The foliage on our property must read The Observations. Because 2 days after writing that the Dogwoods needed to catch up with the other plantings, what do you know; the Dogwoods are in full bloom! Beautiful!

And our Japanese maples are flowering. Things are really looking like Spring. Of course, then why is it so cold and windy in Clarke County, Virginia?

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullins is considering the withdrawal of Customs and Border Patrol agents from airports in “sanctuary cities”. The effect of this policy would be to bar international travelers from clearing U.S. customs at those cities. Ha, ha, ha, ha! That would frost their flakes! If sanctuary cities will not cooperate with DHS, why should DHS cooperate with sanctuary cities? WINNING!

Under China Joe, public schools were penalized for not adhering to students’ “preferred pronouns”. Under President Trump, the Education Department is vacating those penalties. WINNING!

“Eviction is an act of violence.  And we have to do everything to prevent it.  It degrades the health of communities.  There is great stigma associated with it.  Housing is a human right.”

–Representative Aynna Pressly (D. Ma.).

You know how to avoid the “great stigma” associated with eviction?  Pay your rent!

What about the rights of landlord with respect to their property?  Has Representative Pressly ever heard of the Constitution’s 5^th Amendment?

And housing is a “right”?  If the Democrats give us any more rights, we will not have any rights.

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D. Md.), drinking buddy of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, claims ICE agents recklessly crashed into an illegal alien who was driving to work one morning, in Baltimore, Maryland. That is a lie. The truth is that when ICE agents attempted to arrest the illegal alien, he got into his automobile, and then drove recklessly through the streets of Baltimore until he crashed into other vehicles. The illegal alien then fled on foot before being apprehended. Meanwhile, 2 ICE agents were seriously injured and hospitalized, while countless other innocent persons were endangered by the illegal alien’s evasion.

A federal judge has rejected Minnesota’s bid to force the Trump Administration to continue funding the State’s Medicaid program, finding that the State’s program was riddled with fraud. COMMON SENSE!

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that it believed that a 72 hour waiting period to purchase a gun was constitutional. So. A fundamental God given right can be suspended for a period of time. Is that how rights work? Would the Court rule that one could not speak out on an issue until after 72 hours had passed? Or that a newspaper could not publish a story until waiting 72 hours? No, of course not! That is not how rights work. The First Circuit is wrong.

The Washington Post has discovered an inconvenient fact. It seems that Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) is enjoying the lowest approval rating in her initial months in office than any Governor since Doug Wilder (D.). She is far behind Governor George Allen (R.), who was wildly popular as Governor. But she is also significantly behind Coonman (D.), who was a terrible Governor, and terribly unpopular. Hmmmm. Maybe she should not have lied about her views while running for office.

When the Obama Presidential Center opens, Illinois residents will be given free admission on Tuesdays. That is, if they can prove that they are Illinois residents by presenting photo ID. Something that they need not do to vote. But to gain entrance into Obama’s Ministry of Truth? Oh, yes.

Democrat led States are hemorrhaging residents, as higher taxes push high, and medium, earners to pull up stakes and move to low tax States. Now Democrat led States are considering imposing “exit” taxes, that these earners would have to pay after leaving a high tax State for “greener pastures”. My goodness, is this still the United States of America?

The California State government is implementing a program whereby tax dollars will reimburse electric vehicle owners up to $7,500.00 to repair the car batteries. If the battery is unrepairable, the State will provide the EV owner up to $10,000.00 to buy a new battery. Is this what government is for, to pay for some people’s personal car repairs, using other people’s money? Really?

Maine Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner called Jesus “a zombie”, and the Virgin Mary “a skank”. Words fail me.

“The illegal U.S. blockade of fuel to Cuba—90 miles south of the United States—adds to the longest embargo in world history and is causing untold suffering to the Cuban people.  The United States prevented a single drop of oil from entering Cuba for over three months.  This is cruel collective punishment—effectively an economic bombing of the infrastructure of the country—that has produced permanent damage.  It must stop immediately.”

–Representative Pramila Jayapal (D. Wa.).

Huh? The Cuban people are “suffering” because of communism, you twit! And now that that country’s brutal regime is on the verge of collapse, you want to throw it a lifeline? Is this the Democrat version of strategic foreign policy thinking? That we should always side with our enemies?

The Democrats are a bunch of surrender monkeys, no better than the cheese munching French. Look below at another example of what passes for astute foreign policy thinking by the Democrats:

“We need to end the war and we can do it with three things.  We need an immediate ceasefire, stop the bombing.  We need to make sure that we give Iran an ironclad guarantee that Israel or we will not attack again, and involve China and Russia in that. And then we need to look at some of the sanctions and have a diplomatic solution . . . The only way we’re going to get out of this is to have some kind of diplomatic solution.  And that would require us to stop the bombing and to figure out how we convince Iran that we’re not going to continue to bomb them.”

–Representative Ro Khanna (D. Ca.).

Notice that Representative Khanna says nothing about actually preventing Iran from building a nuclear weapon.  This reflects the Democratic approach as a whole: celebrate talks and claim progress while America’s adversaries maneuver around us.  And why would we empower Russia and China—our nation’s enemies—to enforce a deal, and secure Iran’s safety?  That is madness!

Democrats would settle for no war and symbolic victories.  President Trump is aiming for real results: total victory.  Bomb Iran back to the Stone Age.

A resolution was introduced at the United Nations Security Council, addressing the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz.  It failed due to vetoes cast by China and Russia.

The vetoed resolution, which was introduced by Bahrain, “strongly encourages states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts, defensive in nature, commensurate with the circumstances, to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz.”

The resolution also demanded that Iran immediately halt attacks on merchant and commercial vessels and stop impeding their freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian infrastructure. 

The resolution encouraged defensive action. The resolution called on Iran to stop attacking civilian commercial traffic. And Russia and China vetoed it. These countries are who Representative Khanna wants to enforce a peace agreement, and guarantee Iran’s security? Really?

Iran called on its youth to form human chains around the country’s power plants in advance of expected U.S. bombing raids this week. Holy Hamas! What kind of barbaric government uses innocent civilians as hostages to prevent military strikes?!?

President Trump should ignore any human chains. Bomb away!

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking in South Korea, urged smaller and medium sized countries to unite against the United States and President Trump. Really? Wow. Big talk for a cheese munching surrender monkey.

Does President Macron really think that South Korea wants to unite with France against the United States? Because the only thing keeping the North Korean Army from swarming over the border is the presence of 47,000 American army troops.

The late Iranian General Soleimani’s niece and her daughter have been living the high life in Los Angeles, California. No more. The anti-American pair had their green cards revoked, and were arrested, pending deportation. Next stop: Tehran.

Hey! Maybe they can get to Tehran in time to participate in a human chain around a power plant!

In Oxfordshire County, England, the leader of the county council blasted acts of intimidation, promising that the police would arrest and punish all those guilty of such criminality. What was the crime, the awful act of intimidation? Flying the English flag.

Cheers and congratulations to the University of Michigan men’s basketball team on winning the NCAA men’s tournament championship. Jeers and boos to the University of Michigan fans, who decided to celebrate their team’s victory by setting everything in sight on fire.

Tom Nieto, former coach for both the Yankees and the Mets, has died at age 65. R. I. P.

GFK

Today we are focusing on the scourge of anti-Semitism. One would think that following Lent, the celebration of The Resurrection, and being in The Easter Season, so-called Christians would be cognizant of, and knowledgeable concerning, the close ties between Jews and Christians. And for the most part, that would be true.

Sadly though, just as most of the Left wallows in hatred of Jews and Israel, so do some of the louder voices on the “Right”. I framed “Right” in quotation marks because while these folks are often identified as being conservative, there is nothing conservative about being anti-Semitic.

The hatred of anyone is deplorable, particularly when that hatred is directed at a group of people. It is rude. And it is irrational. Does anyone really believe that Jews control the weather (other than Washington, D.C. Councilman Trayvon White)? Does anyone really believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu forced President Trump to attack Iran? Does anyone really believe that if only Israel disarmed, and gave the so-called “Palestinians” a homeland, that there would be peace?

I commend to you the following 2 articles. I trust you find them enlightening.

The shocking antisemitism of the right

So-called Christians are some of the worst Jew haters there are

BY:          Everett Piper, The Washington Times (March 29, 2026).

I’ve always tried to stay informed. Understanding our present cultural narrative and having a pretty good handle on how our ideas will likely shape our future has always been front and center for me. Frankly, my job has demanded it.

As an educator, how could I possibly pretend to be relevant if I didn’t know what was going on in our world? Bottom line: Over the course of my career, I’ve fancied myself as being “in the know” as well as having a better-than-average ability to predict the attitudes and agendas that are just around the corner and likely to impact our daily lives.

I must acknowledge, however, that my confidence has been misplaced. In all my efforts to stay on the cutting edge of political and social debate, one major trend has taken me completely by surprise. Frankly, I didn’t see it coming and am utterly stunned by its magnitude. What is this movement, and what are these ideas? What is it that I totally miss? It’s the antisemitism of MAGA conservatives and those who call themselves Bible-believing evangelicals and Catholics.

Take last week, for example. On Tuesday, I posted a picture on my social media of the cover of a book I am reading. The title of the book is “How Should Christians Think About Israel?”

My post included nothing other than the photo and my recommendation to “read this book.” That’s it. That’s all it said. I took no position and presumed to grind no ax.

Well, within minutes, my Facebook blew up with more than 1,800 comments. Here is just a snapshot of what my “friends and followers” had to say.

Chris responded: “Modern-day Israel should be turned to glass and given back to the Palestinians.” Caroline chimed in, “Israel is demonic. That’s how we should think of them.”

Luke added, “We don’t need to be told by Jews how to feel about anything.”

Corey was less wordy. He simply said, “F—- Isreal.” Joe was even more concise. He just posted a meme of a man stomping on a bunch of cockroaches.

Glen suggested that we should “Beware of dogs and evil workers; Beware of the circumcision party.”

Perry opined that “Israel is evil” and that “they have killed thousands of women and children.”

James suggested that “any discussion on modern Israel has to begin by acknowledging that it is an illegal state.”

Kris added, “I like the Catholic approach much better. Fully reject Zionism.”

More “friends” than I can count said, “Today’s Israel is not the same as the one described in the Bible. It is a secular state governed by atheists.”

Then there were the more academic-minded folks such as Zane, Jill and Jeremy (and others too numerous to count) who didn’t have much to add other than to say, “I don’t need a book to tell me how to feel or what I see” and “I don’t have to read that book to know how I should think about the corrupt nation state of Israel.”

Finally, there were comments such as those from Dwight and Dino, who said, “The Jews killed Jesus. They crucified the messiah and still deny him today,” and Dianne, who said, “We shouldn’t care any more about Israel than we do Canada. The church has replaced Israel.”

So there you have it. I simply suggested that Christians would do well to learn a bit more about what the Bible really says about Israel, and “conservatives” came out of the woodwork with incredulity. How dare I? How dare anyone refute their long-discredited antisemitic tropes? How dare anyone challenge their highly questionable “replacement theology”?

Ask these people to read something, and more than 1,800 of them respond with “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” nonsense about how “the Jews are evil cockroaches who killed Jesus” and how we should turn Jerusalem into glass.

I just didn’t see any of this coming. As I said, I’m stunned and dumbfounded by it. Another Facebook follower named Billy summarizes it best: “I am simply appalled at the idiocy and lack of biblical understanding displayed here. Do these people not understand that God is not done with Israel? To not get this is to fundamentally misunderstand His plan for humanity.”

Amen, Billy, amen. Even if the acolytes of Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes can’t read a book, then maybe they can at least read a paragraph — and I pray they read yours.

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Passover and antisemitism: From pharaoh to Fuentes

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

BY:          Don Feder, The Washington Times (March 29, 2026).

They used to say that the only two things certain in life are death and taxes. They forgot antisemitism.

Passover marks history’s first attempted genocide, when the pharaoh of Exodus tried to annihilate his fleeing slaves. It’s a long and winding road from pharaoh to Adolf Hitler wannabe Nick Fuentes.

The road branches off in every direction imaginable: pagan antisemitism, Christian antisemitism, Muslim antisemitism, communist antisemitism, fascist antisemitism, Black antisemitism, liberal antisemitism and conservative antisemitism.

Throughout the course of history, Jews have been everyone’s favorite scapegoats. That the accusations are often contradictory is irrelevant. Jews have been accused of creating both communism and capitalism. Medieval antisemites said the Jews killed Jesus. Hitler believed Jews invented Christianity.

Today’s antisemites, such as podcaster Tucker Carlson with his millions of followers, claim Israel and its auxiliary — the “Jewish lobby” — have dragged us into another war in the Middle East, this time against the kindly ayatollahs, who wouldn’t nuke a fly.

Joe Kent made that claim when he resigned as national director of counterterrorism. Creeps such as Messrs. Carlson and Kent claim they are not antisemitic, just anti-Zionist.

When someone tried that on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights icon replied, “When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews.”

There is no shortage of excuses for antisemitism. People hate Jews because they are said to be stingy, even though American Jews are famous for their charitable giving. Jews are hated because they don’t fit into other cultures or because they are said to try too hard to fit in.

Some are offended by the idea of a universal moral code based on eternal principles, which originated at Sinai. In his book “Table Talk,” Hitler said, “The Jew came into our happy pagan world with his thou-shalts and thou-shalt-nots and spoiled everything.”

Jews have been called the miners’ canary, warning of the presence of toxic fumes, such as Nazism and Islamism, which, if left unchecked, will envelop the earth. That’s good for the earth, but how does it help the canary?

Jewish conspiracy theories are legion, predating by centuries the czarist forgery “The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.” The Romans and Babylonians probably had their own conspiracy theories about Jews.

“Jews are plotting to take over the world” is still the most popular. How they can accomplish that with 0.2% of the world’s population has always been a mystery to me.

Once they have the world, what will they do with it?

It’s scant comfort to the victims of antisemitism, but every nation that stood against the Jewish people is either no longer standing or teetering on the brink.

The Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Today, their empire is a distant memory. Spain was a rising power when it expelled its Jews in 1492. Then came the defeat of the Spanish Armada less than 100 years later. Czarist Russia ended in a basement in Yekaterinburg, where the last Romanovs died in 1918.

The Thousand Year Reich lasted 12 years. Germany was divided for 44 years and is about to be engulfed by Muslim immigration. The Islamic Republic of Iran is having a fire sale.

Blessings and curses, God’s promises are eternal.

How should Jews confront today’s antisemitism?

First, with unwavering support for Israel. Odious creatures such as Tucker Carlson and podcaster Candace Owens hate Israel because they want Jews to be defenseless again.

Prayer is indispensable. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

In the United States, most terrorist acts, such as the recent assault on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, are lone-wolf attacks, and security guards aren’t always handy to save the day. Jews should be ready to defend themselves.

Know your friends and your enemies. Among the former are evangelical Christians and many prominent Catholics, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A poll at a recent Turning Point USA conference, reported in The New York Times, showed 87% view Israel as an ally.

President Trump is in the process of destroying what is currently the greatest threat to Jewish survival in the world.

Until the Messianic Age, when “The Law will go forth from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem,” antisemitism will always be with us.

GFK

“Never give in.  Never give in.  Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense.  Never yield to force.  Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

–Winston Churchill.

The Japanese Magnolia in our front yard is in full bloom. The white and violet flowers are stunning. And the grass has greened up nicely. Our dogwoods need to catch up!

An American fighter jet was downed over Iran. Both pilots safely ejected, and were rescued by special military forces. WINNING!

Democrats are very unhappy about President Trump’s speech concerning hostilities with Iran. Despite the obvious metrics of success achieved to date–an unbelievable level of success, never before achieved by any military–Democrats insist that the U.S. is losing the war with Iran. Democrats insist that no strategic objectives have been accomplished. Democrats cling to the fiction that Iran posed no “imminent threat” to the United States (why must the threat be “imminent” before it is addressed? Must everything be an emergency?). Democrats are cheering for an American defeat. By contrast, the President is focused on victory, channeling Winston Churchill. Because there is no substitute for victory.

“[God] does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”

–Pope Leo XIV.

General George S. Patton, the United States Third Army, General Anthony McAuliffe, and the 101^st Airborne would beg to differ.

The United States economy added 178,000 private sector jobs in March. But even better news is that the federal workforce shrunk by 18,000 jobs. The fewer bureaucrats, the better! WINNING!

Representative Eric Swalwell (D. Ca.) is one of the leading proponents of releasing everything Epstein. But when it comes to his own files, detailing a criminal investigation into his association with a Chinese spy and paramour, Representative Swalwell is throwing a hissy fit, threatening to sue the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Wow. What hypocrisy!

San Francisco, California Democrats are up in arms after President Trump proposed returning Alcatraz to a prison, instead of a tourist attraction. They are probably afraid of being among the first new inmates.

Torrey Pines High School [California] permitted students to leave class and demonstrate against ICE. The students’ demonstration was crude and profane. But then a student later put up posters, supporting ICE. Torrey Pines High School suspended that student, claiming is posters were “intimidating”. Oh, please!

In 2022, Massachusetts enacted a “millionaires’ tax”, pledging that the funds would be used to fund education. But now Massachusetts Democrats want to use those funds to hire attorneys to represent illegal aliens facing deportation. Because nothing is more important that protecting foreign criminals in our midst. Not our children’s education. Nothing.

“Yeah. I think marriage is legalized slavery.”

–Former Saturday Night Live cast member, Leslie Jones. She further suggested that husbands might as well “break out whips and chains”. What a bitter old maid!

Little Debbie is releasing Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream sandwiches and Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream bars. Oh, my gosh! I’ve got to try them!

The United Nations Security Council considered a resolution authorizing member States to act to open up the Straits of Hormuz to all commercial traffic. It was expected that Russia and China would oppose the resolution, but then there was another; France. French President Emmanuel Macron explained that the effort would be “too difficult”, “dangerous”, and “time consuming”, with no guarantee of success. My goodness! What a cheese eating, surrender monkey!

Traditionally the British monarch issues an Easter message to the faithful. Which only makes sense, since the monarch is the head of the Church of England. But this year, King Charles III did not have the time or inclination to issue any such message. But last month, King Charles III did find the time and inclination to issue an effusive message about Ramadan. Hmmmm.

Toronto, Canada’s socialist mayor loudly proclaimed that ICE would not be permitted to operate in her city. Okay.

“We already know that biology, as much as we want it to be just nice and clean and tight and perfectly in one category and another, it’s not. We know that.  So, now what we’re doing is subjecting everybody, all women and all people who are identifying as women to this really invasive testing that only to me says like, ‘Oh we’re just trying to whittle it down to a certain type of woman.’ Is that what we’re doing?  That’s really the whole game here.  They sort of lost the battle on gay marriage and lost the battle on all these things so it’s just like, ‘We’re gonna have this whole campaign for all these years to just hate trans people,’ which is such a small percentage of the population.  It’s actually on a single hand when we’re talking about sports.  And just like thread the absolute tightest needle thread that you possibly could.”

–former U.S. women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe.

Why are media outlets still covering this disgruntled harpy? She was overrated as a soccer player, and she is a lousy advocate for her favorite perversions. If she was not a homosexual, no one would ever pay attention to her.

“This is a serious thing he’s [Eldrick Woods] done, you know.  The PGA Tour statement was so predictably weak, how they showed that the Tour will look after him, as they always have done.  And then you’ve got Jack [Nicklaus] saying it’s tarnished the entire sport.  You’ve got your opposites, but there has to be some accountability.

I feel sorry for Tiger because he’s living in 24-7 pain.  I asked him that years ago, even before the LA accident (in 2021), but it’s all been self-inflicted.  The bottom line is I really think that something should be done a little bit more serious than waving him off to a tropical island and saying ‘Welcome back’ in three or four months.”

–former PGA Tour professional Nick Faldo.

And then there were 2. Michigan will meet Connecticut this evening, and the winner will be the national champion basketball team.

GFK

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.”

–Matthew 28:6.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

–John 3:16.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

1 Peter 1:3.

“We ask that streams of Easter light might flow into the intimacy and privacy of our hearts this morning, to heal us and encourage us and enable us to make again a new beginning.”

–John O’Donohue.

Imagine if you can, the weight of the burden that Christ took upon his shoulders, when on that day on Calvary he took on all the sins of mankind, so that we might live.  What a gift!

Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! “Christ is risen!” “He is risen indeed!” 

With these words, we welcome Easter morning. Standing on the resurrection side of Good Friday is always a wonderful experience, but not necessarily a challenging one. Our Lord’s victory over death doesn’t truly resonate until we are willing personally to accompany Him on the Way of the Cross during Holy Week. To go from Palm Sunday to Easter Day without experiencing the Triduum – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday – is what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called “cheap grace.”

The work of our salvation was won at a tremendous cost to God: nothing less than the death of His Son. Until we attempt to comprehend the events surrounding Our Lord’s death, we cannot begin to appreciate that cost.

Sometimes we gloss over the events that led up to Our Lord’s arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. The Evangelists make clear in each of the Gospels that Our Lord intentionally “went up” to Jerusalem, knowing what lay ahead. There can be no doubt of the anxiety behind such resolve. Even as He made His “triumphal” entry into Jerusalem, He knew the fickleness of men’s hearts. Within a few short days, the religious establishment would send the Temple guard to make His arrest.

That evening spent in the upper room would be heart-wrenching, for he loved His own “to the end.” Establishing the sacrament of the Eucharist and the sacrament of Holy Orders would ensure that His ministry would continue. At the same time, “the servant is not above his master.” He knew that His apostles, too, would “drink of the cup” of suffering, torture and eventual martyrdom.

Then, in the Garden of Gethsemane, in anguish He would pray the Father to “remove this cup” if possible. For again, He knew what tortures would be in store at the hand of the Roman forces. And still He went willingly with the Temple guard to the house of the High Priest, even after His betrayal by His friend Judas Iscariot. The mocking, the scourging, the crown of thorns was only preparation for the final abuse, that of crucifixion.

Stretched out upon the cross, Our Lord suffers the ultimate consequence of human sin – alienation from Our Creator. “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” His trial was not facing the distorted justice of sinful man as much as it was trusting in His Father that He would not “leave [His] soul in Hell,” that He would not “abandon [Him] to the pit.” But even in death, He does the will of His Father and “descended into Hell” and “preached unto the spirits in prison.”

Then on the third day, He rises triumphantly from the grave, having smashed down the gate of death. And He offers His victory over sin and death to each one of us. At every celebration of the Mass, He invites us to share in that victory, but most especially on Easter Day, the Queen of Feasts. 

May we discover that victory in our own lives, both this Easter and at every Eucharist! Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!

GFK

“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” 

— St. Francis of Assisi.

Twenty percent (20%) of the world’s oil is transported through the Straits of Hormuz. Who benefits? India, China, and . . . Europe. The President has repeatedly asked European nations–our NATO allies–to assist with keeping the Straits of Hormuz open to maritime traffic. And our NATO allies have said “no”.

Fine. President Trump has suggested that if they do not want to assist the U.S., they can figure it out on their own. Sounds sensible. They are the beneficiaries of an open Straits of Hormuz. Why should the U.S. assume such responsibility, especially since the United States has already neutralized the military threat from Iran which was aimed at Europe?

President Trump is questioning the point of NATO membership, and is pondering the future of U.S. membership. It is a fine point. The U.S. is NATO. Yes, NATO was effective against Soviet expansion in Europe. Because of the U.S. military. Not the German army. Not the British navy. Because of the U.S.

But, but, but, . . President Trump started hostilities with Iran without proper consultation with NATO. So? Again, who benefits from an open Straits of Hormuz?

The U.S. is expected to back its NATO allies in Ukraine’s war with Russia. And it has done so, even though Ukraine is not a NATO member, or a strategic interest of our country. NATO allies demand it. But when the U.S. acts for NATO countries’ benefit, and merely asks for minimal assistance, NATO countries petulantly cry “no”.

They won’t help with the Straits of Hormuz. They will not permit the U.S. to use its European based airbases. They will not permit the U.S. military to cross through their airspace. They will do nothing.

France particularly should be ashamed. It was France which granted asylum to the radical clerics seeking to overthrow the Shah of Iran. It was France who flew the Ayatollah Khomeini into Iran. Arguably, but for France (but let’s not let Jimmy Carter off the hook), there would be no need for U.S. military involvement in Iran today. Yet F

The U.S. does not benefit from NATO. European countries benefit from NATO. These welfare dependent countries maintain socialist economies based upon having outsourced their securities to the United States. These welfare dependent countries engage in predatory trade practices against the United States, while demanding U.S. military protection. President Trump is asking the correct questions. We need to arrive at the correct answers.

“Iran has never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination.  Even after enduring occupation, invasion, and sustained pressure from global powers—and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors—Iran has never initiated a war . . . The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries . . . For this reason, portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts.”

–Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Iran rejected the United States’ proposed peace plan, instead insisting that it would win the war. Good luck.

The President fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. It is about time. She was always a poor choice.

Now that President Trump has fixed the mess at the airports, using ICE agents to assist TSA, what will Democrats now use as leverage to prevent full funding of the Department of Homeland Security?

“I will not support Congress sending more taxpayer dollars and military aid to a government that consistently ignores international law and U.S. law.”

–Puddin’head, explaining that she will no longer support any aid to Israel.

The Left got to her.  What a coward.

“So f**king f**ked up.  I’ll pray they f**k him to his face.  Sorry, I say f**k a lot these days.”

–Representative Susie Lee (D. Nv.), reacting to President Trump’s presence at a United States Supreme Court hearing.

What a potty mouth!  Like most Leftists, Representative Lee thinks cursing makes her sound “cool”, “hip”, and “in the know”.  It does not.  It makes her sound like an inarticulate moron. 

Representative Haley Stevens (D. Mi.) is running for the United States Senate. She recently posted an advertisement seeking campaign employees. The advertisement explicitly stated “immigration status” and “citizenship” were not disqualifying, and those persons were encouraged to apply for a position. Wow. Representative Stevens wants illegal aliens and non-citizens to work to elect her to the United States Senate? You would think that a member of Congress would know that it is illegal to hire illegal aliens. But apparently, you would be wrong.

Senator Elizabeth “Lieawatha” Warren (D. Ma.) wants to impose a national wealth tax on one’s assets. But won’t that cause people of wealth (wealthy people?) to flee the country? Senator Warren has got that covered, as she would impose a 40% tax on assets of those leaving the country. Wow. The Democrats want to build a financial “Berlin Wall” to keep taxpayers in the country.

The United States Supreme Court overturned a Colorado law that prohibited counselors for advising children on how to avoid engaging in homosexual or “trans” behaviors. The Court ruled that allowing counselors to encourage homosexual or “trans” behaviors, but forbidding them from discouraging such behavior, constituted viewpoint discrimination, in violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment.

The Supreme Court’s Colorado ruling was 8-1. Justice Black Female dissented, and claimed that science trumped the First Amendment. Really? Her dissent was sooooo stupid that Justice Elena Kagan called her out for her reasoning. That is bad.

But Justice Black Female’s dissent does suggest one thing; she probably cannot define what constitutes a “woman”.

The China Joe Administration allowed illegal aliens to announce their presence in the country via a smartphone app, and they would be allowed to stay in the country until . . . who knows when. The Trump Administration shut down that app, and ended all legal protection status for those illegal aliens. NOT SO FAST, rules federal district court judge Allison Burroughs. China Joe illegally permitted these aliens–more than 1 million–to stay in the U.S. But according to Judge Burroughs, President Trump cannot legally terminate their stay in the U.S. NOTE TO JUDGE BURROUGHS: the United States is not the Hotel California.

It should not surprise anyone that Judge Burroughs is a China Joe appointee.

Federal Judge Richard Leon ruled that President Trump could not continue constructing his ballroom. A ridiculous decision, that will be overturned.

Federal Judge Randolph Moss ruled that President Trump’s actions in cutting off funding to public broadcasting violated the Constitution. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting celebrated, popping champagne corks and cheering. One problem; Congress defunded the CPB, and no judge can make Congress fund it. There is still no money. Another ridiculous decision.

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s husband is a cross-dresser. Who knew?

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D.) wife, Jennifer, told MS NOW that she took her children on a tour of the Deep South so that they could witness racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, and bigotry generally. Because there is nothing like that in California?

The State of Florida renamed the Palm Beach International Airport the Donald J. Trump International Airport. That has got to frost the Left’s flakes.

“The murder of the individual depicted in this mural was a devastating tragedy, but the misguided, isolating intent of those funding murals like this across the country is divisive and does not represent Providence.  I continue to encourage our community to support local artists whose work brings us closer together rather than further divides us.”

–Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley (D.), demanding the removal of a mural honoring 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska who was brutally stabbed to death on a train in Charlotte last summer.

A mural honoring serial criminal George Floyd is fine.  But a mural honoring a young girl murdered by a crazed serial criminal?  Divisive.  Got it.

Why are Minnesota Somali fraudsters receiving such light sentences from State court judges? One welfare fraud defendant stole $5.6 million in public funds, was convicted, and then sentenced to 6 months in jail, with no requirement for reimbursement. That is ridiculous! Apparently the corruption in Minnesota extends to its judicial system.

The Episcopal Church USA’s gender justice office hosted its first spiritual retreat for transgender, nonbinary and two-spirit Episcopalians, as an opportunity for them to share their life experiences and faith in a safe and affirming environment.  Oh, my!

I did not know that the Church had a “gender justice office”, but I cannot say I am surprised.  But affirming the illnesses of those who think that are of an opposite sex, of no sex, and . . . what the hell is a two-spirit?—is just wrong.  These things do not exist in God’s world.  They are mental illneses, or worse, intentional adoptions of perversions.  The Church has turned from bringing souls to God, and is now focusing on using God to justify man’s wants, desires, and perversions.  This is just so wrong.

The Episcopal Diocese of New York is going to pay at least $1.2 million in “reparations” to black folks. Yep. People who have done no wrong will pay monies to people who have not suffered a wrong. Typical Leftist reasoning. And racist. This is just so wrong.

Jif introduced a new chunky peanut butter/chocolate spread. YUM!

“The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right?  They proclaim Pride Month.  And the NBA, they proclaim it.  They show it to the world.  They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month, to celebrate unrighteousness.’  They proclaim it on the billboards.  They proclaim it in the streets.  Unrighteousness.”

–former Chicago Bulls player Jaden Ivey.

The Chicago Bulls dismissed Jaden Ivey from the team after he made this statement, affirming his faith in Jesus Christ and his opposition to mandatory Gay Pride celebrations within the NBA.  The Bulls said his comments represented “conduct detrimental to the team.”

Former New York Yankees reliever Ken Clay has died at age 71. R. I. P.

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“On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you.”

— Max Lucado

“Good Friday and Easter free us to think about other things far beyond our own personal fate, about the ultimate meaning of all life, suffering, and events; and we lay hold of a great hope.” –

– Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” 

–– Romans 3:23

“Go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead.”

–Matthew 28:7

“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

–Romans 10:9

“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”

― Pope John Paul II

“Regardless of nationality, religion, or race, we are united by faith in God, and the barriers between us seem less significant.  Observing the rites of Passover and Easter, we’re linked in time to the ancient origins of our values and to the unborn generations who will still celebrate them long after we’re gone.  As Paul explained in his Epistle to the Ephesians, He came and preached peace to those who were near.  So then you were no longer strangers and aliens, but you were fellow citizens of God’s household.  This is a time of hope and peace, when we give thanks for our blessings—chief among them, freedom, peace, and the promise of eternal life.

–President Ronald W. Reagan (1983)

The Observations hopes that all our readers enjoy a glorious and happy Easter.  May we heed the wisdom of those who came before us, and pass that wisdom onto those who come after us.  For those readers who observe Passover, we offer the same hopes, that the blessings of the Lord will be upon you as they were on your ancestors whom he led out of Egypt.

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“The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; it signifies Love, it produces Love.”

– St. Thomas Aquinas.

Today is Maundy Thursday.  It is the day where Christians commemorate Christ’s Last Supper.  Within hours following, He will be betrayed by Judas Iscariot.

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“The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; it signifies Love, it produces Love.”

– St. Thomas Aquinas.

You already received it, last Friday! APRIL FOOLS!

Go back and read it. And enjoy a wonderful day.

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“With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.  And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all.”

-– Acts 4:33.

The Observations has long warned about the increasing Islamization of America, more now than in the past. We state, and we mean, that Islam is incompatible with our nation’s values, laws, and Constitution. Below is an article about the growing Islamization of Great Britain. Readers should take it as a warning about what is happening here.

The Islamization of Britain is Almost Complete

British institutions are relentlessly embracing Islam, attacking classic British culture, and turning a blind eye to Islamic crime and antisemitism.

BY:          Janet Levy, The American Thinker (March 22, 2026).

The British Empire was the largest in history. With colonies on every continent, it covered more than a quarter of the earth’s land and governed over a fifth of the world’s population. Besides dominating military, economic, diplomatic, and political affairs, it transformed the world by spreading Western values, customs, and culture, as well as ideas such as individualism, rationalism, capitalism, and modern scientific thought. That influence continues in the educational, legal, and parliamentary systems of many countries.

But Britain is now a shadow of its former self, having allowed its institutions, the media, academia, and the public to be heavily influenced by Islam, which the late Christopher Hitchens described as “the most toxic form that religion can take.” Fashionable deference to Islam—the government, for example, treats even the most innocuous criticism of Islam as “hate speech”—has caused a noticeable shift in power, identity, and influence, and it may not be long before Britain becomes an Islamic state.

The Muslim population is projected to exceed 8% by 2030. There are over 2,000 mosques, more than 85 sharia courts challenge British common law, sharia finance is growing in popularity, halal food is widespread, and the government recognizes Islamic holidays with an enthusiasm that would shame many Muslim countries. Iftars are hosted at the House of Commons, and Ramadan prayers are offered at Windsor Castle, a symbol of Britain’s historical pre-eminence.

For years, public discourse has been filled with discussions about Britain’s Islamization. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance once joked that Britain might be the first truly Islamic country to acquire nuclear weapons. Elon Musk criticized U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer for ignoring Muslim sex grooming gangs that exploit children and for remaining silent on Pakistani rape gangs when he was Britain’s director of public prosecution. But governments—especially Labour Party governments—have consistently ignored the warning signs and have encouraged Islam by permitting mass migration and giving in to every demand made by Muslim groups.

Examples are plentiful of Britain’s decline into submission to Islam and the replacement of its Western culture by sharia. Guidance documents for schools from Labor-run city councils in northern England warn educators that drawing and music lessons could be considered blasphemous to Islam. The Green Party of England and Wales plans to change school curricula to teach children that it is their moral duty to welcome immigrants. In the name of raising awareness about a religion from another culture, children too young to question their teachers are being brainwashed.

While the authorities go out of their way to accommodate Islam, they have no hesitation about attacking Christianity or being lenient with those who criticize it.

• Hatun Tash, a Turkish-born British citizen and former Muslim, was arrested twice for preaching Christianity and criticizing the Quran at Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner, a stronghold of free speech. Ironically, she was the victim in these incidents and has been stabbed and beaten by Muslims more than once.
• Daniel Ayettey, a pastor, was pulled off a ladder and threatened with a knife by a Muslim asylum seeker from Sudan who had 29 previous convictions for 67 offenses. The attacker was spared jail by a judge.
• A police officer instructed a group of gospel-sharing Christians to stop their activities.
• A preacher was detained for questioning a Muslim woman about Quranic verses related to domestic violence.
• Christmas markets across the UK were canceled in 2025, with city councils claiming they lacked funds, while money was allocated for Ramadan and Eid celebrations nationwide.

Perhaps the most powerful symbolic statement by Muslims was a recent Iftar gathering in London’s Trafalgar Square. Over 3,000 Muslims assembled for evening prayers, which started with the adhan; London Mayor Sadiq Khan attended and distributed dinner packages. When senior conservative Nick Timothy objected to the event, describing a public call of Allahu akbar as “a declaration of domination,” Starmer called for his removal as shadow justice secretary.

Islamist influence is already evident in self-proclaimed “Muslim areas” of London, where the vigilante Muslim London Patrol confronts passersby and advises them not to drink alcohol or wear short dresses. A 2013 report details how its volunteers scold non-Muslims and tell them to stay away from mosques. Gay men are called “dirty” and asked to leave.

Muslims are heard saying that England is not a Christian country and that Islam is on the rise. Anjem Choudary, a prominent radical preacher and Sharia court judge now serving a life sentence for terrorist activities, once led the Islamic Emirates Project, aiming to turn 12 British cities into independent Islamic states outside of British law.

Meanwhile, ignoring widespread expressions of Jew-hatred by Muslims, the British government has taken steps to define anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia. Currently, hate crimes against Muslims are twice as likely to result in prosecution as hate crimes against Jews. Antisemitism is blatant and rampant: Muslim mobs chant “Death to Israel” and call for the murder of Jews; at anti-Israel rallies, protesters mention a historic 7th-century battle against Jewish tribes, shouting Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews, the army of Mohammad will return; and Muslim clerics promote Jew hatred and support terrorist groups like Hamas. Significant efforts are made—by the government as well as the liberal media—to downplay such antisemitism.

But even perceived offenses to Muslim sensibilities invoke the wrath of the law, as West London restaurateur Harnam Singh Kapoor learned. Kapoor, a Sikh, has a sign at his restaurant Rangrez that says, “Proudly Non Halal Restaurant.” For this, he faced threats and confrontations from Muslim groups, while he and his wife received phone calls warning that their daughter would be raped by grooming gangs. To protect himself and his family, he began carrying a kirpan, a Sikh ceremonial dagger. On March 14, after Kapoor called for a non-halal meet-up at his restaurant, over 100 people gathered around the premises, chanting slogans. When he contacted the police, they arrested him instead.

The extent to which the British government is willing to accommodate Muslim practices is clear in its choice to normalize cousin marriage, ignoring scientific evidence that shows it increases the risk of inheriting recessive disorders. According to a Bradford study, the rate of cousin or relative marriage among immigrant Muslims reaches as high as 46%. This practice is banned in Norway and most American states and is set to be banned in Sweden.

Last year, Conservative MP Richard Holden proposed a bill for a similar ban in the U.K.

But the National Health Service (NHS) has directed its doctors and nurses to stop issuing blanket discouragements against the practice to Muslim families. They were informed that giving such advice is “unacceptable.” It even published a report—now withdrawn—praising the “benefits” of cousin marriage, and advertised for nurses to support families choosing close-relative marriages. Holden was outraged that public funds were being used to address a custom that should be banned outright.

As conservative commentator Patrick West writes in The Spectator: Should British culture be allowed to be diluted by a “self-abasing and cowardly coterie of white liberals,” all in the “dread names of multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusivity”? Can the British public genuinely support the idea that Muslims need special laws and protections in addition to those protecting other citizens?

How much longer before the once-greatest empire on earth is surpassed by Islam?

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“We must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.”

-– Galatians 6:9.

The Left held a series of “No Kings” rallies across the nation over the weekend. These were nothing but virtue signaling gatherings, largely populated by white women, old people, and hipster doofuses. The point was apparently to let everyone know that . . . Orange Man Bad.

The rallies in several cities were violent. Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon wore gas masks, and physically attacked police trying to keep order. In Dallas, Texas, Leftists attacked counter-demonstrators, hurling fists and profanities. And in Los Angeles, California, Leftists carried “Palestinian” and Mexican flags, and threw cement cinderblocks at police. New York City protestors carried the most vulgar and profane signs, shouting their vulgarities at police, and demanded an end of hostilities with Iran, the deportation of illegal aliens, and, of course, blamed Jews for everything.

The most amusing “No Kings” rally occurred in London, England. Seriously; people in a country with a king, were protesting America, where there is no king. You cannot make this stuff up.

The common denominator with all these rallies were the open calls for communist revolution, and the hatred of Jews, and the hatred of America. Which makes sense, since these rallies were funded, in large part, by the Chinese Communist Party.

Beginning in June, U.S. currency will bear the signature of Donald Trump. That popping sound you hear is the sound of Leftist heads exploding in anger.

The United States Senate passed a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that omitted any funding for ICE or the Border Patrol Then the cowardly Senators fled town for a 2 week vacation.

The United States House of Representatives rejected the deficient Senate spending bill, and instead passed a short term (8 week) funding bill for the entire Department of Homeland Security. Maybe Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R. S.D.) can get his colleagues to return to Washington, D.C., and do their jobs. Probably not.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I. Vt.) quickly departed D.C., sitting in a first class seat on a plane bound for Boston. Do socialists fly first class? Apparently so.

Representative Pramila Jayapal (D. Wa.) wants the federal government to pay reparations to illegal aliens for the “trauma” visited upon them by ICE. Sigh. Read that sentence again. A member of Congress thinks that criminals should be compensated for the “trauma” of being arrested and punished.

Senate Democrats have been opposing the SAVE Act, claiming that they do not oppose requiring photo IDs when voting, but insisting that other provisions of the bill are wrong. So Senate Republicans introduced a different bill, the sole provision of which required photo IDs when voting. Just 2 years ago, every Senate Democrat voted in favor of legislation that required photo IDs when voting. But this year, no. A hard “no”. What is the difference? Well . . . Orange Man Bad.

National Security Agency communications intercepts demonstrate that Ukraine laundered money–LOTS OF MONEY–into the China Joe reelection campaign. Oh, well, no harm, no foul. Nothing to see here.

In an unrelated story, President Trump jaywalked across Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. TYRANT! ARREST HIM! NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW! Except Democrats.

“We’re making clear that no one is above the law in this city, that everyone has to follow the rule of law.  I have made clear to the president, both in our private conversations and our public conversations, about the fact that I believe that ICE is a rogue agency.  I’ve also been public about my belief that ICE is an entity that should be abolished, and that is critically important in our city, where we’ve seen too many New Yorkers living in fear of even going to what would otherwise be routine immigration check ins . . . What we’ve had in the interim is a federal entity that has been operating with a level of impunity, and that has to come to an end.  I think that [“No Kings”] rallies are an incredibly effective way for New Yorkers to both organize together and make it clear what their vision is for the city, for the State, for this country.  I think that what we’ve seen is that there’s an attempt to make many in our city feel as if they are alone, when they believe that ICE has no place in our city, when they believe that every single New Yorker who lives in this city belongs in this city, and should be made to feel as if such.”

–Comrade Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D. N.Y.).

He is so full of it.  Illegal aliens are not New Yorkers, and do not belong in New York City.  They need to return to the Third World country from which they came.

In downtown Chicago, Illinois, a mob of teenagers gathered and engaged in riotous violence. Property was destroyed, cars hijacked, pedestrians beaten and robbed, and police attacked. And this is not a one off; apparently it happens regularly. Wow.

“This is not normal.  These guys [ICE agents] aren’t doing a damn thing.  They weren’t qualified to be here in Minnesota.  They’re not qualified to be at the airport, and they are dang sure not qualified to be anywhere near a polling station.  But I would be absolutely shocked if he [Donald Trump] is not already making plans.  I mean, Democratic states are seeing this assault.  We have the most secure, fairest elections anywhere, and they’re still coming for it.”

–Tampon Tim (D. Mn.) whining and crying, because he is wholly irrelevant in every way.

Virginia General Assembly Republicans demanded a gas tax holiday in the Commonwealth, due to rising gasoline prices. Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) rejected it out of hand. Because government can never do without more money. Let the people suffer.

Pennsylvania Democrat legislators introduced a resolution commemorating “Women’s History Month”. When Republican legislators filed an amendment to the resolution, defining who/what constituted a “woman”, Democrats quickly withdrew the resolution from consideration. Because they are scared to death of their whacked out constituents.

Yesterday, on Palm Sunday, more than 1,000 Episcopalians marched to the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing. They placed their palm fronds on the Capitol’s steps, and demanded in the name of the Jesus that government did more; more for people to have healthcare, food, housing, to be more welcoming to illegal aliens, and for dignity to be afforded to all persons. Which is quite interesting, since you can read the entire Bible, cover to cover, the Old Testament, the New Testament, and you will never find God, and you will never find Jesus, commanding government to do anything. No, God commands individuals to do good works. Jesus instructs his followers to do good works. But The Episcopal Church USA has forgotten the story. Christians do not get to outsource their responsibilities for their neighbors, the poor, and the sick to the government. God does not advocate for government contracting. But the Episcopal Church is more interested in government action, instead of individual responsibility and duty. Because The Episcopal Church as an entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Democrat Party. And that is sad.

Blue Bell’s creamery unveiled Brookie À La Mode Ice Cream, available in stores now.   It is a delicious combination of two of the most popular baked desserts: a brownie and a chocolate chip cookie.  Mix that with Blue Bell ice cream.  YUM! 

The Clayton Club Saloon is a dark, Western-themed dive bar with the cowboy boots of fallen regulars dangling from the ceiling and, outside, hitching posts for horses that are still used today.  The bar has anchored the tiny historic downtown of Clayton, at the foot of Mount Diablo, since 1873.  It has survived the Great Depression, Prohibition, and numerous owners and name changes.  But yesterday, after 153 years, the Clayton Club Saloon closed for good.  Very sad.

Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor by trade, and a member of Finland’s Parliament, claims that homosexuality is a developmental disorder.  She included that claim in a church pamphlet, with Biblical quotes to support her claims.  Notwithstanding all of this, she has now been convicted of the crime of inciting “hatred”.  The court found that while her citations and recitation of Biblical quotes were protected, Mrs. Rasanen was still guilty of a crime, because she actually believed in the Scripture.

The Yemeni Houthis attacked Israel. Big mistake.

“Why would he [Eldrick Woods] need to play golf anymore?  I think he should probably ask himself that.  Consider not playing golf anymore.”

–Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee. 

Eldrick Woods was arrested in Jupiter, Florida for driving under the influence. He was speeding through a residential neighborhood, and attempted to pass a gardening truck hauling a trailer. His Land Rover clipped the trailer, and overturned in the roadway. Thankfully, no one was injured.

Eldrick refused to submit to a urinalysis test, and will now lose his license for 18 months. He will likely also be convicted of the DUI charge, and face further punishment. Good. Eldrick Woods may be a great golfer, but he is also a selfish, self-entitled SOB, who deserves public shame and scorn. This is not an isolated incident. And this could have turned out so much worse. Someone should take his keys away, for good.

On occasion, I represent individuals charged with drunk driving. If someone comes to me with their 1st charge, usually not involved in any sort of accident or high speed, I try and show them some compassion. People make mistakes, and an isolated incident of driving under the influence does not make you a bad person. The important thing is to learn, and to not do it again. By contrast, this is the 4th incident Eldrick Woods has had with an automobile. That we know of. I would submit that Eldrick Woods is a bad person, who does not learn from his mistakes. He does not care. If this continues, real tragedy will occur.

Congratulations to Chase Elliott on winning the Cookout 400 at the Martinsville Speedway. Enjoy your grandfather clock.

It is estimated that more than $170 million was spent in Martinsville and Henry County this past race weekend. That is a lot of beer and hot dogs.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament Final Four has been determined. Arizona will play Michigan in the semi-finals, and Illinois will play Connecticut in the semi-finals. The winners will square off on Monday, April 6, for the National Championship.

Singer/songwriter Darrell Crofts, of the duo Seals & Crofts, has died at age 87. He “shall never pass this way, again.” R. I. P.

Four (4) time Pro Bowl linebacker Jeff Siemon has died at age 75. R. I. P.

Dave Newhouse, longtime sports columnist at The Oakland Tribune, has died at age 87. R. I. P.

Former Minnesota Viking Defensive Back Joey Browner has died at age 65. R. I. P.

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