The big house across the river flies a Trump flag next to the American flag. This seemed odd, since the president unfailingly puts his interests above those of the country. Then the horrible thought occurred to me: What if this makes him more “American” than all of his predecessors?
Yesterday thinking of my father, who never got over Adlai Stevenson's losses to Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s, I was rather pleased he was not around today.
There were times last night, especially during the orchestrated bits with people in the audience, when I felt like I was watching a Robert Altman movie.
Rick Reilly wrote a column imagining the practices of Congress applied to sports, specifically the Super Bowl. He then presented a scenario in which the officials walk out onto the field next Sunday and announce the 49ers the winners. The decision has been made, they say, there is no reason to play the game.
The impeachment trial and the Australian Open are going on simultaneously. They both make for riveting TV, though with the tennis you don't know how it will end.