After this weekend, I am just going to repeat what I said two weeks ago.
It is time for the bombings in Gaza to stop. It is time for world leaders to say enough is enough and force their will on Israel and Hamas and force the bombing to stop and get on with a negotiated settlement, even if it means a UN backed intervention in the area.
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Question of the Day: Is SCOTUS just another arm of politics?
In December Special Prosecutor Jack Smith asked SCOTUS to take the rare step of skipping the federal appeals court and quickly decide whether the former president is protected from prosecution for his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol because the former president was still in office. Smith was trying to avoid the long delays of the appeals process and trying to meet the March 2024 scheduled court date. SCOTUS refused.
The federal appeals court ruled the former president was not protected because he was not performing his duties as president. Naturally, the former president appealed the decision to SCOTUS. Rather than letting the appeals court ruling stand, SCOTUS has decided to hear the former president’s appeal. Arguments are scheduled to be presented to SCOTUS during the last week of April. There is no timeframe for SCOTUS to announce their decision.
With three justices appointed by the former president, it seems “fishy” to me why SCOTUS chose to hear the case after the appeals court decision. Do not be surprised if SCOTUS delays their ruling so long that the case will not be allowed to proceed until after the November election.
The country would not be in this predicament if a few more senators would have had the courage to find the former president guilty during his second impeachment trial in the senate. Think about that.
I wonder how many of those senators are privately kicking themselves in the ass for their lack of courage in early 2021.
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My first memory of Vic was when we were in Little League. In sixth grade Vic attended the all-black school, Northrup, and I attended the all-white school, Ann Visger. Our football team twice defeated Vic’s team that year, which was a first for our school. Those two teams meeting on the field as sixth graders would later go on to make up the core of the undefeated football team in our senior year. One of the best in River Rouge High School history.
Also, in the sixth grade our two schools met up for two basketball games. It was during those games that I got to know Vic up close and in person, as it was my responsibility to guard Vic for most of the game. Our Ann Visger team was pretty good, but we were no match for Vic and his Northrup teammates. They were unbelievable. We got our butts handed to us twice that year and twice in the seventh grade. But we weren’t the only ones who got their butts handed to them by Vic and his teammates. Everyone who played them during the next five years got their butts kicked.
Vic and his Northrup teammates went on to become the Class B state champions our senior year as they beat Kalamazoo Hacket by over 30 points in the championship game.
It seemed Vic and I were always competing against each other. In football we both played ends on offense. In baseball we were both left side infielders. Sometimes he played shortstop, and I played third base. Other times I was the shortstop. On our 15-under VFW team which finished fourth in the nation, Vic was the shortstop and I played first base. In the following spring, I was the shortstop on the varsity as a sophomore and Vic was the shortstop on the JV.
In addition, we shared many high school classes together. Not only was Vic a great athlete but he was also a very good student. He was accepted by an Ivy league school although he chose not to attend. Vic played basketball and received his degree from Morehead State University and had a very successful career as a financial advisor and as an outstanding high school basketball coach in Tennessee, where his teams were state and national champions.
On Thursday, Leah and I had our annual dinner with Vic and Vicki, his wife of over 50 years. For over 20 years Leah and I have been meeting with the two of them for dinner in the Nashville area as we travel to or from Gulf Shores Alabama. Vicki and Leah are both former elementary school teachers, so they have the same bond that Vic and I do.
Vic and I never let competition or race get in the way of our friendship. It is a friendship that has lasted a lifetime.
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Quote of the Day: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” John Lennon
Orchid of the Day: Southeast Michigan Umpire Camp (SEMUC). They had another successful camp in February. It is a camp for all levels of umpiring since they divide the content based on experience. I attended this camp for many years. If you know of anyone interested in learning how to umpire properly, this is the place to go. See www.semuc.com.
Onion of the Day: The senseless killing of civilians, especially women and children, in Gaza.
Question of the Day: See above.
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