The Writer's Life 11/7 - Let There Be Spin

I'm disappointed but not surprised. It would have been so much fun to see the left shriek and whine. Wait - that's still the case because of the half-victory. So what do the results mean? Some say gridlock, which would be refreshing given congress' spendthrift ways, but don't be surprised if those 500+ reprobates continue their irresponsibility. After all, many Republicans might as well be Democrats. In my view it's a temporary stalemate. As I've believed all along, the path to socialism is inevitable. People always want more - especially if somebody else is paying for it. Once President Trump leaves office, the major road block will be gone. The House's Freedom Caucus is fine, but its influence is minimal and will be be even less now that the Dems have retaken the lower chamber. The fact that radicals won many seats and came close in many races seems to be another indicator of a leftist tilt in the nation. I would like to be wrong, but I've always been a pessimist when it comes to politics. Given the deficit and the national debt, I don't see how anyone could be optimistic about it. On the positive side, here's some historical perspective: In Slick Willie's first midterm, he lost 52 House seats and eight in the Senate; B.O. lost a record 62 & 6. Both were re-elected. All conservatives should want Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker, as her approval rating is 32%. I don't think anything will ever sum up politics in a nutshell better than the fact that Maxine Waters will be chairman of the financial services committee. The worst aspect of all this is that the mood in this divided but still great country will remain ugly, which was demonstrated immediately today by Trump's exchange with the CNN "reporter." Your move.

To no one's surprise, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned. His service was surprising and extremely disappointing.

I had another "Duh" moment last night. There was a big band stream playing in the background while I was online. A familiar melody was cued, the same that played during the closing credits of '50's-'60's sitcom Make Room for Daddy. It was Glenn Miller's version of Danny Boy, a song I was unaware of back in the day. I was shocked. I never realized the instrumental theme, arranged by Earle Hagen, and the Irish standard were one and the same, and so appropriate given that Danny Thomas was the star of the show, which ran from '53 - '64, 344 episodes. The lyrics were written in 1910 by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly. After his Irish-born sister-in-law sent him the music of Londonderry Air in 1913, he modified the lyrics to fit its rhyme and meter.

I've been a Giants fan since I was a kid. I'm not happy that they are not suspending backup QB Kyle Lauleta, who was arrested after an incident in New Jersey in which he ignored a cop directing traffic, made an illegal turn, and allegedly almost struck the officer. He was charged with eluding police, reckless driving, and other charges. It was the second straight day he pulled the illegal maneuver. Another athlete with an inflated sense of entitlement has been given a pass. Shame on the organization. It's doubly irksome given the apparent Italian last name.

After a two-day hiatus, the floating book shop was back in action. Apparently, it was not missed. My thanks to Cabbie, who purchased James Patterson's Double Cross, and to the gentleman who bought a book in Russian; and to the guy who bought the Oliver Stone director's cut DVD of Alexander (2004); and to my constant benefactress, who brought more books and movies.

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