This coming Friday will begin the Donald Trump era in the White House as President and Commander in Chief. His divisive campaign of lies and blame will end and and the "buck" will be transferred to his desk. Will a Trump administration adopt President Truman's responsible and mature position of stopping the "buck" at his desk, or will the Trumpster continue his blame game carried out during the Presidential campaign. Time will tell as the Donald's ego has never been under control.
Because the country and its people are so much better off today than when President George W. Bush left office, the country will find out pretty quick if Trump will lead the U.S. forward or backwards. Will he use the power of his free will to make the right decisions or will his fondness for the "swamp" be confirmation of his true intentions. If Trump repeals President Obama's executive orders like he said on day one a regression will take place, especially if the Iran agreement is one of them.
The most important question to be answered is does a President Trump understand the difference between "fate" and "destiny." President Bush did not and started a war and occupation of Iraq over WMD that did not exist and is still going on. Some past Presidents and Presidential candidates thought the U.S. was destined to play a certain role and made certain decisions that affected the world and as a result major blunders were made that had a major negative impact on the U.S. and its people. (There is a difference between "fate" and "destiny" as explained in my commentary of December 31, 2008, titled The United States: Past, Present and Future)
Friday January 20 the people will start to find out if there is any difference between President Trump and the candidate Trump or the President elect Trump.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Friday, January 13, 2017
President Elect Donald Trump: The Author of FAKE NEWS
In his latest press conference this week Donald Trump struck out big three times and every day his lack of character and corrupt attitude continue to define his persona. The man has no respect for civility which is needed in a President elect's ability to govern. With only a week away from entering the White House the people of America and the world are being exposed to a person whose every comment is deplorable.
Trump first struck out when he refused to take a question from a CNN reporter and called that network's reporting "fake news." Trump is the author of "fake news" and it started early on in his campaign. He used "fake news" about Hillary's emails, Benghazi, called her a criminal, about President Obama's birth place, about the economy and ISIS only to mention a few. This writer believes Trump has not heard the last from CNN.
Trump then struck out when he tried to deflect a question about Russia and Putin by asking the reporters if they really thought Hillary would be tougher on Putin than he would. He then said give me a break. Bringing up that kind of question at a news conference shows just how weak the President elect really is on Putin and Russia. The answer is yes, Clinton would be tougher than Trump and that is why Russia tried to high jack the election in favor of Trump just like the intelligence report said.
Then Trump struck out the third time when he let his attorney try to explain how there would be no conflict of interest between the Presidency and Trump's business. The attorney's report was only a P.R. "fake news" report and did not satisfy the ethic's requirement. That night on T.V. ethic attorney's said the information passed out at the news conference was wrong and does not meet the ethical standards required of a President.
The President elect continues to operate as the judge and jury on every issue and makes a mockery of the political system. And the way the Russian thing is unfolding, don't be surprised if there is confirmation that Putin and Russia are indeed holding some thing over the President elect. And never forget that it was Trump himself who asked Russia to hack Clinton's emails. Could that be the Rosetta Stone to the Putin-Russia-Trump connection? Time will tell.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Trump first struck out when he refused to take a question from a CNN reporter and called that network's reporting "fake news." Trump is the author of "fake news" and it started early on in his campaign. He used "fake news" about Hillary's emails, Benghazi, called her a criminal, about President Obama's birth place, about the economy and ISIS only to mention a few. This writer believes Trump has not heard the last from CNN.
Trump then struck out when he tried to deflect a question about Russia and Putin by asking the reporters if they really thought Hillary would be tougher on Putin than he would. He then said give me a break. Bringing up that kind of question at a news conference shows just how weak the President elect really is on Putin and Russia. The answer is yes, Clinton would be tougher than Trump and that is why Russia tried to high jack the election in favor of Trump just like the intelligence report said.
Then Trump struck out the third time when he let his attorney try to explain how there would be no conflict of interest between the Presidency and Trump's business. The attorney's report was only a P.R. "fake news" report and did not satisfy the ethic's requirement. That night on T.V. ethic attorney's said the information passed out at the news conference was wrong and does not meet the ethical standards required of a President.
The President elect continues to operate as the judge and jury on every issue and makes a mockery of the political system. And the way the Russian thing is unfolding, don't be surprised if there is confirmation that Putin and Russia are indeed holding some thing over the President elect. And never forget that it was Trump himself who asked Russia to hack Clinton's emails. Could that be the Rosetta Stone to the Putin-Russia-Trump connection? Time will tell.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, January 6, 2017
More Good News For America and Its People As President Obama Prepares To Leave Office.
The U.S. Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy created 156,000 jobs in December, the President's last full month in office and the unemployment rate was at 4.7%. The New York based Consumer Confidence Board said the consumer confidence index was at 113.7, the highest level since August of 2001. When President George W. Bush was leaving office just the opposite was taking place.
The unemployment rate stood at 7.3% in December of 2008, the last full month of Bush's administration and the economy lost 524,000 jobs that same month. Median income continued its decline, deficit spending continued to increase and was larger when Bush left office than it was when he took office. When Obama leaves office deficit spending will be down over 50% from when he took office. Median family income is still on the rise. President Obama will also end his terms in office with a better job creation record than any past republican President.
Will a President Trump keep all the inherited accomplishments in positive territory or will he and his party once again set the country and its people on a backward course? When Trump leaves office a comparison can be made but as of the moment he has no record, just loud mouth talk and a corrupted character lacking facts in his tweets. He also has a problem with every day lies to the American people.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The unemployment rate stood at 7.3% in December of 2008, the last full month of Bush's administration and the economy lost 524,000 jobs that same month. Median income continued its decline, deficit spending continued to increase and was larger when Bush left office than it was when he took office. When Obama leaves office deficit spending will be down over 50% from when he took office. Median family income is still on the rise. President Obama will also end his terms in office with a better job creation record than any past republican President.
Will a President Trump keep all the inherited accomplishments in positive territory or will he and his party once again set the country and its people on a backward course? When Trump leaves office a comparison can be made but as of the moment he has no record, just loud mouth talk and a corrupted character lacking facts in his tweets. He also has a problem with every day lies to the American people.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Monday, January 2, 2017
The Atlanta Falcons 38 The New Orleans Saints 32
The dirty birds defeated the Saints in Atlanta on Sunday and in the process the Saints finished the regular season with a losing record of 7-9. It was the third straight losing season for the Saints and the fourth in the last five years. The Saints are stuck on 7-9 with no improvement in sight. Atlanta won both of their games with the Saints this season.
The game was not even close to the score and Atlanta scored on its first five possessions. They went through the Saints defense like a hot knife goes through butter. The Saints never showed up until midway in the fourth quarter. This writer did not notice any desire on the part of the Saints to be playing in Atlanta, even though a win would have given them a break even record. Payton, Brees and the team in general have not earned their salary for several years. They are a team with out leadership and bounty gate started it all.
Tom Brady's team won another divisional title, another winning season and another play off spot. Every year Brady and the Patriot's head coach sets the example for excellence and performance. Payton and Brees don't even come close and the last five seasons have been a disaster. Payton's choices for defensive co-ordinator have been a failure and in this writers opinion Dennis Allen will leave the team the same way the two previous ones left.
With the fifth season over, we will hear the same hype and cliches from the coaching staff, the players and the New Orleans sports writers but no words can change the Saints lack of progress among their experienced players. Payton has had more than enough time to turn the team around and failed. He and his coaching staff have to go.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The Minimum Wage: Back In The News Again
Raising the minimum wage was back in the holiday news with protest in several parts of the country. It is an issue that will stay active longer than some would like. The evening news hour on television announced that 19 states will be raising their minimum wage beginning January 1, 2017. The news media interviewed both workers and company executives to air their opinions on the subject.
The executives stuck to the same story they have relied on for many years. That is, raising the minimum wage would cause job lay offs, raise prices, result in loss revenue, reduce profits and etc. and etc. And of course the news media runs with that story and never bothers to be objective for the benefit of their viewers. The fast food industry is a good example. When it concerns wages, fairness is really the issue, just like it is with taxes.
The only way to judge fairness, especially the fast food industry one would have to chart over a period of time a workers wages, raises, benefits(reduced or increased) bonus or extra pay and do the same for administrative people and so called executives. That would tell just how fair they are treating their store workers who are on the front line every day in their quest to make a living. Those workers in the front lines could lose the company a lot of money with poor service and food preparation and are the ones the people see and have to deal with.
Executives who are against raising the minimum wage use the same story line against the corporate income tax rate. They don't like the 37% rate and say it does not allow them to compete. But we know for a fact that the average corporation pays between 12-13% and not 37%. The IRS has confirmed that many times through the years.
Adding fairness to the minimum wage and tax issue has never been addressed in an objective manner and that is why it still remains active as an issue. Cable news has so much time on its hands it could move those two issues forward to a resolution but the news media represents big bucks, so it falls to our political leaders to put the people and the country first on those two issues. That would go a long way in improving the economic well being of the people who need the increase in the minimum wage.
This commentary was written by Joe Lorio
The executives stuck to the same story they have relied on for many years. That is, raising the minimum wage would cause job lay offs, raise prices, result in loss revenue, reduce profits and etc. and etc. And of course the news media runs with that story and never bothers to be objective for the benefit of their viewers. The fast food industry is a good example. When it concerns wages, fairness is really the issue, just like it is with taxes.
The only way to judge fairness, especially the fast food industry one would have to chart over a period of time a workers wages, raises, benefits(reduced or increased) bonus or extra pay and do the same for administrative people and so called executives. That would tell just how fair they are treating their store workers who are on the front line every day in their quest to make a living. Those workers in the front lines could lose the company a lot of money with poor service and food preparation and are the ones the people see and have to deal with.
Executives who are against raising the minimum wage use the same story line against the corporate income tax rate. They don't like the 37% rate and say it does not allow them to compete. But we know for a fact that the average corporation pays between 12-13% and not 37%. The IRS has confirmed that many times through the years.
Adding fairness to the minimum wage and tax issue has never been addressed in an objective manner and that is why it still remains active as an issue. Cable news has so much time on its hands it could move those two issues forward to a resolution but the news media represents big bucks, so it falls to our political leaders to put the people and the country first on those two issues. That would go a long way in improving the economic well being of the people who need the increase in the minimum wage.
This commentary was written by Joe Lorio
Monday, December 26, 2016
Another Non-Playoff Season For The New Orleans Saints
The Saints beat Tampa Bay on Saturday while the Redskins won their game and mathematically eliminated the Saints from the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years. The Saints will end the regular season in Atlanta this weekend and will finish the season with another non-winning record, their fourth in the last five years and the third straight non-winning season.
The Saints actually were eliminated from the playoffs when they suffered their seventh and eight defeat on consecutive weekends to Detroit and Tampa Bay. (although not mathematically) But sport fans who are objective knew it, so did a few sports writers. In those two defeats Drew Brees threw 6 interceptions and those two games turned out to be the most important ones of the season for the Saints to stay alive.
This writer stands by his commentary that Payton should have been fired for allowing bounty gate to happen. It was an irresponsible act on Payton's part and the Saints had to play the 2012 season with out their head coach. Payton's designated co-head coaches for that season were a disaster and even though Payton was not on the sidelines he bears responsibility for the Saints record that year. Times Picayune sports writer Larry Holder in an article of December 17 does not think Payton should be held accountable for the 2012 season. That is par for the course for Holder.
In the same article Holder asks, "Is it time for a change." (concerning Payton) He then gives several examples to try and justify why the Saints should keep Payton but never gives the reader his own answer. Holder is the same writer who during the season talked about Drew" personal performance as if the team was letting him down. (T.P. article of October 2) That could work both ways. Maybe the team feels Brees let them down with the six interceptions in those two games.
Yes, bounty gate started it all five seasons ago and there is no progress. The entire coaching staff needs to go because they are not doing a professional coaching job. And Drew Brees may have a lot of personal records but again, Tom Brady has done more for his team than Brees has done for the Saints. And that really says it all for Brady is a better leader.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The Saints actually were eliminated from the playoffs when they suffered their seventh and eight defeat on consecutive weekends to Detroit and Tampa Bay. (although not mathematically) But sport fans who are objective knew it, so did a few sports writers. In those two defeats Drew Brees threw 6 interceptions and those two games turned out to be the most important ones of the season for the Saints to stay alive.
This writer stands by his commentary that Payton should have been fired for allowing bounty gate to happen. It was an irresponsible act on Payton's part and the Saints had to play the 2012 season with out their head coach. Payton's designated co-head coaches for that season were a disaster and even though Payton was not on the sidelines he bears responsibility for the Saints record that year. Times Picayune sports writer Larry Holder in an article of December 17 does not think Payton should be held accountable for the 2012 season. That is par for the course for Holder.
In the same article Holder asks, "Is it time for a change." (concerning Payton) He then gives several examples to try and justify why the Saints should keep Payton but never gives the reader his own answer. Holder is the same writer who during the season talked about Drew" personal performance as if the team was letting him down. (T.P. article of October 2) That could work both ways. Maybe the team feels Brees let them down with the six interceptions in those two games.
Yes, bounty gate started it all five seasons ago and there is no progress. The entire coaching staff needs to go because they are not doing a professional coaching job. And Drew Brees may have a lot of personal records but again, Tom Brady has done more for his team than Brees has done for the Saints. And that really says it all for Brady is a better leader.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, December 24, 2016
What Will The New Year Bring Politically? A Continuing Story.
A triple history will take place in the new year, President Obama will leave office after completing eight years as President, Donald Trump will take the oath of office as the new President and both houses of congress will be controlled by the republican party. Will the new year be progressive or regressive under a new administration? Understanding the past has always been the key to the future for a lack of understanding the failures of the past produces a failed future. Lets examine the past and see if there is a clue to what the future holds for the country and the people.
The twelve years of the Reagan-Bush 41 Presidency operated under the economic policy of so called "trickle down economics" that never created a lasting economy, job creation, balanced budgets or a sustained lower unemployment rate. In fact the unemployment rate was over 10% for 10 straight months on Reagan's watch. That was the highest sustained unemployment rate in the last 50 years. Poverty levels stayed flat as did median family income. And when Bush left office the nation was in a regressive state.
President Clinton succeeded Bush 41 in office and passed an economic plan that raised taxes on the wealthy, created the greatest economy, job creation, lowest sustained unemployment in 40 years, balanced the budget, paid down on the national debt, median family income increased $5400.00 and Clinton left office after eight years and the country was in a progressive state.
George W. Bush succeeded Clinton and passed a tax cut much like Reagan's "trickle down economics" and left office eight years later with the country in the worst recession since the great depression, the worst job creation record since the great depression, record deficits for 8 years, a higher unemployment rate than when he took office, median family income fell $2400.00, the poverty rate increased and Bush left office with the state in regression.
President Obama succeeded President Bush, passed an economic policy that included a stimulus for the economy, let the Bush tax cuts expire for those making over $500,000.00 a year, the poverty rate has fell, created over 15,000,000 jobs, the economy is growing, median income is increasing, the deficit has been reduced, the unemployment rate has been reduced to 4.6% and every part of the economy is much better now than when Obama took office. The Federal Reserve announced last week that the country is at or near full employment. And the country is in a progressive state.
So now the new year will start the administration of President Donald Trump. Will the economic future of the country and its people fall back in regression or will it continue on the progressive road it is now on. The future will reveal the answer and also if the Trump administration learned any thing from the failed past. Trump's tax proposal also represents 'trickle down economics" and cast a large shadow on the economic future of the country.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The twelve years of the Reagan-Bush 41 Presidency operated under the economic policy of so called "trickle down economics" that never created a lasting economy, job creation, balanced budgets or a sustained lower unemployment rate. In fact the unemployment rate was over 10% for 10 straight months on Reagan's watch. That was the highest sustained unemployment rate in the last 50 years. Poverty levels stayed flat as did median family income. And when Bush left office the nation was in a regressive state.
President Clinton succeeded Bush 41 in office and passed an economic plan that raised taxes on the wealthy, created the greatest economy, job creation, lowest sustained unemployment in 40 years, balanced the budget, paid down on the national debt, median family income increased $5400.00 and Clinton left office after eight years and the country was in a progressive state.
George W. Bush succeeded Clinton and passed a tax cut much like Reagan's "trickle down economics" and left office eight years later with the country in the worst recession since the great depression, the worst job creation record since the great depression, record deficits for 8 years, a higher unemployment rate than when he took office, median family income fell $2400.00, the poverty rate increased and Bush left office with the state in regression.
President Obama succeeded President Bush, passed an economic policy that included a stimulus for the economy, let the Bush tax cuts expire for those making over $500,000.00 a year, the poverty rate has fell, created over 15,000,000 jobs, the economy is growing, median income is increasing, the deficit has been reduced, the unemployment rate has been reduced to 4.6% and every part of the economy is much better now than when Obama took office. The Federal Reserve announced last week that the country is at or near full employment. And the country is in a progressive state.
So now the new year will start the administration of President Donald Trump. Will the economic future of the country and its people fall back in regression or will it continue on the progressive road it is now on. The future will reveal the answer and also if the Trump administration learned any thing from the failed past. Trump's tax proposal also represents 'trickle down economics" and cast a large shadow on the economic future of the country.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
"PolitiDose:" On The Right Side Of History.
Early on during the part of the republican Presidential primaries this writer in commentary pointed out that despite the republican disclaimers about Donald Trump, he and the party were one and the same and would support him at the voting booth and if elected, support his policies.
And despite Trumps involvement with Russia's interference in the Presidential elections and his continued position of keeping his business interests while serving as President therefore a conflict of interest, republicans are still behind Trump with their support.
They have been joined by the conservative journalists who write opinion columns for the major newspapers across the United States. Those same journalists used disclaimers about Trump during the primaries because they thought and even predicted a Clinton win. But they voted for Trump because conservatives were willing to sell their soul and even American democracy to elect a republican President.
Yet every day we learn how Trump has no intentions of following any moral code of conduct that American Presidents have honored and carried out which has been the hallmark of what America is all about. It is why the United States is respected around the world. Trump's cry baby tweets, corrupt attitude, revenge motivation and willingness to use the Presidency for personal gain is completely out of step with our Presidential history.
Trump and the republican party have already contributed greatly to a regression in Presidential politics and the party has control of both houses of congress and the White House. And make no mistake, it is just the beginning. PolitiDose called the shot first and early on while the news media in general continue to be passive in their unprecedented coverage of Trump. Make no mistake, on January 20 when Trump takes office he will enter the White House as a tainted President. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
And despite Trumps involvement with Russia's interference in the Presidential elections and his continued position of keeping his business interests while serving as President therefore a conflict of interest, republicans are still behind Trump with their support.
They have been joined by the conservative journalists who write opinion columns for the major newspapers across the United States. Those same journalists used disclaimers about Trump during the primaries because they thought and even predicted a Clinton win. But they voted for Trump because conservatives were willing to sell their soul and even American democracy to elect a republican President.
Yet every day we learn how Trump has no intentions of following any moral code of conduct that American Presidents have honored and carried out which has been the hallmark of what America is all about. It is why the United States is respected around the world. Trump's cry baby tweets, corrupt attitude, revenge motivation and willingness to use the Presidency for personal gain is completely out of step with our Presidential history.
Trump and the republican party have already contributed greatly to a regression in Presidential politics and the party has control of both houses of congress and the White House. And make no mistake, it is just the beginning. PolitiDose called the shot first and early on while the news media in general continue to be passive in their unprecedented coverage of Trump. Make no mistake, on January 20 when Trump takes office he will enter the White House as a tainted President. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Donald Trump: A President-Elect Bent On Destroying What Our Fore Bearers Established.
Both Presidential candidate and President-elect Trump has used his corrupt business attitude in an attempt to remake America's political process concerning the federal government in order to enhance himself and his business financially. And now most of his cabinet appointees and other appointees come from the Wall Street Banks ranks, big business and people who are anti everything to do with government.
His un-American relationship with Russian's Putin asking him to hack into America's emails for personal gain and praising Putin as a much better leader than President Obama was an act of treason. Putin has a history of doing away with people who oppose him, rigged Soviet elections and Trump still finds reasons to praise him and say he is a better leader than our American President. Is there really any way to reconcile Trump's thinking. Every day the President-elect becomes more and more tainted.
Trump's failure to release his tax returns because those returns would show how he and his business are in bed with many foreign countries and their leaders and represents a conflict of interest. As of this date Trump has still not divested himself from his business interest and can not carry out his duties as President and Commander in Chief because of those conflicts.
Every day there is a new Trump tweet outside the norm of a President-elect with lies which are a daily part of his life. It worked for him in his business environment and now uses lies in the political arena to deceive America and its people. Trump said his appointment of General Mattis as Secretary of Defense was the closest thing to General Patton. Trump obviously knows nothing about the military. Patton was relieved of his command more than once for disciplinary reasons and was considered to be a "primadonna" by some of his superior officers. General Mattis never had those problems.
And to think Trump received 62,904,682 popular votes in the general election according to the latest tally is chilling. Even more chilling is the number of people commenting on facebook and other social outlets who said they voted for Trump because they share his moral values. On the other hand 65,748,544 voted for Hillary Clinton. That is a lead in the popular vote of 2.8 million and still growing for Clinton.
Donald Trump may be the President-elect but the majority of Americans who voted do not share his moral values or his corrupt business practice he is trying to inject into America's political system. The swamp will get much larger with Trump in the White House but the out right lies will fall like a ton of bricks in due time.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
His un-American relationship with Russian's Putin asking him to hack into America's emails for personal gain and praising Putin as a much better leader than President Obama was an act of treason. Putin has a history of doing away with people who oppose him, rigged Soviet elections and Trump still finds reasons to praise him and say he is a better leader than our American President. Is there really any way to reconcile Trump's thinking. Every day the President-elect becomes more and more tainted.
Trump's failure to release his tax returns because those returns would show how he and his business are in bed with many foreign countries and their leaders and represents a conflict of interest. As of this date Trump has still not divested himself from his business interest and can not carry out his duties as President and Commander in Chief because of those conflicts.
Every day there is a new Trump tweet outside the norm of a President-elect with lies which are a daily part of his life. It worked for him in his business environment and now uses lies in the political arena to deceive America and its people. Trump said his appointment of General Mattis as Secretary of Defense was the closest thing to General Patton. Trump obviously knows nothing about the military. Patton was relieved of his command more than once for disciplinary reasons and was considered to be a "primadonna" by some of his superior officers. General Mattis never had those problems.
And to think Trump received 62,904,682 popular votes in the general election according to the latest tally is chilling. Even more chilling is the number of people commenting on facebook and other social outlets who said they voted for Trump because they share his moral values. On the other hand 65,748,544 voted for Hillary Clinton. That is a lead in the popular vote of 2.8 million and still growing for Clinton.
Donald Trump may be the President-elect but the majority of Americans who voted do not share his moral values or his corrupt business practice he is trying to inject into America's political system. The swamp will get much larger with Trump in the White House but the out right lies will fall like a ton of bricks in due time.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Monday, December 12, 2016
Tampa Bay 16 New Orleans Saints 11
The Saint's loss in Tampa assured the team will end the season for the third straight year without a winning record. It will be the fourth year in the last five the Saints will end the season that way. The Saints are now 5-8 with three games left, two of which will be on the road.
Drew Brees continued his turnover spree with 3 more interceptions, the last one was fatal and turned the ball over to Tampa who ran the clock. It was the second straight game Brees was held without a passing touchdown and Tampa kept the Saints offense out of the end zone.
The coaching staff and the team are a basket case and continue to show no improvement. Bounty gate has written the final chapter on Payton and his coaching staff and it is only a matter of time before the announcement is made by management. This writer was on record as saying Payton should have been fired for allowing Bounty gate to happen at the time it was made public. Payton has lost control of the football team and the players are just putting their time in. And to top it off, when Payton returned the year after Bounty gate he received a large raise. What a shame.
Drew Brees and his personal stats are no help and he and the players are paid to win games.
They are not being paid for personal records. The sports writers in New Orleans never understood that and have been less than objective in their reporting ever since bounty gate. This writer is on the record with a commentary after bounty gate was exposed that expressed the opinion that Payton's best years as the Saints coach had passed.
The results this season and the last four I believe confirm that opinion.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Drew Brees continued his turnover spree with 3 more interceptions, the last one was fatal and turned the ball over to Tampa who ran the clock. It was the second straight game Brees was held without a passing touchdown and Tampa kept the Saints offense out of the end zone.
The coaching staff and the team are a basket case and continue to show no improvement. Bounty gate has written the final chapter on Payton and his coaching staff and it is only a matter of time before the announcement is made by management. This writer was on record as saying Payton should have been fired for allowing Bounty gate to happen at the time it was made public. Payton has lost control of the football team and the players are just putting their time in. And to top it off, when Payton returned the year after Bounty gate he received a large raise. What a shame.
Drew Brees and his personal stats are no help and he and the players are paid to win games.
They are not being paid for personal records. The sports writers in New Orleans never understood that and have been less than objective in their reporting ever since bounty gate. This writer is on the record with a commentary after bounty gate was exposed that expressed the opinion that Payton's best years as the Saints coach had passed.
The results this season and the last four I believe confirm that opinion.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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