Yesterday Antonin Scalia, one of the worst Supreme Court justices in American history, did the country a huge favor and died, creating a vacancy on the court. Within minutes Republicans were saying they would refuse to confirm any Obama appointment to the empty seat, saying that the American people should have a say in who becomes the next Supreme Court justice. They want to leave the seat vacant for a year, leaving the appointment to the next president.
Okay. Two things.
- The American people have already HAD a say in who should be the next Supreme Court justice. They elected Obama in 2012, knowing that whoever became president would fill Supreme Court seats from January 20, 2013 through January 19, 2017.
- So they’re going to leave the seat vacant for a year, giving us a year of 4-4 votes and earning the ill will of the American people, and then we get a justice most likely appointed by Hillary, Bern, or Trump? Yeah I see the logic there.
Amazing how, given the choice between doing the stupid thing and the right thing, Republicans choose the stupid thing every time.
Wonder if Dubya will give the eulogy at Scalia’s funeral. “Without Justice Antonin Scalia, there would have been no President George W. Bush.”
I started off at Bardog for brunch with Bloom yesterday. Bloom is 39 weeks pregnant and today is her last shift before going on maternity leave. I learned who will take over for Bloom while she is out: Panda on Saturday, and Suzy on Sunday. Suzy behind the bar? That could be entertaining. I may have to cheat on B-RAD a few Sundays and go see her.
While at Bardog, the Kansas game was on “Kansas is going down like my GPA,” read a sign in the student section. “Or going down like an Ole Miss coed in a sundress,” I thought.
There’s a joke going around that if you set your iPhone date to 1/1/1970, you’ll see a retro Apple ad. Don’t do it. 1/1/1970 is a special date to computers, the “beginning of time” as they know it. If you set your iPhone to this date, you will brick it, and even the people at Apple’s Genius Bar don’t have a fix. You will have to get a new phone.
Yesterday I had the tater tots at Oshi Burger for the first time:
They’re bacon and cheddar stuffed and topped with cheese, sour cream, and scallions. Delicious. I had an Oshi burger too but I’ve already posted a photo of that on the blog. A fantastic Saturday lunch.
After Oshi I went down the street to the Blind Bear, where a friend of mine ordered a shot of Jager with a pickle juice back. That made me want to invent a new word that meant, “Disgusting, but more than disgusting.”
Quote from yesterday (can’t remember who said it): “Getting drunk and handing out food is pretty much volunteering.”
I have no plans with anyone today, so I won’t be getting stood up the way I did on Valentine’s Day last year. It will be business as usual, D-RANKS with B-RAD at the Blind Bear. I wonder if people will bring their dates to the Bear for Valentine’s? Dark, intimate setting perfect for conversation… great brunch menu… one of the best bartenders in Memphis… excellent drinks… oh yeah, and then there are the regulars, who seem to set new standards for human behavior every week. Note that I didn’t say high standards.
The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team lost in overtime to Tulane yesterday. As much as I like Josh Pastner personally and admire him as a man of principle and character (unlike Butch Jones), it may be time for the U of M to write a check. Losing to Tulane is not a good way to get the Tigers to that magic 6000 attendance number.
All right, time to get a few things done around the apartment and then it will be time for D-RANKS. Come join if you’re lucky enough to be single this Valentine’s Day.