Trump today claimed his trial was happening too fast. He didn’t say, “at warp speed,” so he missed that opportunity. But he’s trying to have it both ways. His lawyers are using the delay tactic of not stipulating to anything the prosecution presents, no matter how mundane, forcing all these boring witnesses to testify that, yes, this is the document, this is the tape, etc. It’s putting their client to sleep!

The defense in the hush money trial is emphasizing how sleazy the prosecution witnesses are. Well, duh. The whole case is sleazy, and reflects on sleazy Trump, the man behind it all. Money WAS paid to sleazy operatives to keep the sleazy stories under the rug in order not to lose votes in the election. Was Davidson running for President? Was Cohen? Was Pecker? No.

One of my pet peeves: “I graduated college in 1987.” This usage of the verb is becoming more and more prevalent. But it’s wrong. It’s supposed to be, “I graduated FROM college in 1987.” The preposition is needed for the verb; otherwise, the verb makes no sense: You graduated college into what or compared to what?

So what do college basketball coaches say now when they recruit a high school player? “Hey, if you don’t like it after the first (or second, or third) year, you can always transfer to another school?”

There are multiple reasons for players entering the transfer portal: Not enough playing time, the coach left, better NIL prospects elsewhere, etc. The problem is, we have made it too easy to jump ship. And the result is an army of journeymen with no loyalty to a team. And thus, no loyal fan base.

Peter Navarro got a SECOND! emergency hearing at the Supreme Court regarding his incarceration during his appeal. Okay, it was rejected - again - but it speaks volumes about our two-tiered justice system. If you’re rich and connected, you go to the front of the line.

Yup, you nailed it.

Jim Jordan going after Coca-Cola is sure to help Republicans in Georgia. Not!

Or how about this: “Nobody is entitled to absolute immunity unless they’re Republican government officials or relatives of same.”

Tomorrow, on the last day of hearing oral arguments for the year, the Supreme Court will entertain Trump’s absolute immunity claim. SCOTUS has already demonstrated its affinity for Trump by one, taking the case to begin with; two, for putting a stay on the appeals court decision that no such immunity exists; and three, putting off the hearing until the last possible day in the session. But it took them less than a month to decide in favor of Trump in the Colorado ballot case. Need I say more?

Mind boggling! Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977, are 15 and 12 billion miles, respectively, from Earth. It takes about two days to send them a signal and receive one back. It would take another 400 years for the spacecraft to travel the distance light does in one year. And another 1200 years to reach the distance of the next nearest star besides our sun. And another 21,000 years to reach the distance of the nearest galaxy outside of the Milky Way.

My prediction, and it’s not because I”m a hand-wringing lib pessimist, is that Trump will at least get a hung jury if not an acquittal in the hush money trial. Too much reasonable doubt out there, IMHO. Falsifying business records, yes, that’s a fact. But it’s a misdemeanor. Extending that to an election-interference felony seems a bridge too far. That’s likely why the previous prosecutor didn’t pursue it. I hope I’m wrong, because I think he’s guilty. Easy for me to say. I’m not on the jury.

#collegebasketball I made a prediction a number of years ago that colleges would hire players for their teams - employees who would have nothing to do with being student-athletes. With NIL and the transfer portal, and players heading to the NBA not having to even attend class after the first semester, this prediction has almost come to pass. Colleges are fast becoming like pro teams that have a city in front of their nickname for bragging rights, but no sense of belonging to the city or region.

Tiger made the cut at the Masters for the 24th consecutive time, establishing still another record. But he finished dead last. And by the time St. Andrews rolls around for The Open venue again, Tiger will be in his fifties. Time to retire, man. You can still design golf courses, captain the Ryder Cup, and ride in a golf cart when playing golf for fun.

It’s painful to watch. For almost 30 years I’ve followed Tiger Woods achieve records in golf that will likely never be equaled. Only one record escapes him - most majors. To see him hobbling around in search of another Masters victory is sad. His reconstructed body and his age have finally done him in. Please, Tiger, retire now before the memories of your has-been years eclipse those wonderful feats you accomplished.

Two more days for Trump to get still another delay in his NY trial start. Will he do it again? I’m not betting against it.

The stock market decided today who are the real culprits keeping us in inflation : the corporations who took advantage of the Covid downturn and subsequent recovery to keep prices high. There is no reason for the continuance of inflation now. The labor market is strong, we’re pumping out more oil and natural gas than ever before, supply chain issues have been addressed. Consumers, after two years of shortages, will spend more for things that are available again. CEOs know this.

I wish an interviewer would ask Trump supporters and even “undecided” voters who express their liking of Trump’s economic policies, what policies they’re referencing. His tax cuts for the super wealthy? His deregulation of industries that make the environment more toxic? The tariffs on China that would make the stuff they buy more expensive? His non-existent solutions for inflation? Tell us, please, what economic policies Trump espouses that would make your financial life better.

Does anyone really pay attention to presidential election polls? I mean, when’s the last time the polls were accurate?