I will start with the Sports since the Mavs are playing
tonight and this is about the Mavs. I am about to commit minor sacrilege. Coach Carlisle doesn’t move this team anymore.
I still think he knows more about the xs and os and coaching in general, but I
fear he is not motivating the team. I do not know if we need a new coach or
maybe a fire breathing assistant coach, but the team doesn’t seem to be
motivated to play the whole 48 minutes. I think if they play hard the whole game
they would win more. Yet it seems more and more they go for a stretch and play
well then just coast or let the other team grab the momentum and run away with
it.
In my opinion the Mavs are a better team than their record.
They are a team that is greater than the sum of their parts, so they need to play
well with intensity, but when they do, they look really good. Super frustrating
to watch. And I think Carlisle is just not pushing the right buttons and this
isn’t about the DSJ thing, but that is just a symptom of the problem facing
Coach Carlisle. Hopefully I am wrong, and they just need to get some momentum
going to right this ship.
And I jumped out on Trump’s speech the other day and one
comment I made was the Democrats will eventually need to present something new
to grab the momentum with the body politic of the U.S. I still think this is true. They can get by
for a bit longer with their rhetoric, but sooner or later they must sound like
they can govern, or people will get tired. Much of the pretentious left didn’t
grade Trump’s speech very high which is expected, but he came out and did
something. Most people do not follow the details so saying he is still holding the
workers hostage by saying he is just giving back what he took away may work,
but action speaks louder than words. The Dems better quit acting insulted and
start rolling up their sleeves and start working. The body politic is very
fickle.
And I double dog dare anyone to come up with a plan. I
outlined one recently. Can the Dems or the Reps get creative and practical? I
doubt it, but at least I tried, and my ideas were not that radical, somewhat
mainstream except for one I am holding back because many practical people would
flat out run away if heard, yet if I could find a way to open some minds before
presenting, I might try.
And McConnell says he is going to bring two votes to the
Senate floor and let the Senate decide. I cannot wait till this happens. If the
vote without the wall wins the larger majority, Trump’s talking heads will
explode and say all manor of derision. Yet if we get the push back till February
vote, then the Dems must put pen to paper and show the world they can do
something. And if they don’t then Trump can regain some ground. Not much, but
some. I do not like him getting any kudos, but he can yell much on he is
compromising even though in reality he isn’t. The pretentious left can belittle
Trump all they want, but if they want to win in 2020 it will take more.
Cheers
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