Today: Donald Trump, Queen Isabella, the San Jose Sharks
The Daily Dose/February 12, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
HERE WE GO AGAIN: Donald Trump’s second – second! – impeachment trial is underway and the result is not going to be any different than the first: there will not be sufficient Republican senators who will vote to convict him, despite the fact he deserves it.
This is hardly a bulletin. Impeachment is a partisan political event, as opposed to a judicial proceeding, and two-thirds of senators present must vote to convict, so unless some Republican senators either change their mind or are kidnapped and not permitted to vote, Trump will be acquitted.
Dry, Technical Matter: Trump, already the third president to be tried by the Senate, is the first to be tried twice and the first to be tried after he left office. This is because Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution states, in part, that after conviction the Senate can vote for “disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States”.
Sigh: Can’t we just be rid of this guy? We have a nice, normal human being in the White House now and the sooner Trump is shooed to History’s back pages the sooner we can declare him an aberration of a fractured and bickering period in American history.
The Bottom Line: It would be nice if some GOP senators suddenly mustered a backbone and voted to convict Trump and then voted to disallow him from ever running for office again. But this won’t happen because Trump – a lying sexual predator who believes that the moon is part of Mars and that the Revolution was won by the securing of British airports – continues to command the same loyalty rich bullies have commanded since time immemorial. Some things in our human experience simply do not change.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow buys the cat some older kitty food. Today’s Diary.
Some research shows it has some stuff to maintain good eyesight and vitamins for healthy skin and fur and extra protein, which I know from experience will provide benefits if she ever starts lifting weights.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1502 – Queen Isabella I of Castile – now Spain and Gibraltar – issues an edict outlawing Islam. The edict applied to males over 14 and females over twelve and gave them until April to either convert to Christianity or move, though the order excluded slaves so as not to inconvenience their owners. Muslims would not be allowed to openly practice their religion in Spain again until 1799.
In 1993 – The San Jose Sharks tie the NHL record for most consecutive losses in a 6-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. It was the 17th consecutive loss for the Sharks, who tied the mark established by the 1974-75 Washington Capitals. The Sharks would win their next game 3-2 over Winnipeg and the record still stands. The Sharks finished the season 11-71-2 and had four losing streaks of nine or more games.
In 1977 – Mary McGregor is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Torn Between Two Lovers. The song also went to #1 in Canada and Australia, peaked at #3 on Billboard’s country chart, at #4 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s tenth biggest song of the year. It was the first of three Top 40 hits for McGregor and remains her only #1 song.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
But for the chosen, there is no choice.
Saul Bellow
Ravelstein
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Culture Club’s biggest hit on Billboard’s soul chart was Miss Me Blind, which peaked at #8 in 1984.
Today’s Stumper
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