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If we were to wander out today I would need to wear my Madison T-Shirt “ ”If men were angels…” It really needs to add the second part of the quote… ”If angels were men….”

From the Bullwerk The final risk to the military is that it won’t be taken seriously because service members are not viewed as public servants. At the lowest levels, this can look like the experience of Vietnam veterans, who weren’t given the support they needed to reintegrate back into civilian life. All of society benefits when veterans bring their strengths back home with them—and all of society sufferswhen they’re left to deal with their problems on their own. At the highest levels, senior military leaders have to be confident that their civilian bosses will consider their best professional advice. If those civilian bosses have reason to believe that advice has a partisan bias, the result could be bloody disaster. If Trump really supported the troops, he’d help them do their jobs and reintegrate back into civilian life when their service is over. But as his parade so obviously demonstrates, he’s really only interested in the troops supporting him. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-costs-of-trump-parade?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

BTW I see that Gov Trumpkin-Lite has put the Va National Guard on standby just in case hooligans get out of hand and decide to hold a sing along or something nefarious

Hawk was OK, He was teamed with Tom Paciorek I preferred their radio team. (John Rooney and Ed Farmer)But then I was usually commuting around game time for the Sox. The Cubs were mostly during the day back then, night games were still a bit of a novelty (and a drunk fest if you were commuting in the evening and post game)

I guess it's what your used to hearing/watching as well. 40 some years ago when cable had Super Stations those of us in non MLB markets were treated to the likes of Harry Carey, Ralph Kiner, Milo Hamilton or Ernie Johnson Sr. Was never a big fan of the first two I could handle the Braves broadcasts on occasion. Growing up in the Pittsburgh market, mostly radio, we were treated to Bob Prince and Jim Woods. Occasionally during the Prince PBP you could discern what was happening on the field, but the fans loved him (mostly). I won't even get into Hawk when we lived in Chicago... Detroit is blessed with their PBP teams. It could be much worse

More of a peeve than a comment, but the mortgage folks are out in full force. Fortunately nobody gets thru unless they actually leave a voice mail. Several texts as well. If I'm feeling ornery, I'll respond asking if they can beat my current rate from May 2020, otherwise what's in it for me. I don't think it would be worth to trade equity for a rate that's nearly 2 points higher especially when I look at the payback cost.

Oakmont Country Club is truly a sadistic course. They need to add a couple of windmills...

Wouldn't it be nice if they thru a party on a dreary Saturday and nobody showed (unless they were paid to)

May need to keep an eye on this dude

Two very ambitious men. It's interesting to learn about the Founders squabbles. Jefferson was a real jerk.

I'm a Benetti fan. Every PBP announcer has their own style, it takes some getting used to. Benetti is very good, it takes skill to be able to work effectively with different partners and adapt their differing styles and personalities effectively. Not to mention all the extra curricular stuff the modern day broadcast has to contend with. But then I view the TV broadcast as a supplement to the game. The game is on the screen, I don't need anyone to explain every detail to me even though I'm usually multitasking during the game. The commentary is just background noise. It's a bit like overhearing a couple guys around you discussing the game and other stuff. That's what most people do when they go to the park. If you want straight PBP, get a radio.

What's been interesting to me lately after studying the "founders" a bit more is that quite a few of them (Hamilton, Jefferson, Burr, Adams, etc) were all jerks to some extent. Look at all the feuds..

Wait for it...

June 13 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/june-13

At least until another court rules otherwise or the 5 unwise men on the Supreme Court weigh in

This regime is receiving absolutely no respect from any world leaders. They play him like a fiddle

Happens all the time. (I got a gal named Boney Maroney)

They are openly advocating for insurrection

RE No Kings Protest... Part of JVL's missive today... https://www.thebulwark.com/p/kent-state-and-the-event-horizon-gravity-density-black-holes-june-14-trump-parade-no-kings?utm_campaign=email-post&r=45wcm&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

I get it. I'm looking at 73 years in a month or so. Sometimes I feel quite a few of generation fell off the monkey bars or that dastardly schoolyard merry go round a few too many times.

I didn't spend the late 50s and early 60 hiding under a desk because of Japan and Germany. Someone ask Trump why Russia built a wall to keep their half of Germany contained.