Another Season To Fly Through

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Now, it is the Jets’ turn to give hope to the loyal fan base. In the two games played in Preseason, the offense scored 33 points while the opposition scored a total of 24 points in the first two games. 

In fact, the Jets won 17-0 last night. And next Friday, it is the Battle for Met Life Stadium, when the Jets play the Giants for the final preseason game before the Jets open against the Titans in Tennessee on September 13.

So, much to hope for, much to watch until the team reveals how good they might be.

Geno Smth, who was the team’s quarterback ten years ago, is leading the offense once again. Hopefully, he has learned a few things during his hiatus in Seattle and elsewhere.

The offense seems to have been improved over last year’s dismal performance, while the defense has been sharpened significantly. Let’s see how it all comes together when it really matters.

Once again, our hope as a loyal Jets fan is to have a winning season, with a berth to the playoffs. Then, since the Jets have been 0-4 in winning AFC title games, one AFL title and one Super Bowl win since 1960, maybe this could be a year to cheer for.

And as a loyal fan, I say J E T S Jets Jets JETS!

Proving Honest Elections Can Be Efficient

​Here is a riddle for you. How long should it take to count election ballots?

Hmmm… that’s a tough one. 

Let’s see. In California, it took weeks to figure out who won the “Jungle Primary”, since  the two Republicans were leading the Democrat and THAT was not acceptable. In Nevada, it took six days. Probably because all the bets had to be covered.

In Illinois, Downstate was done after a day, but the Chicago machine could not get it into gear. You would think Mayor Daley would have perfected his 1960 election scam, but sadly, there is a new crew in town.

Elsewhere, claims of fraud, inefficiency and threats of lawsuits seemed to gum up the works, causing delays and runoffs and other questionable interfering before the voters in many states knew for sure.

And finally, we come to Florida. Way back in 2000, Florida was the laughing stock in the country, with its Chad Voting system. It took about forty-five days, after dozens of recounts and court cases to have the Supreme Court decide who would be the next President.

You know, Bush or Gore?

And now, Florida has the best system in the country. Within fifty minutes after the polls closed, 85% of all votes cast were counted. I was still dismantling the voting precinct, when winners were announced. 

And by 815 (715 in the panhandle due to the time zone difference) 100% of all votes cast were counted, too. Even mail-in ballots from the sick, travelers and military.

And all voters were identified because Florida has the SAVE Act in place. Not bad, yes?

So, with all the voters in Florida, and there are millions, it shows with proper procedures and no cheating permitted, voting can be accomplished with clear efficiency. Can you say the same in YOUR state?

Primary Thoughts

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This past week, I worked early voting in the Florida primary, It will still go on until Tuesday, August 18.

Sitting there over the last few days, it occurred to me that the build-up of the daily count of voters seemed to increase as early voting brought out more voters each day. 

As a die-hard Beatles fan, what immediately came to mind for me was the crescendo of the final twenty-four bars of the classic “A Day In the Life”, where George Martin had an orchestra start low and quiet, while frantically climbing through the score, until reaching that high climax. And then, finally, playing the four-part  piano “E Chord” for at least another twenty seconds at the song’s end.

There will be, of course, Friday, Saturday and next Tuesday when all the votes are counted. Hence, the final  chord is yet to be played.

And Florida, once again, leads the way with a good turnout, an orderly, speedy  process and all sides recognizing the benefits of voter ID. Isn’t that the way it was intended by the Founding Fathers?

Now if only we had this same process across the country for the Mid-Terms and all elections to follow!

Watching the Destruction of the Democrat Party

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We are beginning to see real cracks in what was the party of FDR, Truman and JFK. This may be the beginning of the end of the traditional Democrat Party.

The recent movement to the left by the Socialists who seem to preach about the ills in our society are dominating the message being heard by the people. But traditionalists like Bill Maher and James Carville are calling out the Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) by sounding the alarm that the party is being hijacked.

Even  former Jill Biden press secretary Michael LaRosa said he won’t support Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, citing the candidate’s refusal to distance himself from far-left streamer Hasan Piker over his past remarks about the September 11 terrorist attacks.

LaRosa, who served as press secretary to former first lady Jill Biden, made the unusually sharp break with his party in a post responding to reports that he was supporting Republican Mike Rogers over El-Sayed. 

Bill Maher offered that with with this latest craze by some Democrats to vote for people like Mamdani and El-Sayed, he would be inclined to vote for Sarah Palin if she ran. And  long-time Democrat strategist Jim Carville said that the political tent was not big enough to house the DSA.

As Maher said on his show, “You know what else is in the big tent? Clowns.” And an image of clowns and Gavin Newscum appear suddenly on the screen.

Democrats need to rise up this year and yank their party back from the precipice or the party will be lost. The DSA will have destroyed their noble goals forever.

We Can Be Sure Change Is Coming

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We are well into the Florida primary season, as early voting commenced earlier this week. The Florida Primary day is officially August 18.

Also, school starts this coming week on August 10. While we are still in the midst of one of the hottest summers in several years, sadly for our kids, it is time to ring those school bells again.

We are approaching the 40% mark in the 2026 Hurricane Season and thankfully, no significant storm sightings are yet seen on the horizon.

Soon enough, we will begin the slow turn to fall which will mark more seasonable temperatures, pleasant days and soft nights. And in just a few short weeks later, early voting will commence for the midterms, which looks like a doozy.

So, get ready to enjoy the one thing we are sure to count on: change. Change of weather; change of seasons; and maybe, a change in our House and Senate.

One thing is for sure, people. We are in for a ride.

Will Justice Be Served?

​The die may have been cast last week for the disgraced Dr Anthony Fauci. But unlike most Democrats and those others on the left, or even Republicans looking for some sense of COVID justice, that die was cast only by that doctor of perversity by his own hubris. In his diaries.

He has been subpoenaed by three state attorneys general who are investigating whether he promulgated health guidance for “personal profit.”

Florida AG James Ultheimer has joined an investigation, along with AGs from Louisiana, Liz Murill, and West Virginia, John McCluskey, into Dr Fauci, former National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, following Fauci’s explosive decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right and not answer any questions during a congressional hearing last  Wednesday.

“Fauci’s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable. My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. It’s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID,” Uthmeier wrote in a Wednesday post on X.

“Fauci’s diary focused more on self-promotion than the legitimate safety concerns from the mRNA vaccines. While Fauci was pushing for book deals, awards, and fortune and fame, Floridians were being deceived and harmed by his misrepresentations.”

The request followed Sen. Rand Paul’s release last month of Fauci’s personal diaries, which had been made between 2019 and 2022 and preserved on government computers at the Department of Health and Human Services.

“What we know already is Fauci lied, we just don’t know yet how much,” Murrill claimed. “But he lied about something as basic as keeping a diary.”

To top all of this off, Senator Rand Paul’s Senate Homeland Security Committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions about the prize money, COVID lockdowns, US funding for so-called “gain of function” research on viruses, or the possible origins of the pandemic.

The chairman is seeking to have the contempt resolution certified by Vice President JD Vance in his role as president of the Senate, forgoing a full chamber vote and delivering the request for prosecution directly to DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office.

Sometimes, one must learn patience to see how events play out over the long term. Maybe this will be one of those times.

A Special Stearns Song

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Now that the MLB Trade Deadline is in the rear view mirror, we can look to see what the result portends for the Mets. It is ugly.

During the last off-season, Boy Genius  Stearns gave away the core of the team, in Alonso, McNeil, Diaz and Nimmo. To replace them, he brought back Peralta, Semien, Bichette and Polanco.

Well, Peralta is gone now, Polanco has been absent and both Semien and Bichette have had sub-par performance. All of them will be free agents at the end of this season.

And while the Boy Wonder has made a proclamation that the deadline moves have a return of players who would help the Mets compete in 2027, any knowledgable fan knows he is blowing smoke and is hoping you can’t smell or see it.

By the way, it is rumored that it was Peralta who managed to broker the peace between Lindor and Soto, who made no secret they disliked or disrespected each other. And, poof! now he is gone.

Good move, Smart@$$!

So, we can cheer Benge, Ewing, McLean and maybe Thornton to give us some shining moments, and perhaps, witness one or all of them in the Rookie of the Year battles in November. And watch as Carlos Beltran has his number retired in September, 

But for the rest of this lost season, it will take a miracle to win 70 games. At least the season can’t be as bad as 1962, 1963, 1964, 1977, or 1993. Can it? We hope not,

And as for the Boy Genius, with his smug grin, maybe it time to sing a special song as he thinks about packing his bags to send him off to the sunset.

How does “Nananana, Heyheyhey, Goodbye” sound?

As always, Let’s Go Mets!