What is rapidly becoming my one time per month post. (Life gets busy and in the way y'all)
Some in the World are starting to say that It's time to move on, WITHOUT the United States. OK. While I'm all for more countries pitching in and, you know, paying for things, I'm not sure you really can move on sans what is still (just) the World's largest economy. But, good luck with that.
It's always funny when the Media thinks that they have "discovered" something that's been going on for decades. They bump their chests, perform a King Kong style celebration dance and then.....disappear when the party they prefer does the same thing. We have spent decades electing a group of horrid people to rule us. Nothing will change until that key issue is fixed.
Derek Stevens Rising He's certainly having his moment in the Sun. He's the one casino owner who I've personally met (his brother as well) and he is a personable guy. That said, his attitude toward gaming has certainly damaged Downtown odds, if not visitor counts.
The Hollowing out of the TSA. I'm not entirely sure this is a bad thing. There are already private groups who do a better job, probably much cheaper. I feel for the employees, it's not their fault that our horrid rulers won't pay them, but perhaps a rethink of airport security is long overdue?
The Public Unraveling of Lina Hidalgo is a sad watch. What's worse is that she's still (sort of) in charge of Texas largest County. In a perfect world, yes, should would have resigned when it became clear she was not up to the job. We do not live in a perfect World unfortunately. Hopefully, when her term is up, she can go back to community organizing and just kind of slip out of the public eye. I think that would be better for her mentally.
Tillman wants Caesars. To be honest, it would probably be a good thing for them. Of course, the BlackJack would suck but everything else would probably improve.
Wow, The long outlived it's expiration date Chron Ed Board is REALLY mad that Whitmire has stopped speaking to them. I do think it's fair to ask, at this point, what purpose this wheezing, outdated group really serves? Wouldn't it be better to shut it down and redeploy the resources to news?
Mea Culpa, I quit reading the Chron's restaurant section long ago, but this story, Centering on the controversy surrounding Noma's in LA peaked my attention. The biggest issue here is that we convinced Chefs that they were Rock Stars, and they were totally unprepared to deal with the celebrity.
The Great Sort in Real Life. Single Party States are typically poorly ran, but you do understand why people would not wish to be ruled by those who do not share their values.
College Sports seems dead-set on killing itself and They keep finding new depths in which to dig. All of these changes, like the changes to the College Football Playoff, are designed to create guardrails to protect the large conferences. This year there was actual debate as to whether or not 17-16 Auburn deserved a bid. In case you are wondering, the answer is "no, they were not deserving". (They should not have even been seriously considered)
I did not have The Chron pushing for the release of sex-offenders on my Bingo card of news items this week. But here we are.
Speaking of "on my news Bingo Card" Chris Tomlinson writing a column where he doesn't know what he's talking about is always on there. He's ostensibly the "Business Columnist" but he seems to know very little about....actual business. (Especially not the oil and gas business, which is Houston's largest industry)
This is a tragic story that also highlights why Jasmine Crockett should be allowed nowhere near the levers of power. Notice that she takes zero responsibility for hiring this man. Incredible.
Apparently, Harris County has "solved" it's felony case backlog. Much like former Mayor Annise Parker "eliminated" the homeless problem in Houston. By sweeping it under the rug. In Parker's case she just relocated them, in Teare's case he just dismissed them.
A lot of us have been sounding the warning bells about the sad state of political polling for a while now. It's good to see the media finally get a clue.
And finally.....
Enjoy your Spring y'all.
