Secretary Rubio's speech and RIP Jesse Jackson.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Rubio knows best
Yes, I would say Rubio knows best, or a reference to that popular TV show. He spoke to a continent that is starting to recognize that they have a mess in their countries, and blaming Trump won’t fix it. In fact, President Trump may turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to Europe. He is forcing them to look in the mirror and see what the problem is.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/rubio_knows_best.html
We remember Roger Craig. (1930-2023)
We remember Roger Craig. He was born on this day in 1930 and died June 2023.
We remember him as a young pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers, a starter with the awful 1962-63 New York Mets and then the manager who led the San Francisco Giants to the NL West title 1987 and the NL pennant in 1989.
As a pitcher, he was 74-98 with a 3.83 ERA. Again, those 98 losses must be put into context: he was 15-46 with the last place Mets, arguably the worst expansion team in MLB history. His 49-38 record with the Dodgers is probably a better measurement of his talent as a pitcher.
As a manager, he was 738-737 with 2 pennants. He was also the pitching coach for the 1984 Detroit Tigers who won the World Series.
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We remember Jim Brown (1936-2023)
Who remembers Jim Brown carrying the ball many years ago? I do and it's a shame that it ended so quickly, as Tim Layden wrote:
The stats are unbelievable: He rushed for 13,112 yards in 118 games plus 108 TD's. He averaged 104.3 per game!
Yes, it's true that today's game is more about passing than rushing. Nevertheless, those numbers stand on their own.
To his football heirs—from Barry Sanders to Adrian Peterson—he’s the one player by which their own greatness is measured. To those who played with and against the Cleveland Browns legend, his prowess, intensity and intellect remain awe-inspiring. Fifty years after walking away from the game at his peak, he still towers over the NFL. Yes, he was just that good.Yes, he was that good or better that great!
The stats are unbelievable: He rushed for 13,112 yards in 118 games plus 108 TD's. He averaged 104.3 per game!
Yes, it's true that today's game is more about passing than rushing. Nevertheless, those numbers stand on their own.
Brown died in 2023.
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Feb 17, 1904: "Madame Butterfly" made its debut in Milan
Feb 17, 1904: "Madame Butterfly" made its debut in Milan.........and now we get to enjoy it in Dallas.........
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Monday, February 16, 2026
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda. Secretary Rubio in Munich. Iran another week. The Guthrie case continues to dominate the news. plus other stories......click to watch:
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda. Secretary Rubio in Munich. Iran another week. The Guthrie case continues to dominate the news. plus other stories...click to listen:
The shallow AOC lost in Munich
The lady was lost in Munich. This is a member of the US House, and she couldn’t utter a thoughtful idea about Taiwan. She is one of the 435 votes in the US House who will vote on the military budget, and she is lost explaining what her position is. She is also talked about as a potential presidential candidate, and she is lost when she has to discuss a complicated foreign policy issue. My guess is that she’d do no better if the topic were Ukraine or anything else.
And that’s the problem with the Democrats. It’s all about bashing Trump. They can’t handle an issue unless it’s to tell us how much they hate Trump. Whatever happened to serious Democrats? I guess that they are gone with the wind or too scared of a primary.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_shallow_aoc_lost_in_munich.html
Happy Presidents Day
It’s difficult to pick a favorite president because we tend to focus on the ones that we remember. In our case, it’s Cold War or recent presidencies. Nevertheless, I will try to look at past and recent history. My five picks for best presidents are:
- George Washington-—the US was lucky to have this man at the very foundation of the republic. Most new countries go wrong from the very beginning. On the other hand, the US had the proper man at the right moment.
- Abraham Lincoln—-who else? He kept this nation together. It’s sad because no one appreciated him during his presidency.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt-—great leader. He made people feel better during The Great Depression that saw huge levels of unemployment. Also, FDR saw evil in Europe and confronted it.
- Dwight Eisenhower-—as they say, he gets better with age. His steady leadership was exactly what the country needed after Korea and World War II.
- Ronald Reagan-—the great communicator and the one who inspired so many to become conservatives.
Honorable mention to George W. Bush, who was brilliant after 9-11, Gerald Ford for taking over after the Nixon resignation, Harry Truman for enacting the policy of containing communism and Donald Trump for being realistic about the threat of an unaccountable bureaucracy.
Overall, the US has been very lucky with the integrity of its presidents.
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1959: Fidel Castro became Prime Minister of Cuba
We recall another day in Cuban history:
“On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba’s armed forces after Batista was ousted on January 1, replaced the more moderate Miro Cardona as head of the country’s new provisional government.”
Castro followed the announcement with a trip to the US. He met with VP Nixon, was a guest on “Meet the Press” and spoke before The National Press Club. He charmed the press. I think that most of the media in the US was caught up in the tale of the young “barbudo” destined to turn into some kind of Cuban George Washington.
Back in Cuba, Castro still enjoyed vast support. However, it started to erode in 1960 when radical steps were implemented. Castro went after the private schools, the newspapers and the media. Elections were never held. Repression was everywhere.
Finally, Cuba became a huge issue in the 1960 election and then Senator Kennedy beat up VP Nixon because the Eisenhower administration had been too easy on Cuba. On January ’61, or two years after Castro became prime minister, the US broke diplomatic relations and that was followed by The Bay of Pigs and The Missile Crisis.
And you know the rest of the ugly story. Castro never became the Cuban George Washington but he did govern a lot like the Cuban Josef Stalin.
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