What does Trump do on a day with war in Iran and airport terminals mobbed? He visits Elvis Presley’s Graceland home in Memphis. Occurred yesterday. I watched parts of his visit on the internet. The man was jovial.
The Graceland visit was part of an overall visit to Memphis to tout his crime remediation efforts in the City.
Forget crime, forget Presley. The Iran War should have been his business of the day…..all day! In Washington!
There was a time when the U.S. was the strongest nation in the world economically and politically. No longer, no more. The U.S. is diminishing in power in both respects. All because of Donald Trump. His two worst moves in the bit more than one year have been tariffs and the Iran War.
He has alienated the world. Good friends no longer so. They are seeking other friends. Russia and China seeking on various scales to maintain a U.S. friendship. Russia needs Trump. It is a failing entity. Russia seeks assistance from China also.
“Middle” sized nations are seeking to group together. Canada’s Carney doing an excellent job of moving the smaller countries to join together. No question he will succeed. He looks and acts like a leader. Thinks like a leader. He makes sense when he speaks. Trump again responsible for screwing things up for the U.S. He seems to have forgotten his responsibilities to the U.S., as well as the rest of the world.
Trump cannot expect nations he pissed off just a year ago with tariffs, etc., to stand with the U.S. this year when Trump asks for their help in Iranian waters.
Trump lies all the time. Most recently re peace talks with Iran. Iran immediately said no talks were underway. It came out there were minor discussions among underlings of both sides. Nothing substantive, however. Trump claimed “the talks very strong.” Like “15 points” agreed. Truth or falsity? I would assume false. Time will tell. Never forget Iran’s nature is to get even. They have not done so yet.
One of Trump’s problems is that he was of the opinion that when he was elected, other world leaders would capitulate to whatever he wanted. So wrong was he!
His first error was with Putin and settling the Ukrainian War in 24 hours. Trump still has not learned he did not and does not have the power he assumed. Nor the power with other nations. The world is fooling Trump, not Trump the world.
Trump calls mail in voting “cheating.” Yet he used mail in voting in a Florida special election recently. The actual election takes place today. Trump voted by mail in Palm Beach County, from his Mar-a-Lago Club.
Enough of Trump for today.
Moving on.
Bad news! Syracuse women’s basketball team took a “beating” from Connecticut in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse lost 98-45. A 53 point loss. Syracuse was down 65-12 at half time.
There’s always next year!
A study of boxing greats determined Muhammad Ali was number one.
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Eugene Robinson is returning to Key West as the honored guest of Take Stock in Kids. He will be discussing his new memoir. I have had the privilege of hearing him talk on two occasions in the past in Key West.
Airlines are expanding economy class to make bigger bucks. Visualize 8 seats across. A solid row of 6 on one side of the aisle. Two seats on the other. Horrible!
Five Guys has done away with its plastic type french fry cups. It has gone to paper bags. Most customers unhappy. A smaller portion for same price, grease expanding through the paper.
World famous magician Harry Houdini was born this day in 1874.
One of the biggest, if not the biggest, oil spills of all times, occurred this day in 1989 when an Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground spilling 11 million gallons of oil. I was involved in my environmental law days. The spillage ran into waterways everywhere. Even to Upstate New York. I handled the problem in the Upstate waterways.
Dorothy Height: “If time is not ripen, we have to ripen the time.”
Jake has a heart condition. Vet bills expensive. Out of pocket. No insurance. Jake doing well because of the vet care and medicines.
Fortunately!
Enjoy your day!