Say What, CNN?

No, Iran is not winning: In Act IV of the war, it’s losing its leverage in Hormuz

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/no-iran-not-winning-act-103029745.html

Is the United States prepared to keep a Navy presence in place permanently at the Strait of Hormuz? If not, then Iran will always have leverage in the region. I hope I’m wrong, but the alternative is to send ground troops into Iran.

The thought occurs to me that Trump is now 80 years old. Fully one third of the time since the signing of the Constitution that Trump has no interest in preserving, protecting and defending.

Eighty is just too old to be a 4-year president or a 6-year senator. Which was why I voted for Seth Moulton over Ed Markey. The fact that Markey chose to run for reelection to the Senate shows, by itself, poor judgment.

Apparently, nobody has learned from the experiences of Joe Biden, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dianne Feinstein or, for that matter, Mitch McConnell?

Second Thoughts

Jumble cartoonist Jeff Knurek, signing an autograph for me at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, 8/8/26.

Follow-up comments to a couple of recent posts:

  • Regarding Massachusetts being the most expensive state: When I was in Columbus, Ohio, I chatted with the OSU bus driver who shuttled us between the hotel and the Billy Ireland Cartoon building. He asked where I was from, and he said he used to live in Central Square Cambridge. When his rent went up he moved to a cheaper apartment in Somerville. Living there also became too expensive. He heard the cost of living was lower in Ohio, so he moved the Columbus, where he now proudly owns a house.
  • Regarding the FTC looking into the business practices of Epic Systems: If the investigation has something to do with Judy Faulkner’s past support for Obama, it probably has just as much to do with Epic competitor Cerner now being owned by Trump friend Larry Ellison. Which has me thinking it’s good that Judy has kept Epic a privately-held company.