Super Bowl LI advertisers are being criticized for being “too political” this year. Some think that too many companies were trying to “make a statement” with ads that didn’t really sell their product–but instead were trying to “push an agenda”. Because the game was so good, I honestly don’t remember the content of many of…… READ MORE
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A Change at the Top
For the last 30-years or so, I have maintained that Johnny Unitas is the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL. Unitas was revolutionary in the way the position was played. He retired with nearly every NFL passing record–many of which stood into the 1990’s and the 2000’s–despite playing in a run-heavy era where…… READ MORE
The Logical Next Step
A popular “protest position” making the rounds today is the “When they came for the Muslims, I said nothing. When they came for the gays I said nothing. Yada, yada, yada. When they came for me there was no one left to speak against it” The meaning behind it is that you have to speak…… READ MORE
Sicking it to Goodell
I shall be rooting for the New England Patriots on Sunday to win Super Bowl LI. It’s not because they beat my Pittsburgh Steelers and “I want the team that beat my team to win it all so I can mistakenly think that my team would have won too if they had made it”. It’s…… READ MORE
No Sure Thing
President Donald Trump has fulfilled the one hope that actual conservatives had when some of them voted for him–he has appointed what appears to be a Constitutionalist to the Supreme Court. Those on the Right are finding little not to like about Judge Neil Gorsuch–and his original nomination to the Federal bench was unanimous in the Senate–with Bernie…… READ MORE
Strengthening His Base
I was all set to talk about how the race for the Republican nomination for President in 2020 is officially getting underway this week. I was thinking that some member of Congress or Governor was going to take a strong stand against President Obama’s actions in just his first week in office and establish themselves as a…… READ MORE
A Full Accounting
If you’ve ever seen a government budget you know it’s very impressive. They are usually thick volumes with page after page of small agate type featuring line item after line item of expenditures and revenues. Columns show the new budget amount, what was budgeted last year and what was actually spent in the previous budget cycle. …… READ MORE
That Explains It
It’s always interesting when you think one thing is the cause of a problem–but it turns out to be something completely different. For a couple of years now, we have been told that the Wisconsin transportation budget is running a huge structural deficit because our gas taxes are too low and that we don’t pay…… READ MORE
Not a Good Start
I know it hasn’t even been a week yet, but I can’t say the Donald Trump presidency is off to a great–or even a good–start. Friday’s inaugural speech did not to build my confidence in the man that I did not vote for. His new definition of “patriotism” greatly concerns me–as I believe that isolationism…… READ MORE
Fools Green & Gold
Sports Talk Radio has been ablaze this week with discussion about what the Green Bay Packers need to do to “get over the hump” and make it to the Super Bowl next season. Talking heads and callers alike seem to think the team is just a player or two on both sides of the ball away from…… READ MORE
