Even with these long summer days, the stars are still shining brightly. Our newest heroes, the US women’s soccer team, made the TV rounds, and those other “damn Yankees” from New York started a true double play with 3,000 hit shortstop Derek Jeter making a perfect star-studded toss to teammate and now home-run hitting king second baseman Robinson Cano. Yankee First baseman Mark Teixeira will most likely win MVP honors at tonight’s All Star game to complete the play.
Not to be upstaged, our President took to the bully pulpit yesterday, turning all cameras on him. It has been almost two years since John McCain called him “the biggest celebrity in the world”, and yesterday he used all his star appeal to put the spotlight directly on those incalcitrant Republicans. He lectured forcefully, reminding them and the rest of America to “eat our peas” and “pull off the Band Aid”. Talk about tough love. He also used a word I have not heard before, maximalist. “If each side takes a “maximalist” position, if each wants 100 percent…, then we can’t get anything done.” I might name my next pet Maximalist.
Rupert Murdoch seems to be in hot water. All of Britain is out to get him after years of living in fear of his tabloids. Just wait until Prince William and Kate get home. Poor fella. I guess he can take a seat next to Beverly Hall and Hines Ward on today’s wall of shame, our fallen stars.
Time’s up for today. I have a breakfast and lunch meeting and need to visit the rowing machine first. Having now completed a full week of uninterrupted blogging, I thank my lucky stars that I have not been sued for libel and people are still talking to me. I look forward to continuing that conversation. Enjoy tonight’s game.
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