Thoughts of a Common Man

Cory Booker absolutely went off on FBI Director Kash Patel at a congressional hearing. There’s no doubt about it. Patel would not answer any questions. It was also noted that every FBI agent who was involved in the missing documents case has been dismissed. So, Booker explained that the hearing, and the entire Patel tenure has been a ‘mockery and a sham.’ I’d go further. This entire government is a mockery and a sham. Just this week: 1). Russian oligarchs paid for Don Jr.’s lavish wedding. They were worried about Hunter Biden selling paintings, but the entire GOP is good with Putin buying his way into the government (that he seems to be running). 2). There was a trip to Ireland - important trip - to watch golf. The cost estimate for the romantic getaway ran to about $50 million, 3). Mitch showed up for work. He has absolutely no idea where he is, who he is, or why he’s here. Doesn’t the man have a family that cares? It’s a mockery. And a sham. 4). The Kennedy Center is closing its door...

So, after taking 92 paid days off of work, it appears that Mitch McConnell isn’t completely dead. The 84-year old man was wheeled into the Senate. Reporters were shouting questions that he didn’t appear to hear, and even if he heard them, he wouldn’t be able to respond because last we saw of him, he was staring blankly into the camera. Term limits anyone? Diane Feinstein was completely around the bend as she occupied her seat, and Thurmond was pushing a hundred, They aren’t doing any work, Sleepy Joe???? The sitting president was sound asleep at the 9/11 memorial. It’s a story that’s received a lot of ink through the years. I think that citizens who are republicans or democrats would agree one this one thing: Being elected should not be a lifetime gig. Going into office as a private citizen and coming out as a multimillionaire because you’ve sold your votes shouldn’t be a thing. As for Mitch? He was/is a nasty man. He voted against family leave time and was certainly not a fan of healt...

Football is back which means baseball season is winding down. I have to accept the lull between November and April. “Halfway through September,” I thought when I felt the chill in the air. I wondered how many more rounds left in WNY. I was about 5’ away from an ace yesterday. Was just 58 degrees at 7 AM. I’m not putting that damn hoodie on until 10/01. Speaking of October, I’ll be eligible to collect social security until they steal the rest of that to wrap themselves in gold. But I’ll hold a proof copy of the new book today which is exciting, and I booked a long Florida weekend for more golf in early November. So I got that going for me. Speaking in Vegas in January too… …Kathy likes that one. Yankees are playoff bound. City is Bills crazy. But that chill in the air scares me.

Chris Johnson was a great running back not too long ago. His career was to be celebrated this weekend, but the ceremony was cancelled because, as a young man, he was discovered to have ALS and his body is rapidly deteriorating. Another Bears player from the 1985 Super Bowl team died young. A whole bunch of members of that team died early. Who’s ready for some football????? Not me. It’s a barbaric game, and the people who have chosen to cut decades off their lives, need someone to sound off on their behalf. I’ve been a safety guy for 35 years. That’s not a safe game. There will be about 50 lost time injuries on Sunday. Construction companies have their insurance cancelled if they have 3 lost time injuries in a year. Bills fever???? This was the conversation I had with Kathy yesterday. “Do the Bills play tomorrow?” I asked. “Yes!” She exclaimed. “Here?” “No. In Houston. They play here on Thursday.” “Ahh.” “Come on, you knew they are opening the season tomorrow,” she said. “I truly lost t...

So, there has always been a law against trying to buy votes in our Democracy. You knew that law had zero chance once you saw the poll numbers. The GOP has seen the numbers, and there has been talk of a massive blue tidal wave. Pedo Pig will claim they were cheated after the loss, but before votes are cast, he decided to try and cheat right out in the open. If the Republicans retain control of the House and Senate he will give every adult $5,000. It’s criminal to even try, but you think he’s afraid of breaking a law? What’s sad is that so many people out there are excited. They believe that the check is on the way. Don’t make plans, people… …it ain’t happening. $5 grand apiece amounts to $1.3 trillion dollars. There’s no way. And remember the Doge check you didn’t get? This is the third or fourth time that he has mentioned sending money for nothing to people. Now, I don’t know how to break this to everyone, but… …HE LIES! About everything. I laughed when I heard it because it’s an absol...

Got hit hard in the heart. Saw a photo of a Dad and his sons at Yankee Stadium on the night of 09/10/01. The game was rained out, but Dad made sure he got a great photo with his boys. The next day, Dad died in the Tower. I stared at that photo for a long while. His life ended mere hours after that photo was snapped. Thought of his boys… …now men. Grew up without their Dad. His boys were about the same age as my boys. Thousands of people lost their lives that day. As Americans we all lost something that day. A quarter of a century already. That time flew by for a lot of us… … but it went a lot slower and a lot more painful for thousands of others. “Don’t Return Hatred” was the letter I wrote that was published in the USA Today and at least 5 other major newspapers on 09/12/01. I say the same thing now. The Land of Hate and Rage isn’t what we’ve needed since that horrible day… …but somehow that’s where we ended up. Those poor families would’ve been a lot better off had we ended up in a L...