGIME CHANGE BEGINS AT HOME"
We've obviously learned nothing in 2 decades.

I just got blocked by richardnixon123! Not quite as good as being blocked by hitler'sboy88, but it's close.

Trying to avoid the SOTU is a job in itself.
It's on all the networks, PBS, even the BBC...TCM is running "Gaslight"...Thank goodness for Me TV...although I'm not sure I can take 2 episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond".

LIVE: PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE UNION as Dems BOYCOTT TRUMP YouTube video by MeidasTouch

So many news outlets are doing the SOTU "pre-game" at this hour. I'm bouncing between M SNOW and www.youtube.com/live/oArKZut...
I turned off CNN when Anderson Cooper said they were expecting insight from Van Jones and Scott Jennings.
I can only take so much...

I may be wrong about this, but wasn't Hoover a big fan of tariffs?

This would drive Larry Kudlow to drink!
What?
Oh...never mind...

I won't be watching the SOTU tonight...
Over the years, it has become a PR exercise, just another chance for a President to lie.
The exception was Gerald R. Ford in 1975, when he said "the State of the Union is not good"
That brief moment of honesty may have paved the way for Jimmy Carter.

I understand it's difficult for some members of Congress to boycott the SOTU tomorrow night, especially those escorting Epstein survivors. There is, however, one other response open to them.
Silence.
Regardless of what Trump says, do not make a sound.
Even if he announces his resignation.

Naturally, you're talking about Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Selma Hayek and Jessie Buckley, right? RIGHT?

"Creep" by Radiohead...of course, I'm not a very good skater.

KR appears to be his own ticket agent...I wonder if, when the "show" is over, he has to sprint to the merch table.
Those tour shirts aren't gonna sell themselves!
Assuming they sell at all...

We missed the blessing of throats back on Feb 3, on the Feast Day of St. Blaise.
Generally, the candles don't leave a mark.

Today is the sort of day, often referred to as "Chamber of Commerce" weather: sunny and 81 at 11 am.
Meanwhile, the Northeast (up and down I-95) is expecting the worst snow storm in a decade.
The New York Red Bulls open the MLS season tonight, here in Orlando.
They may want to stay over.

Just as there was a resurgence after dropping "Patriot Pat", I think a post-Belichick era will be good for New England.

Republican Congressman To Introduce the ‘Protecting Puppies From Sharia Act’ Rep. Randy Fine is aiming to introduce a solution in search of a problem on Thursday in the form of legislation called the Protecting Puppies From Sharia Act.

Congressman Randy Fine is not stupid. Harvard generally doesn't award MBA degrees to idiots...which makes his "protecting puppies from Sharia" act sound like a parody.
It isn't.
www.mediaite.com/politics/rep...

I didn't see it (which is why I quoted Snopes) Funny how the media will cover a turkey pardon, but not that. "Big Macs and Diet Coke for everybody!"

I'm a Philadelphia fan.
Snopes says White House officials issued no formal invitation to the Eagles in 2025. (In effect, the Eagles were not invited, after winning Super Bowl LIX) An invitation was rescinded in 2018. The Eagles are 2 for 2, and owner Jeff Lurie is NOT in the Epstein files.

The Royal Wanker

$100k buys a lot in Gainesville...it probably makes the 300 mile round trip (to/from Tallahassee) a doable commute. Being a 'gator Alum ain't as great as it used to be...

Howie Long, of Fox NFL coverage also went to Milford High School (Massachusetts), although we never met.

Randy Fine is as much of a racist as Donald Trump is, but Fine is infinitely smarter (Harvard MBA). He's fond of calling himself the "Hebrew Hammer", as if he were some sort of professional wrestler.

I am not into conspiracy theories, but I read this and thought "Epstein was eliminated before he could make a deal, wasn't he?" It now appears he had too much leverage, to allow him to testify...very mob-like...