1. It is the second Monday of September. The month is nearing the halfway point. There are 50 days until Election Day 2020.
2. Football is back. Yesterday felt like a more normal Football Sunday in America. The NFL played games and our family responded by watching.
3. Family NFL Results:
Ravens defeat Browns, 38-6
Washington defeats Eagles, 27-17
Cowboys lose to Rams, 17-20
Steelers play tonight.
4. Thursday, the 17th is Constitution Day. When was the last time you read the Constitution?
5. Promises, Promises. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Donald Trump promised he would eliminate the nation’s debt in eight years. Instead, his budgets would add $8.3 trillion during that time. It would increase the U.S. debt to $28.5 trillion at the end of eight years, according to Trump's budget estimates.
(Source The Balance: Trump and the National Debt)
6. I have noted that rush hour traffic is getting back to near normal.
7. I wish I could attend a baseball game even though the Orioles had a bad week and essentially took themselves out of playoff contention.
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| Star Spangled Banner |
8. Today in History. On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort M'Henry,” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the sight of a lone U.S. flag still flying over Fort McHenry at daybreak, as reflected in the now-famous words of the “Star-Spangled Banner”: “And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.”
As West Coast Crews Battle the Fires, Thousands Are Displaced - The New York Times
Afghanistan Peace Talks Open in Qatar, Seeking End to Decades of War - The New York Times
Trump says he’ll ‘negotiate’ for a third term in office - The Washington Post
Two meat plants were fined $29,000 for failing to keep workers safe from the virus. Critics say it is not enough. - The Washington Post
Israel to lock down nationwide in main holiday season amid COVID-19 surge - Reuters
WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000 - Reuters
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Tops China Box Office Amid Controversy - The Wall Street journal
China Serves Up Pig-Backed Loans for Its Hogtied Farmers - The Wall Street Journal
Ronald Reagan Quote for the Week
"We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us. We the people are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which We the people tell the government what it is allowed to do. We the people are free."
-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD
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