Unrelated Musings

It is the Saturday before New Year's Eve and Day, and I have decided there is really very little one can opine on at length. But as you know, I am a man of many opinions, not afraid to share them.

 

The first concerns the news story involving Congressional slush fund which has been used to cover up “indiscretions”, harrassment charges and hiring practices  due to race or gender by Members of Congress. This is being revealed by some because of the hypocrisy applied to Matt Gaetz by the House “Ethics” Committee.

While I am not justifying what Gaetz MAY have done, a DOJ investigation, as well as that done by DA’s in Florida, found no “illegal” action on which to indict and prosecute him. But the “Ethics” committee decided to reveal circumstantial evidence on which to embarrass him to force him out.

The new Congress will be forced to take this up again next Friday.

Another issue is the apparent accident claimed by President Vladimir Putin following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed thirty-eight people. And it very well could have been.

There was no motive for Russia to shoot down the plane. Instead, it was probably a drone strike gone bad as the war between Russia and Ukraine intensified.

As one who certainly grew up during the Cold War and witnessed many “near misses” to see the world burn down, it is appalling to see all the destruction and death caused to so many over just 600 miles of land and water access. And these nations were once MAJOR parts of the USSR.

It is time for sensible and reasonable people to come together and end what Obama approved in 2014 and Biden augmented in 2021.

Finally, it is time for Steve Cohen, David Stearns and Pete Alonso to stop pulling at Mets fans’ heartstrings and make a deal. The Mets claim they want him back, and Pete says he wants to stay a Met.

As a long-suffering fan, Orange and Blue Since ’62, I say prove it. Let’s not have a repeat of June 15, 1977, when Tom Seaver was basically dismissed by the Mets out of spite. Only to regret it afterwards. And then, lose him again after the ’83 season.

As for Alonso, Scott Boros is not your friend and doesn’t care what you want. He is only interested in the agent’s prayer: Our Father, who art in pocket. Dollar be your name. My wallet needs more of you. Give me your bankroll. Now and forever.

Let’s get this done already. The speculation by the uninformed media is annoying.

That is all this quiet Saturday.