South Eastern Dominance

Does anyone remember that the defending men's national champion in basketball is Florida from the SEC? This former "football conference" has started with two victories in the postseason tournaments. The league may well clinch another title this year. 

Saint Patrick's Lament

Hugh went down to the river, a bit downrange from town, saw the typically blue water a vibrant shade of green, and wondering if it was food dye or a green beer dump on this famous day, could not resist scooping up a swig. Only after he placed his parched lips in his palm did he detect the slimy texture. That night the local news noted that it was a very inopportune day for the sewage treatment plant to break down and be forced offline. 

Need Regime Change

It is not up to the United States to determine the destiny of the Iranian People, but if the Ayatollah regime survives this war in place, then the conflict must ultimately be viewed as a defeat for America. The mad mullahs will continue their oppression of the freedom seeking people, and the country will continue to menace its neighbors and threaten Israel. Only if the theocratic fanatics are overthrown and replaced with a more representative form of government will victory be achieved, even though shaping the internal operation of Iran is beyond the reach of air power, and nobody in the Trump administration wants to introduce US boots on the ground.  

Single Bid Conference

Why would the Mid-American Conference deserve more than one bid to the Men's NCAA Tournament this season? They had one victory against Quad 1 versus thirty losses. Against the second quadrant, they lost more than two to one (31-75). Major conferences with hard competition have earned the invitation that Miami of Ohio with three NAIA teams on its pitiful schedule certainly did not. 

No More Excuses

A not insignificant portion of Muslims want to kill Jews. They are not distorting their scripture either. A reversed Islamic text instructs believers,"The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say:'O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him'."So, when someone becomes a "martyr" in Michigan, there is no need to rationalize that he was avenging his Hezbollah terrorist brothers (two of whom were reputed to have been killed recently in an IDF strike in Lebanon). He drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a synagogue where dozens of innocent American schoolchildren, who happen to be Jewish, were studying. The assailant did NOT attack the Israeli military or even Israelis, but the first Jews he could aim for, who happened to be defenseless US kids. May he and his "shahid" brothers not find paradise with seventy-two virgins but burn for eternity.  

No Miami O

My former wife attended Miami of Ohio for her undergraduate classes, but that is not why I think their men's basketball team is a paper tiger. The MAC just happens to suck this season, with no marquee wins against any substantial non-conference opponent. Auburn would have gone undefeated against this weak league. It reminds me of the year in football that Brigham Young won a national title. They went undefeated but without playing a team with a winning record outside of the WAC the entire season, including their bowl game. Don't sully your own brand NCAA by rewarding a team for wallowing in mediocrity just so they can be assured a lot of wins against the softest of competition. 

The Mayor's Wife

The recently elected mayor of New York has a "Jew Problem", or more precisely thinks Zionists are the root of evil. His bride "liked" the October 7 massacre on social media, and there seems to be peace and bliss in their household. What is it like New York after you sustained the worst sneak attack in American history on September 11, 2001 to have a terrorist sympathizer as the leader of your city?