The New Orleans Saints: Then There Were Three: Brees, Bridgewater and Hill

All three have been part of the news recently for different reasons but the reasons have nothing to do with any thing that resembles any thought of evaluation or substance.  The news stories are more or less the product of sports writers who have too much time on their hands and not enough of quality talk that has meaning in this writers judgement.

The Brees story of returning for one more year was hardly news.  Sports writers seemed to understand that and all they wanted to do was report once again about Brees personal records as a Saint and even listed a long list of his records like that is good reason for his return.  And of course the usual standby apple polishing statement of how competitive Brees is as a player and can lead New Orleans to another Super Bowl.  Lost in sports reporting is that Brees has not played well in the play offs the past few years and sports writers have yet to ask the most important question that this writer asked after the Vikings eliminated the Saints in the playoffs this past season.  The question asked in PolitiDose was:  Has Payton and Brees seen their best years in a Saints uniform?  This writer believes the evidence says they have.

Then comes a report that Saint's backup quarterback Bridgewater could command a salary of $30 million in free agency.  That is a stretch but NFL owners don't really pay for a players talent.  They are swimming in profits and throw good money around for bad players.  Its not a knock on Bridgewater, but explains why so few teams in the NFL have a winning record year in and year out.

Finally, the most shocking story occurred when Taysom Hill said he was a franchise quarterback.  There is no evidence to back up that statement at all.  His playing time has been of a special role nature, which he does well at.  But once defenses see you play on every play, and in every game like a quarterback does, the story changes.  All one has to do is look at Alvin Kamara.  His talents are well known now by the defense and his production has not lived up to his past performance.  Hill, a franchise player?  This writer can remember many who were given that distinction but never made the grade.

So lets see if any New Orleans Sports writer dare ask the question alluded to above before the Saints start their new season this year.  This writer does not plan to hold his breath.

The Impeached President's Mental Unfitness Worsens and The U.S. National Security Is At Risk.

The latest action by the President purging those from the administration that testified against him under oath during the impeachment process is another traitorous act by a man desperate for revenge against those willing to tell the truth about the corruption in the White House and the man at the top.  Then Trump even carried it farther by purging others who were critical of his actions.  He also reassigned Victoria Coates who was a top official on the National Security Council because she was thought to be an anonymous tell all.

Then the mentally unfit President berated outgoing director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire because his agency informed congress on Feb 13 that Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help Trump get reelected.  Trump got angry with that report and complained Democrats would use that against him.  The impeached President was not worried about the Russian ongoing interference in America's elections, he was only worried about his own reelection.  That intelligence report proves how Trump and the Russians are still colluding to undermine the democratic process.  All is part of the President's cover up of the facts and his betrayal of America and its people.

Trump then took another step trying to silence the intelligence community by naming Ambassador Richard Grenell as acting director of National Intelligence.  Larry Pfeiffer an intelligence officer who helped establish the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Mr. Grenell is probably the most unqualified individual ever appointed to this position.  It was noted that Mr. Grenell is a staunch supporter of Donald Trump.  And that is what Trump wants, a supporter not qualified in intelligence to shape American intelligence to Trump's fake news and narrative and to stop reporting of Russian continued interference.

The  purge and cover up of Trump's corruption and his continued love for Russian interference has driven the impeached President into a mental state that is toxic to everything Americans have sacrificed for over many generations.  The President's personal attacks against everyone is a symptom of his mental state and dangerous.  And the republican party in congress continue to support and excuse this mental unraveling.  The  shame has never been greater.

Our nation is at risk because the guy in the White House is attempting to destroy the institutions that make and made America great.  And that goes to the heart of this traitorous President.