The Daily Dose/February 21, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
STOP US IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS BEFORE: Hardly for the first time, a president of the United States is threatening military action against a country without a Congressional declaration of war. This time, it is President Trump saber rattling with Iran.
USA! USA! Trump being Trump – a man of no moral or intellectual substance – he is being very vague as to exactly what he wants and why. At least with some presidents – like George W Bush = they’ve been very clear as what they wanted and why. This didn’t make their wars any more legal. They were illegal because they were not declared by Congress.
Write This Down: The US Constitution is very clear on the matter, with Article I, Section 8, Clause II stating:
Congress shall have the power…To declare War.
Dry, Technical Matter: It doesn’t say to pass a resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds or the sending of troops abroad. It doesn’t provide for a president to rustle up a coalition of like-minded nations to invade another country, and it certainly doesn’t provide for passing off the matter to the UN or NATO…Congress, and no one else, has the power to declare war.
FunFact: Congress hasn’t declared war since World War II, on June 5, 1942, when we declared war against dreaded Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Every other war America has fought since then – from Korea to our six current conflicts – have been or are illegal because they were not declared by Congress.
The Bottom Line: America cannot continue to ignore the Constitution with impunity. Eventually, we will collapse. Now, if a majority of the members of the US House and Senate think we should be at war with someone, well, OK, that’s the Constitution at work. Having presidents declare war on their own is not.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow chats with David. Today’s Diary.
He added that Sarah has a boyfriend, which we noted gives them something in common because David has a girlfriend, tho they do not appear to be Couple of the Year candidates, tho we are begininning to strongly suspect David is the type who isn’t really happy unless he’s whining about his woman…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1878 – The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut by the District Telephone Company. The directory consisted of a single piece of cardboard and listed 50 subscribers – only twelve of which were residences – and, interestingly, did not include numbers because people then picked up their phone and had an operator connect them. The first yellow pages appeared in 1886 in Chicago.
In 1973 – The Chicago Blackhawks extend their NHL-record streak of consecutive games not being shut out in a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. It was the 228th consecutive and final game with a goal for the Blackhawks, and the streak would end with a 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Feb 24. The mark broke the record of 134 consecutive games established by the Ottawa Senators from 1917-23, and the record was broken in 1983 by the Quebec Nordiques with 230, and is now held by the Calgary Flames, with 264, from 1981-85.
In 1975 – The Average White Band is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Pick Up the Pieces. It was the first of five Top 40 hits for the group, their first of two Top 10s, and remains their only #1 song. The song also peaked at #6 in Great Britain, at #5 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 21st-biggest song of the year. It was the sixth of twelve consecutive #1 songs in 1975 that spent only one week at the top, a Hot 100 calendar-year record that still stands.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It was hard to believe he had evolved through the natural process of conception, birth and growing up.
McKinley Kantor
Andersonville
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The most recent amendment to the US Constitution is the 27th, ratified in 1992, which limits Congressional pay raises until after the next US House election. It had been sent to the several states in 1789.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What country has the shortest phone numbers? – Answer next time!
