Thomas Conlee

I just got blocked by richardnixon123! Not quite as good as being blocked by hitler'sboy88, but it's close.

Trying to avoid the SOTU is a job in itself.
It's on all the networks, PBS, even the BBC...TCM is running "Gaslight"...Thank goodness for Me TV...although I'm not sure I can take 2 episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond".

LIVE: PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE UNION as Dems BOYCOTT TRUMP YouTube video by MeidasTouch

So many news outlets are doing the SOTU "pre-game" at this hour. I'm bouncing between M SNOW and www.youtube.com/live/oArKZut...
I turned off CNN when Anderson Cooper said they were expecting insight from Van Jones and Scott Jennings.
I can only take so much...

I may be wrong about this, but wasn't Hoover a big fan of tariffs?

This would drive Larry Kudlow to drink!
What?
Oh...never mind...

I won't be watching the SOTU tonight...
Over the years, it has become a PR exercise, just another chance for a President to lie.
The exception was Gerald R. Ford in 1975, when he said "the State of the Union is not good"
That brief moment of honesty may have paved the way for Jimmy Carter.

I understand it's difficult for some members of Congress to boycott the SOTU tomorrow night, especially those escorting Epstein survivors. There is, however, one other response open to them.
Silence.
Regardless of what Trump says, do not make a sound.
Even if he announces his resignation.

Naturally, you're talking about Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Selma Hayek and Jessie Buckley, right? RIGHT?

"Creep" by Radiohead...of course, I'm not a very good skater.

KR appears to be his own ticket agent...I wonder if, when the "show" is over, he has to sprint to the merch table.
Those tour shirts aren't gonna sell themselves!
Assuming they sell at all...

We missed the blessing of throats back on Feb 3, on the Feast Day of St. Blaise.
Generally, the candles don't leave a mark.

Today is the sort of day, often referred to as "Chamber of Commerce" weather: sunny and 81 at 11 am.
Meanwhile, the Northeast (up and down I-95) is expecting the worst snow storm in a decade.
The New York Red Bulls open the MLS season tonight, here in Orlando.
They may want to stay over.

Just as there was a resurgence after dropping "Patriot Pat", I think a post-Belichick era will be good for New England.

Republican Congressman To Introduce the ‘Protecting Puppies From Sharia Act’ Rep. Randy Fine is aiming to introduce a solution in search of a problem on Thursday in the form of legislation called the Protecting Puppies From Sharia Act.

Congressman Randy Fine is not stupid. Harvard generally doesn't award MBA degrees to idiots...which makes his "protecting puppies from Sharia" act sound like a parody.
It isn't.
www.mediaite.com/politics/rep...

I didn't see it (which is why I quoted Snopes) Funny how the media will cover a turkey pardon, but not that. "Big Macs and Diet Coke for everybody!"

I'm a Philadelphia fan.
Snopes says White House officials issued no formal invitation to the Eagles in 2025. (In effect, the Eagles were not invited, after winning Super Bowl LIX) An invitation was rescinded in 2018. The Eagles are 2 for 2, and owner Jeff Lurie is NOT in the Epstein files.

The Royal Wanker

$100k buys a lot in Gainesville...it probably makes the 300 mile round trip (to/from Tallahassee) a doable commute. Being a 'gator Alum ain't as great as it used to be...

Howie Long, of Fox NFL coverage also went to Milford High School (Massachusetts), although we never met.

Randy Fine is as much of a racist as Donald Trump is, but Fine is infinitely smarter (Harvard MBA). He's fond of calling himself the "Hebrew Hammer", as if he were some sort of professional wrestler.

I am not into conspiracy theories, but I read this and thought "Epstein was eliminated before he could make a deal, wasn't he?" It now appears he had too much leverage, to allow him to testify...very mob-like...

Writer Tom Wolfe coined the term "Masters of the Universe", in his novel "Bonfire of the Vanities"... it referred to a class of powerful Wall Street types, who assumed they could do no wrong.
After recessions and financial downturns, we now know them simply as the Epstein Class (same mindset).

I remember Trump name checked the quote at the bottom, calling it 2 Corinthians...at Falwell's Liberty University in 2016.

An interesting, and shorter, list just might be those countries NOT on the list...you know, like North Korea, Iran and Russia.

Wait, Bari Weiss isn't available to interview the Vice President?
Does that mean Erika is a better ratings draw than J.D.?
Or, do they just need to find something for Tony to do, that he can't screw up?

After watching the reactions to Pam Bondi's debacle on the hill, I admit I didn't know what the term "burn book" meant.
So I looked it up.
It's a "book where people write unpleasant or hurtful information about others, often used to gossip."
I never saw "Mean Girls"...but it still makes sense.

Note the countries NOT on the list...Russia and Saudi Arabia come to mind.

I try to get to Clearwater at least once a year...I live in Orlando, so it's not like I'm doing it for the weather...

AI narration has not really improved in the last year or so...as a matter of fact, it seems to be getting worse.
According to a short on You Tube, there is a very good British actor known as "Hug" Laurie.
This English we speak is difficult for the machines, is it not?

Do you think it's time to organize a "Trump Cabinet Dead Pool"?...no actual death involved, but your guess as to which current cabinet member will be gone in the next month.
In January, my money was on Hegseth, but now I'm not so sure.
Lutnick? RFK? Pamela Jo, Marco?
What's your guess?