Good morning to all of you! I just got my wake-up surprise — a full bottle of cranberry juice fell out of the refrigerator and broke when it hit the floor. Nothing says “good morning” quite like that! To all of you who wished me a birthday yesterday, thank you. I felt like George Bailey at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I had several hundred well-wishes on Facebook alone. It was a humbling and inspiring day.
Weather: It’s warm out there this morning and a bit foggy. High today will be in the 60’s (early today) with a slight chance of rain but things will cool off by Christmas.
Is the damage done: Haley Barbour’s comments defending the Citizen Council in Yazoo City made me sit up and go, “Huh?” I mean c’mon — if the guy has Presidential aspirations, he should know better. But then I wondered, is he running for the President of the U.S. or the Confederacy? I know people will say it is just the liberal media attacking a Republican candidate, but that fact is he said what he said. Here’s an article where he’s trying to spin his way back out of it by now denouncing the group but the question is out there: Is the damage done?
U.S. about to approve nuke pack with Russia. This headline would have set church bells off when I was a kid.
A Hyundai and VW are two safest cars according to The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . From the story: “Hyundai Motor Corp. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp., and Volkswagen AG and its Audi brand received the most awards with nine, followed by eight awards apiece by General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.” Sixty six models were picked up from 27 last year.
After 17 years DADT becomes history when the President signs bill repealing it today.
Louisville tops Southern Miss 31-28 in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl last night.
Oil has risen to $90 a barrel amid U.S. Supply Drop. Merry Christmas from the oil companies. You can get your gift at the pump.
Dang I hate to hear Southern lost. Sounds like it would have been a good game to have watched.