"Bud in Cincinnati" wrote to say…
I have to disagree about Trump's goal. I believe that Donald Trump's main goal after the 2020 election is to con(vince) as many people as possible to send him as much money as possible. Note how Trump demanded that Trumpists send the money to him and not the Republican Party, way back in idk when. I believe that every claim to have won is in service to this goal.
Okay, I don't really disagree with that. "Follow the money," as they say. My point was that I think all his odd behavior during the trial is consistent with the notion that he and his team are resigned to losing. You don't keep calling the judge names if you're holding out hopes he's going to rule in your favor. Trump is playing to his base. That's really all he does.
Here's a message I received from Joseph Finn about the upcoming Formula 1 race through the streets of Las Vegas…
They did this in Chicago as well this summer, blocking off a lot of the lakefront and museums for a month, and you better believe how much the locals hated it (not to mention the business owners who had access to their stores blocked). I have a sneaking suspicion that one of the big reasons that former mayor Lori Lightfoot is the former mayor as of a few months ago is that she pushed for this deal to have F1 in Chicago and the constituents were, "Hell no."
Unfortunately, in Vegas, the concerns of the "locals" don't hold much clout against the concerns of the hotel-casinos. The hotels are, after all, the major employers and at least that part of the city gives 'em what they want. Someone smells an awful lot of revenue if this race becomes an annual event. Nothing short of it turning out to be a huge flop is going to stop this from being part of every November on Las Vegas Boulevard.
And lastly, here's one from "A. Fan." That's how he wanted to be identified…
You're telling us who you're glad you're not certain people. Is there someone you would like to be?
Yeah: A better Mark Evanier. There's so much room there for improvement.