Some possible topics:
- So maybe we’re going to do something about ISIL now — Tonight, the eve of Sept. 11, the president will lay out what he is reluctantly prepared to do to stop ISIL. Looks like we’re talking air strikes on both sides of the border that doesn’t matter to ISIL (which polls now support). What worries me is that for POTUS, it’s all about what he won’t do, on account of it being against his religion, and that of so many in his base, to send troops into Iraq, much less Syria. (Note that I’m not saying we need necessarily to do that. I’m saying it makes me nervous to go into a military conflict telling the world what you won’t do.) This country’s in a bad situation: Policy wonks see the need to stop ISIL whatever it takes, but the public doesn’t want to wage war, and political leadership from Obama to Rand Paul has been telling them for years they don’t have to — and a world full of thugs eager to take advantage of that. Well, we’ll see. I thought Clinton was wrong to rule out boots on the ground in Kosovo, but it worked out, so I was wrong. We’ll see.
- That horrific story about the five slain children — I can’t read these stories, and I walked out of the room last night when my wife was watching local TV news. But maybe y’all would like to discuss it. If so, go ahead.
- What do I need a bigger iPhone for? I have an iPad — There is one question that none of the stories about the new iPhones have answered: Will all future iPhones be absurdly large? I bought the iPhone specifically because of its handy size, making one-hand operation easy. Will Apple quit making the phone in a sensible size? If so, that’s crazy. And while I’m at it, what on Earth is the appeal of tablet-sized phones? That’s as inexplicable to me as the continuing (continuing against all reason) national love affair with SUVs. I just don’t get it… (Bonus question: What do I need any watch for? I quit wearing them after I got my first cell phone.)
Or, talk about what you’d like.
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Instead of that Chuck Todd guy interviewing Obama over the weekend, we needed Sean Connery from “The Untouchables”:
“You said you wanted to get ISIL. Do you really wanna get ’em? You see what I’m saying is, what are you prepared to do?”
OBAMA: Anything within the law. And I believe that includes air strikes in Syria as well as Iraq.
MALONE: And then what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they’re not gonna give up the fight, until one of you is dead.
YES. Excellent movie reference. I wish I had thought of that.
Bobby Harrell indicted. Let the games begin… Too bad we have to use indictments instead of term limits to get rid of politicians who use tenure to acquire the power they abuse.
But… but… the Speaker said he was in the clear, once he got Alan Wilson out of his hair. Right?
Here’s the link, folks…
By the way, that’s big-enough news that I just went and started a separate post about it…
Looks like Bacardi Sellers isn’t the only one with a golf club problem… Obama can’t get in either
Interesting. Although not wanting to shut down your course to accommodate POTUS on the busiest weekend of the year is a LITTLE different…
The children: horrific. And now the murder’s father is defending him, saying he’s not an “animal.” No, he’s much, much worse. It’s weird how the murderer’s father kept referring to him as “little Tim.”
Brad, I agree with you on the iPhone. I don’t understand the appeal of the “phablets.” I’d like to be able to get the phone in my pocket.