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Yes, they did, but Tampa was a different team back then. And they didn't beat Tampa in a NFC championship game. Finally, the Bears have not been to 10 Super Bowls. And I don't anticipate the Bears going to the Super Bowl this decade.

Rodgers throwing instead of running was something Mitch would have done. Kicking that late field goal was something the Bears would have done. The Packers played like the Bears today. Great. Another Super Bowl for lovable Tom Brady.

I have been a critic of Reinsdorf, but I even know that he has done some good things during his ownership. And if this rebuild works out like it appears it will, his overall legacy will be intact. I have been a Sox fan for much longer that I want to admit. The late '90's was the worst time to be a fan of the team. And the previous decade with eight losing seasons was not an enjoyable experience, either. We certainly have hope now, but we will see if the FO will make a future significant move to put this team over the top. The team is close, very close, but it isn't there, yet.

I will never thank Paul Sullivan for anything.

It is embarassing and tragic. For some reason, we don't want to take it seriously. A group of my wife's relatives decided to have a large Thanksgiving. Half of them now have Covid. I went to the pick up area of one of my favorite restaurants and saw the place was packed. They actually had a all you can eat pasta buffet. I wonder sometimes. This was turned into a political issue when it shouldn't have. It has come to the point that I don't expect a whole lot out of my government. But in a case like this, both parties should have been working together to address this crisis. The fact that they didn't is a disgrace. And now that Trump is gone, there is no excuse for not taking decisive actions. People are dying, for god's sake.

Simply put, one of the greatest of all the time. During his time only Willie Mays was greater. No one else came close.

Additional to this, he did nothing during the last two months to assist in the transition. Instead, he tried to overturn an election he clearly lost. Then watched with glee when the Capitol was attacked.

A look at some of Trump's promises and how he kept them. He was going to repeal and replace Obamacare on the first day. That still hasn't happened even though Trump did find that health care can be complicated. A new border wall would be built and paid for by Mexico. Trump's administration wasn't a week old when Mexico stated it would not pay for a fucking wall. He would bring in "only the best people." Instead he brought in lunatics like Steve Bannon, the pillow guy, and his "dumb as a brick" daughter. The few good people there were either resigned or were fired. He was going to revive our sagging industrial base by an aggressive trade policy. He made a feeble attempt at this, lied to the people of Michigan about new auto assembly plants in that state when there were none. Instead there was a loss of 3,000 auto worker jobs. Promised the virus would go away. It didn't. Said the United States would regain respect from around the world. Instead, the UN General Assembly laughed right in his face, and foreign leaders openly mocked him. Other nations pitied us. Whined about a crooked election. The only thing that was crooked was his brain. There would be "so much winning." He did set a record for impeachments. I bet it is never equaled.

At this point, I don't care if Trump is convicted or not. But the whole thing needs to be investigated. The government will lose credibility if it tries to sweep this under the rug. And that type of action only fuels the paranoids. Finally, we cannot ignore political violence any more. We are supposed to be a democratic society. Things like this shouldn't be happening, and we need to figure out why it is happening.

In January, 1989, I attended the inauguration of George H.W. Bush even though I hadn't voted for the man. As a citizen, I wanted to see this ceremony in person. Of course, I wasn't all that close to the platform, but I still could hear things. Before taking the oath, Bush went out of his way to say hello to Democratic Congressman Dan Rostenkowksi. It was a matter of courtesy and a way to keep lines of communication open. In his speech, Bush said we don't measure our self-worth by what is in our pocketbooks. Even with my liberal beliefs, I found the speech inspiring. Afterward, I went over the Arlington National Cemetery to visit President Kennedy's grave. I remembered hat he said in a speech at American University just a few months before he died. He said: "We all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal." For me, the whole day was memorable. An American can't experience something like this on the 20th because of the violent political atmosphere. It is a shame that a bunch of brain-washed lunatics have done this to our country.

It is truly the case. Almost as bad is tampering with an election.

This was one time Pence wasn't a pussy. This was another time Trump expected someone to do something they couldn't. Happy to see the show hit the road.

Guiliani called Tuberville Coach. What a joke this guy is in the United States Senate. Of course, Guiliani is a joke too.

All of this reminds me of when Lincoln made his way to Washington. He snuck through Baltimore in the wee hours of the morning because his security staff was convinced he would be killed if he tried to make a traditional campaign stop. He was called a coward, but this was probably the right thing to do. Biden may need to re-think things.

This is not a bad idea. It is not something that normally I would want done, but we are in a real crisis. It could serve as a deterrent to the nut cases if Biden and Harris are not in the same location. Not to mention the racists would not want to kill Biden with the idea of a African-American woman ascending to the presidency.

One thing that this country has to do, and, this especially applies to the GOP who enabled Trump, is that we have to deal with the violent political climate right now. And I am really tired of hearing the system is "rigged." Of course, it is rigged to a large extent. It is hard to get elected without money and connections. Also, many times political power is passed on from one generation to another. But we can't have anything that is even close to a responsive system when people think they have the right to do what the rioters did. And we certainly don't need power hungry dictators like Donald Trump. Finally, the god damned election wasn't stolen from him. We have big problems in this country right now, and we are not going to address those problems by waving guns and chanting dumb ass slogans. As Americans we have the right to demand more from our government. But that is not going to happen with racism and violence.

Or at the very least resign right along with Donald Trump.

McConnell is doing what he can to stall a Senate trial. He is not doing it out principle. He probably fears for his life.

During the attack on the Capitol, GOP congressmen refused to wear masks even though they were in a crowded room. They smugly thought they were making a political statement. Now two Democratic congresspersons have Covid. The GOP record on handling this crisis is abysmal and ignorant. Not wearing a mask is not a political statement. It is an act of total stupidity, not to mention misplaced arrogance.

Several years ago Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) was shot in Washington. Though I am a life-long Democrat, I was deeply shocked and disturbed by this. I wrote to his office wishing him a full recovery and told him that I respected him for whatever service he has given to this country. That must have had an effect on him because I get a personal Christmas card from him every year. I am now going to write him and remind him of the awful violence that happened to him. He needs to take a stand against what happened at the Capitol because he should understand the nature of political violence more than anyone. It will be interesting to see if he answers.

This just shows that the coach had no confidence in his offense and in his quarterback. So why should that quarterback return? Why should the coach return?

That was too easy. No pressure on Brees. This doesn't look like much of a contest.

Tex, I like your optimism, and you're probably right. We should be able to survive this. I agree with you in that a few thousand people can't overthrow the government. Partly. This bunch couldn't do it because they are just plain stupid. But in 1963 when JFK was assassinated, the government was overthrown and it took a lot fewer than a thousand people. Meanwhile, we're not out of the woods yet. Some believe that when Trump announced he wasn't attending the inagural, he was creating a "soft situation." Without him there, more thugs may decide it is another good time for an attack. We will see. Finally, we must remember what the aim of a terrorist is. It is simply to create fear and panic.

Exactly. From the very beginning, Trump has called for and incited violence. The GOP just looked the other way and did so throughout his entire term. The last two months have been a total disgrace. Trump lost a fair and honest election. He should have conceded the election and assisted in the transition and then concentrated on dealing with the pandemic. Instead Covid deaths kept raising, the vaccine wasn't being distributed, and the Capitol was attacked. What do Trump supporters do? Whine about Twitter.