The New Stupid Party

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Miami (Fine Arts)

Three Democratic congressmen couldn't resist tweaking former President Trump's nose, perhaps responding to Republican attempts to rename Dulles International after him:

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, and two other House Democrats want to name the Miami federal prison after former President Donald Trump.

The legislation, which has little chance of passing, would change the Federal Correctional Institution Miami’s name to the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution. The prison, located about 90 miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, is a low-security facility that holds about 1,000 men convicted of federal crimes...

The legislation proposal came days after seven House Republicans introduced a bill to rename the Washington Dulles International Airport after Trump. (No California Republicans have signed onto the bill.)

...Trump is facing charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. It’s unclear when the trial could start, but if convicted and sentenced to prison, it’s possible he could be sent to FCI Miami.

IMHO, there's zero chance that former President Trump will be sent to prison on the documents charge, but that's an argument for another day.

The Trump booking photo (Fox News)

Haven't Democrats learned anything from the past year? Every "lawfare" move against Mr. Trump only strengthens his support. The infamous "mug shot," instead of eroding his presumed law-abiding base, only made him look defiant and determined.

And if the Federal prison is renamed after him, he'll make it work to his advantage. If he's elected, perhaps President Trump would order the Trump prison to house illegal aliens who have committed capital crimes; the numbers will astonish those who get their news from the mainstream media who only report on these instances piecemeal.

Self-aware Republicans often call themselves the "stupid party." Now it's not so clear which party deserves that title more.

Not Much to be Proud of

Tua's Facebook photo

I did have a rooting interest in the Chiefs-Dolphins game this Saturday (Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was born in Hawaii, my home state), but not enough to subscribe to the Peacock channel, which had exclusive rights to the game.

My initial take was that the NFL was especially dumb in removing the game from "free" national television, since Taylor Swift's attendance at Chiefs games had been attracting millions of non-football viewers who were hoping to catch a glimpse of her. However, the money Peacock offered was too tempting: [bold added]

The Saturday night contest between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs will only be on Peacock, unless the viewer lives in the local television markets of the respective teams (the game will air free). For everyone else across the country, a Peacock subscription plans start at $5.99 per month...

So why is this game exclusively on a streaming service? NBC Universal paid the NFL $110 million last year for rights to carry a wild card game on Peacock -- a one-year deal.

Our household already subscribes to five streaming services that we don't fully utilize, and Chiefs-Dolphins couldn't justify adding a sixth. BTW, the game itself wasn't suspenseful or well-played; the Chiefs won 26-7 under extremely frigid conditions.

As for Taylor Swift, she was breaking the internet in her custom-made jacket by Kristin Juszczyk, wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk.

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