It came up on the floor of Congress, again, that Marjorie Taylor Greene is a part of the J6 Coup Klutz Clan. She was being all whiny and screechy about crime in Washington DC when one of her colleagues, Robert Garcia, said, referring to MTG and the J6 rioters, “The first thing she does is … greets them and hugs them and prays with them and apologizes and is treating them like heroes…”

Quick question, is that not the very definition of giving aid and comfort? I hate to keep referring to the 14th amendment (I don’t, really) but if you will recall, it says, “…shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof.” (Emphasis added.) Okay, Georgia, it’s up to you. You can ’14th Amendment’ that bit- er, representative and get revenge porn out of Congress. If you want to.

Oh, then again? Maybe not…

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On November 18, 2023, I wrote this: “I don’t like it any more than you do but the 14th isn’t going to keep Donny off the ballot in any state.” It sucks to be right about things like that but the most corrupt high court indicated heavily during the oral arguments on Thursday they don’t think the 14th applies unless Congress says it applies. The Constitution doesn’t SAY that. In fact, to me, it suggests exactly the opposite. The Constitution says Congress can remove “such disability.” It never says Congress has to impose the disability.

The other weasel point they’re relying on is whether or not states can decide for themselves how their elections work. Bear in mind, this is the “states rights” crowd. These are the people who, for example, attacked women throughout this country because women’s control over their own bodies should definitely be up to the states. Also, the fact that states get to make all the other decisions about each of their election processes suddenly doesn’t apply?

Look, it doesn’t have to make sense. It has to be words that sound kinda like they support the position the cons want in the first place. That’s it. I wrote this just last Thursday: “So now the only remaining question…is whether the Roberts Supremely Kangaroo Court will go ahead and trash whatever remaining credibility they might enjoy in order to play lapdog toady to their precious – or will they do the right thing?”

Full disclosure, I was writing about the immunity case when I wrote that. It looks like it was spot-on for the 14th Amendment case, as well. Everything is, and should be, states rights except when the states do something the cons don’t like. THEN it has to be Federally controlled if it can be. Unless the Federal government wants to do something the cons don’t like. THEN it’s clearly a states rights issue…

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Hey, I hear there’s a football game of some kind this weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs host the Santa Clara Forty-Niners in the Stupid Bowl. (Please note: the NFL, always in need of more cash, wants people to pay them, should they use the real name of the game. So, I use workarounds. They’re not all nice but I like the game. Still, if the NFL prefers I call it the Super Bowel, I’ll call it the Super Bowel…)

Commonly in this game, two very good teams are scheduled to play. One shows up, the other seems to think the game is tomorrow. That is to say, The Pooper Bowl is commonly a one-sided affair. If that happens, I hope it’s the Chiefs who play flat. But if both teams show up? It will be a hell of a game. It’s very difficult to say who will win.

My own back of the napkin “analysis” suggests that if the Niners can get their running game going, they have the best chance of winning. Statistically, the teams are evenly matched. The main difference is the Niners run game – which has been good this whole season – and the Chiefs run defense – which has not.

The Chiefs have the advantage in the air. That’s another reason the Niners should rely on their run game. Mahomes can’t do his magic if he’s sitting on the bench but he’s likely to shred the Niners pass defense while he’s on the field. On third downs, Mahomes gets his legs into the game as well. KC has a very good percentage of third down conversions, keeping the ball in Mahomes’ hands.

So that brings us to coaching. Andy Reid is my pick for the best coach in football, maybe the G.O.A.T. Yeah, that’s arguable. What, in football, isn’t? The thing is, Kyle Shanahan is ALSO a very good coach. He doesn’t have as many years in the game but he’s had pretty consistent success. What he needs is a win in the big game to move up a level in the conversation. My primary concern is the Forty Niners Defensive Coordinator, Steve Wilkes.

I’ve been bothered by him all season. The fans have been told, over and over, that the drop off in defense isn’t the DCs fault. We’ve also watched the team take pains to “fix” his game. He wanted to sit in the booth. They let him, until the three game slide. Then, at the Bye, they brought him down to the field and “worked with him” a little in the background. I get the impression Wilkes has been getting remedial training all season. He still, regularly, allows teams to have their running game, which opens up their passing game and that’s Mahomes wheelhouse.

As the saying goes, that’s why they play the game. Either team really could win this thing so here’s the final analysis. What the Niners need to do to win? Get the most points. What the Chiefs need to do to win? Get the most points. I really feel like the team with the most points at the end will win. Now all they’ve got to do is play it so we can all find out who that’s going to be…