Baiting the Revolutions

The Iranian people stood up, risking their lives, because Donald Trump, the leader of the free world, said he had their backs. In the event, he has not, leading them to be slaughtered by the evil regime that has enslaved them nearly half a century. It seems to be even worse though as Trump has apparently agreed to let regional tyrants finish off the Kurds, the traditional ally of the United States and along with Israel and very few others, the upholders of decency in the Middle East. You should not send civilians into machine gun fire unless you are willing to risk blood and treasure to ensure the yoke is thrown off, and you should never abandon those who have bled beside you to stop terrorism and suddenly side with the (not so reformed) terrorists themselves. 

A Proven Loser

With all the coaches available with winning records in the NFL, leave it to the Tennessee Titans to hire someone who was a head coach for more than three seasons and never came close to the playoffs or achieved even a .500 record. Why would the Titans hire Robert Saleh? Is this some sort of outreach to "diversity"? If you want to sell those outrageously priced personal seat licenses, how about bringing in someone who has a history of producing victories? 

Buffalo Makes Mistake

The Bills did not make the Super Bowl this season, and one reason is that they were beset with an exceptional spate of injuries that few other NFL teams have ever had to endure. They were still a competitive team with a winning record and lasted well into the playoffs. I think their head coach was a good one, and if he wants, he will quickly be hired to lead a team to a good won-loss record somewhere else. He might opt to go into broadcasting instead, where he would make a tremendous analyst and/or color commentator. Professional football is unforgiving, but Buffalo is cutting off the nose to spite the face with the recent firing of Sean McDermott. 

Vrabel Can Coach

A ways back on this blog I made the mistake of saying my hometown Tennessee Titans should part ways with the head coach, largely because Tennessee could not fire the bulk of the team. It seems Mike Vrabel was the one man who should not go (or have gone). He is an outstanding leader of men. I did say in the original post that he was not a "terrible coach any more than his mentor Bill Belichick is" or something similar. Well, while the Nashville pro team earned itself another very early draft pick with abysmal play, Vrabel has his new club, where he was a fixture as a star player for years, back in the American Football Conference Championship Game. Go Mike go- I was way wrong- the Titans should have kept you. 

Running State Interference

The Governor has called out the National Guard in Minnesota, not to assist Federal authorities in rounding up criminal aliens but to serve as a blocking force to protect Minnesotans presumably from ICE. Has the failed Vice Presidential candidate ever heard of the American Civil War? The government in Washington, District of Columbia, established primacy by force of law and arms over the States in that bloody conflict. I would contend that States' rights were vanquished then for all time, essentially making it a settled issue, unless some fool wants to relitigate it with bullets and bombs at some point. I have this not necessarily novel notion that cities and states should work with, not against immigration agents to make communities safer. 

The Leaders Deserve

Those who enslave the people of Iran do not merit living in exile with the fortunes they have stolen. They have earned the most tortuous ends that could be inflicted on wrongdoers, hopefully publicly. 

In All Forms

Fanaticism from the right or left or of the religious variety is extremely dangerous. Certitude can be highly corrosive.