The Daily Dose/May 14, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE MANTLE OF IDIOCY: The witlessness of the Trump Administration continued this week with his executive order regarding prescription drug prices. It was heralded as giving drug companies 30 days to lower prices.
Fly In The Ointment: The order is pure Trump: all bluster and no substance. there is no legal mechanism for enacting price reductions and is, in essence, a request. The order is so powerful, pharmaceutical stock prices rose after the announcement; the industry was expecting worse.
Snake Oil For Sale: Any reductions would only affect the government’s price for drugs for Medicare and other federal programs, like VA medical care. There is no reason to think it will affect the price paid by private insurers and retail buyers.
Dry, Technical Matter. This is typical Trump braggadocio: claiming to cure all ills when, in actuality, nothing will be accomplished. Trump won’t care, either: his only realy goal is to draw attention to himself and he’s done that. He’s already moved on to accepting a new jet from Qatar and butting in on college sports. He continues to offer ignorance and blather to a country that still – after ten years – cannot get enough of it.
The Bottom Line: Trump’s executive order does reaffirm that heath care in this country remains a fiasco. In fact, it is to the point where we should either adopt a single-payer system or get the government out of it entirely and return doctors and health insurers to the free market.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has to scramble for a place to eat. Today’s Diary.
The Mexican joint in the next county was closed!!!…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1607 – The first permanent English settlement in the Americas is established at Jamestown, Virginia, then known as James Fort. It was established by the London Company, which had made landfall in April, originally settling at the mouth of the James River, about 30 miles south. The first representative assembly in America, the House of Burgesses, met at the Jamestown Church in 1619. The town was abandoned in the 1750s after the capital was moved to Williamsburg.
In 1980 – Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers has the first quadruple-double in NBA Finals history in a 108-103 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in game five. Johnson had 14 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 turnovers and the feat has not been duplicated. The ten turnovers broke the Finals record of nine established by Gus Williams of Seattle the year before, and the record still stands. The Lakers would win the series in six games.
In 1977 – Leo Sayer is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with When I Need You. It was the fourth of eight Top 40 hits for Sayer, his third of four Top 10 hits, and his second and final #1. The song went to #1 in four other countries, including Zimbabwe and Great Britain, peaked at #94 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was their 24th-biggest song of the year. The song was written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
In a word, other men’s armor will either slip off your back, or weigh you down, or constrict your actions.
Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Five countries – Great Britain, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland – have won the America’s Cup.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the US? – Answer next time!
