Last Best Hope

Trump was it- our knight rising to turn back the invading horde. Yet our courts, the not loyal opposition party, and tragically even many fellow Republicans have done everything possible to thwart the President at every turn. You will only recognize how great the Donald was when the country falls apart under his successors. 

The Summit Summit

The leaders of the two most powerful nations on earth are meeting. The monstrous murderer who enslaves China is dining with the enormous ego who governs America. I do not like despots, so I hope Trump achieves his goals in regard to Red China.  

Sweet September Semiconductor

We had an issue with our modem, and our cable company was kind enough to replace it. Instead of having a donkey turning the wheel speed, our Internet is now so speedy that I fear it will soar into the stratosphere, but then we would have to revert to the abacus and smoke signals. 

Trump Lacks Discernment

Why would our President reduce himself and his office to go meet with an insouciant Muslim Marxist? The mayor of New York City is not a friend to Trump, or someone the President can find common ground to work with, but should be a pariah. Trump could not win the mayoralty in NYC or the governorship in his home state of New York, but that does not mean he has to play nice with the Leftist scum who did prevail there. When people hate our nation from its founding, our nation's leader should not elevate them, but isolate them instead. 

Give Up Play

I was in the stadium as my hometown Tennessee Titans eschewed a chance to tie the game at the end of the first half yesterday, and instead, ran a draw to set up a field goal that was good but left them down four points at the half. The play selection was real loser territory. Winners go for the end zone in such circumstances and do not settle for three points. Yes, maybe Ward would have thrown an incomplete pass or even an interception on the second to last play of the first half, but when you have back to back seasons of wretched futility, you must not try to stay close but do everything possible to win. The Eagles did ultimately prevail, and their margin of victory was the four points Tennessee left on the table at the end of the first half. 

The Vanderbilt Miracle

Some years back the Vandy basketball team earned the name "the cardiac Commodores" for the close games and late game comebacks. They rarely displayed the heroics that the football team did yesterday with the most improbable of all last second (literally) wins. Their young quarterback seemed to have cost them the game with an interception in the last moment that seemed to kill any hope the Nashville boys had, but they had a never quit attitude, and fought to the last play from scrimmage, forcing a fumble in the end zone that the defense recovered to stun North Carolina State, who looked like the superior squad until the momentous turnover that turned around fifty-nine minutes and 59 seconds of ACC dominance. 

Forgetting the Titans

I am afraid the Eagles will trounce my hometown Titans as Nashville hosts the mighty Philadelphia franchise on Sunday. It is too early to say if Tennessee made the wrong hire with Coach Saleh, but the problem has NOT been the head coach but an owner who will obviously NOT fire herself. As long as the tickets sell, dear Amy will remain satisfied, even if many are ultimately purchased by the visiting team's fans. The atmosphere, pre-game music, cheerleaders, halftime entertainment are always among the best the NFL has to offer, but the product on the field, that being the team itself, has not been a contender for years. Bud Adams had a genuine commitment to trying to win championships, and I am certain his daughter would love to deliver a title to Nashville but does not know what that takes. As long as she controls the franchise, the Titans will not be champs.