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Bill Pearson's avatar

I wondered why neither you nor Steve tackled the difficult task of sorting the wheat from the crap in trump's address to the nation? Suffice to say, it was mind-numbing.

"The war on expertise," is the perfect header. It's not a tickler or a teaser, just a stone cold fact of life. Terrifying when you think about it.

One of the aspects of The Racket over the years is when you or Steve put your expertise on display.

It's been earned through hard work, dedication and a commitment to learn and grow. It always comes at price and one of the reasons i still follow. I see it as my continuing education on topics i know little about.

The odd dichotomy of this administration from trump's first term is he has elected to surround himself with loyalists rather than qualified experts. If you think about it, typically those who have committed to excellence in their field, will stay true to themselves and what they have learned.

This cast of characters and clowns around him is frightening and sadly the rebuild from trump's second term will take years to fix. We do know this; to do that will take experts, not loyalists.

Eric Strickland's avatar

Let's start pumping testosterone into our military personnel. That will address our issues, Brilliant!

Curtis Stinespring's avatar

I remember looking down on the wings of Blue Angel planes flying over the beach (right where the water met the sand) from an 8th floor balcony at Gulf Shores. That was at least 15 years ago. Very impressive.

More about FoodNet. With over 8000 Taco Bells in the USA, I'm skeptical that mandatory rather than optional reporting would have resulted in fewer than the 5700 cases reported so far.

https://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/about/index.html

David Thornton's avatar

That’s an interesting point. I’m no expert here, but mandatory reporting into a database might well have spotted the trend earlier.