Headline

We lost Robert Redford. Oh, no! One of the greatest to ever hit the big screen. _____ Commentary will post on occasion a featured photo of a Chron hard copy headline like the one today. I didn’t expect to see this one this morning. My Chron hard copy usually arrives on my front yard and…

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Second Place

Everyone knows MAGA worships Donald Trump. Trump tells MAGA to kneel before him and bow their heads and they comply. This includes governors, U.S. Senators, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, MAGA media members, and billionaire donors. Now see this from HuffPost: President Donald Trump was handed a golden opportunity to unite the American people in…

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Superstitions

The person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk is in custody. His name is Tyler Robinson, he is 22 years old, and according to a law enforcement press conference in Utah this morning, he didn’t like Kirk. I think the shooter’s actions a couple of days ago indicated that. At the same press conference, Utah…

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24 Years

24 years ago, we came together. I remember that day well. Today, we are a deeply divided country, and you know that. I know who the Charlie Kirk fella was. No one deserves to die over their political views. I will say what I said a week ago about the local kid who was murdered…

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On VP Harris

I am rooting for her. Commentary is talking about former Vice President Kamala Harris. Let’s not forget that she only had 107 days to put together her presidential campaign, which by the way is the title of her new book that will drop in a couple of weeks. See this from AP” WASHINGTON (AP) —…

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St. Elmo’s Fire

Texas State Rep. James Talarico who is running for the U.S. Senate said this in the Trib: “For the next fourteen months, my focus will be on meeting with and listening to Texas families — all across our state — to build the diverse coalition we need to win.” Here is the entire Talarico read:…

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Standings

Texas State Rep. James Talarico will announce in the next day or so that he is running for the U.S. Senate. Here is what Charles Kuffner had to say about this: I’ll be honest, I would have preferred Talarico run for Governor if he was going to go statewide. That’s partly because I’m fine with…

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On Grief

Someone close to me lost a loved one a couple of days ago. I reached out to her, and we just talked. About grief. I have dealt with grief. She is now dealing with it. I mention this because Sheinelle Jones made it back to Studio 1A on “Today” this morning. Sheinelle took some time…

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Gun Culture

The following isn’t surprising. MAGA has been stirring this up for a while. See this from AP: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates, a longtime cornerstone of public health policy for keeping schoolchildren and adults safe from infectious diseases. State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo,…

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Bare Necessities

The NFL season kicks off tomorrow night on NBC. The NFL Commissioner was on “Today” this morning, and he strongly hinted that the league was in discussions with the Taylor Swift camp on her performing at the Super Bowl next February. Nice. _____ Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and…

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