The Daily Dose/May 9, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
USA! USA!: From the start, our war with Iran has been illegal and immoral. Now it is stupid, even more so than at the start, when it made no sense because Iran posed no threat to us.
Stop Us If You’ve Heard This Before: This war is illegal because it was not declared by Congress, as mandated by Article I, Section 8 of our Constitution, which specifically states that:
The Congress shall have Power…To declare War
Fly In The Ointment: Of course, being illegal gives this war something in common with every other war America has fought since World War II – the last time Congress formally declared war.
Dry, Technical Matter: The war is immoral because, among other reasons, Iran was not knocking on our doors, ready to invade, and posed no direct threat to our way of life. Also, for Pete’s sake, we bombed schoolgirls, something that should have all of us hanging our heads in shame and a war crime Donald Trump must answer for.
More Fly In The Ointment: Now it is stupid, because we are negotiating with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war. Think about this: we are negotiating not to formalize a military or tactical advantage, but to get conditions back to what they were before we attacked!
Write This Down: This is stupid, akin to negotiating to put Hitler back in power after World War II. It makes no sense and shows how mismanaged this war has been from the start.
The Bottom Line: We deserve better than this. We deserve better than being governed off the top of Donald Trump’s head. He is an ignorant liar, a man of zero moral or intellectual substance, and we are being governed accordingly. We deserve better, but you and me – we the people – are not going to get better government until we start demanding it on Election Day.
Editor’s Note: Gaylon is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for the US House from Colorado’s 2nd District. Click here to contribute to the campaign.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow sees a bear. Today’s Diary.
Since we were behind a door we could close at need and in no real danger unless we slipped and fell, we got smart with the bear, calling it names and telling it to go eff itself, great fun because this is behavior we seldom enter into with humans…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1386 – Portugal and England agree to the Treaty of Windsor, cementing an alliance traceable to the Siege of Lisbon in 1147. The treaty was signed the following year, and it remains the oldest bilateral diplomatic alliance still in force. The treaty was written in Latin, and the original is kept in the Portuguese national archives, with a copy in the National Archives in London.
In 1930 – Gallant Fox, ridden by Earl Sande, wins the 55th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, defeating Crack Brigade by three-quarters of a length. Later, Gallant Fox would win both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, to become the second of 13 Triple Crown winners, and the first since Sir Barton in 1919. The Preakness has been run after the Kentucky Derby since 1932.
In 1964 – Louis Armstrong is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Hello, Dolly! It was the first of five chart singles for Armstrong, and his first of two Top 40 hits. Armstrong was 62 at the time, establishing a record for the oldest act to hit #1, a record broken in 2023 by Brenda Lee, who was 79 when Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree went to #1. The song won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Most terrible of all was that…I had no hope of hope anymore.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham, Physician and Murderer
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Chris Schenkel and Jack Tryman were the announcers for ABC-TV for the 1970 NBA Finals.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many times have the Kentucky Derby and Preakness been run on the same day? – Answer next time!
