PLEASE Stop Bashing The Boomers!

We were born anywhere between 1946 and 1964. That's an 18 year span that  now puts us anywhere between 62 years old and 80.

Most of us are retired now and though we may seem like a drain on the Social Security system, 7,000 to 10,000 of us die every single day. Put another way, we won't be here much longer.

At this point most of us are trying to enjoy what's left of our lives. We're spending time with kids, grandkids and even great grandkids; visiting old friends (and making new ones) whenever we can; keeping up with our doctors' appointments; traveling as much as possible; pursuing varied interests and, yes -- still trying to make the world a better place.

For better or worse, we've always been a passionate generation committed to a whole range of causes and vocal about our beliefs. For the most part, we're a very civic-minded group and we haven't been shy about it. And, no matter which side of the political spectrum we fall on (and polls say we divide fairly evenly left and right) we like to think that we're still very much in the mix. If you doubt that, look no further than the current President of the United States who is one of us and who remains hugely impactful -- and he, of course, would be the first to remind you of that.

Now, you might gripe that we baby boomers control a large share of the nation's wealth. And you'd be right about that. But, as a famous TV ad of our era once said: we made our money the old-fashioned way; we earned it. And, it's true. We worked hard to climb the ladder in our chosen professions or fields of endeavor. And we did do it old school. We actually reported to work every day -- not via zoom; not remotely; not through a digital screen but live and in person. We made the trek day in and day out. We showed up, worked our butts off and earned every penny that was coming to us. 

So if you think we inhaled and/or snorted our way through life and that today we're just a bunch of worn out, disgruntled old hippies still wearing our Birkenstocks or clutching our love beads or waving protest signs, you'd be wrong about that. The overwhelming majority of us are responsible, decent, law-abiding citizens just trying to stay ahead of the dwindling sand left in the hourglass. 

No, we're not the greatest generation. We didn't live through the perilous times that tested our parents' generation and gave them that illustrious monicker. But we did grow up with the cold war, nuclear peril and fallout shelters. And we witnessed the McCarthy era, the civil rights movement, the JFK, MLK and RFK assassinations, the Vietnam war (quite a few of us didn't make it through that one), the moon landing, Watergate, the energy crisis, the fall of the Soviet Union, the feminist movement, the Clinton scandals, the horror of 9/11 and the economic crash of  '08. Quite a panoply, yes?

So, stop bashing us and making us your convenient scapegoat. The simple truth is we're neither the best nor the worst of the lot; neither your savior nor your nemesis. We're just muddling through -- like everybody else. Difference is, we've got a helluva story to tell and if you listen to us (before we expire) you just might learn something.

Good times and bum times
We've seen them all and, my dear
We're still here
Plush velvet sometimes
Sometimes just pretzels and beer
But we're here
We've run the gamut
A to Z
Three cheers and dammit
C'est la vie
We got through all of last year
And we're here
Christ knows, at least we were there
And we're here!
Look who's here!
We're still here!

--With apologies  Stephen Sondheim and "I'm Still Here" from FOLLIES.

It Does Make You Wonder, Doesn't It?

 

Mets Dump Jewish Heritage Night: Out Of Fear?

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement:

The New York Mets – one of the flagship teams in a city that is still home to one million Jews (1.4 in the New York metro area) – has not had a Jewish heritage night since 2023, while continuing to hold events celebrating the heritage of numerous other New York ethnic groups. 

The Mets have remained silent about their reasons for eliminating Jewish heritage nights this year. In 2024, the Mets gave the unconvincing excuse that they were moving towards events reflecting communities collectively. But this “collective” celebration rationale is belied by the Mets’ actual schedule of individual cultures’ heritage nights.

The Mets’ 2026 “Theme Games and Heritage Nights” schedule includes heritage nights for Italians, Puerto Ricans, Black legacy, Japanese, the Dominicans, Koreans, Irish and Mexicans, as well as nights for dogs (“Bark in the Park”), Hello Kitty, Star Wars, medical services appreciation, backyard baseball, Naruto (a Japanese anime ninja), women and Pride (LGBTQ).

The decision to jettison Jewish heritage night was likely made out of fear that anti-Israel groups might violently demonstrate or riot. But that’s absolutely the wrong approach. When antisemitic groups succeed in eliminating Jewish heritage events, it only emboldens the antisemites to increase their attacks on the Jewish community.

The Mets and its Jewish owner need to do better for the New York Jewish community that has long supported their team.

It Certainly Seems Worth Pondering . . .

 

Starbucks: $9 For A Cup of Coffee? OUTRAGEOUS!

Starbucks CEO defends a cup of coffee costing $9

He says the customers needs to just not think about it as a $9 cup of coffee, you’re paying for the “experience” of getting a Starbucks coffee

“In some cases a $9 experience does feel like you're splurging, and then what that… pic.twitter.com/55R9xOoQEZ

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) May 1, 2026

The Most Perfect Answer We've Heard So Far!

🚨 REP. WESLEY HUNT (R-TX) just gave the PERFECT response:

Q: There won't be any black Republicans left in the House?

HUNT: "It's not relevant."

"I'm not here because I'm black."

"I am here because I am a qualified representative for Congressional District 38."

"The American… pic.twitter.com/gsEXMWvViy

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 30, 2026

Welcome! Donald J. Trump International Airport!

🚨 JUST IN — IT’S OFFICIAL: Palm Beach International Airport is now Donald J. Trump International Airport, following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on HB919

The name change goes into effect on July 1st.

Congrats, 47. pic.twitter.com/X28uwRZ01D

— American First Q (@AmericanFirstQ) April 30, 2026

JUST IN — IT’S OFFICIAL: Palm Beach International Airport is now Donald J. Trump International Airport, following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on HB919 The name change goes into effect on July 1st. Congrats, 47.

Stop Them AGAIN, Before It's Too Late!

 A very special message from catholicvote.org:

There was a great sense of victory in the air for pro-lifers last year when President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill took substantial funding away from Planned Parenthood.    Money being TAKEN from abortion providers was a first.   And just how dependent Planned Parenthood is on government largesse became immediately apparent when more than 20 Planned Parenthood centers closed as a direct result of the funding cut.    It was a satisfying result after months of hard work to get the One Big Beautiful Bill into law.   But the time for resting on those laurels has passed.

Those budget cuts were only slated for one year. On Independence Day of 2026, money will once again start flowing to abortion providers…unless we do something about it   Go to the CatholicVote Action Center and send a direct message to your Member of Congress. Make it clear that you want to see those cuts to Planned Parenthood’s funding continued.   It is wrong that Planned Parenthood should take in more than $800 million dollars in taxpayer funds every year. Our Founding Fathers would be sickened by such an investment in outright murder. And to have the spigot of cash turned on the same day we celebrate their triumphant Declaration of Independence is nothing short of a slap in the face to them.   Stand up for the innocent and tell your congressional representative your tax dollars must not be sullied by putting them in the hands of abortionists. The CatholicVote Action Center will connect you automatically, via email, with the Washington office of your representative. You can send our prewritten message, edit it, or write a message of your own.   Go forward bravely,

Kelsey Reinhardt President & CEO CatholicVote

VIDEO: An Absolutely Dreamy, Royal Visit!

A Regal Celebration For America's 250th!

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla at the White House this week for the first state visit by a British monarch in nearly two decades.   The state visit featured a historic arrival ceremony, substantive bilateral discussions, and a grand state dinner that highlighted the enduring cultural, historical, and strategic partnership between the United States and the United Kingdom.

In remarks at the arrival ceremony, President Trump reflected on the deep bonds uniting the two nations as America approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding: “Honoring the British King might seem an ironic beginning to our celebration of 250 years of American independence — but in fact, no tribute could be more appropriate. Long before Americans had a nation or Constitution, we first had a culture, a character, and a creed. Before we ever proclaimed our independence, Americans carried within us the rarest of gifts — moral courage — and it came from a small but mighty kingdom from across the sea.” (Watch)   “For nearly two centuries before the Revolution, this land was settled and forged by men and women who bore in their souls the blood and noble spirit of the British. Here, on a wild and untamed continent, they set loose the ancient English love of liberty and Great Britain’s distinctive sense of glory, destiny, and pride… The American Patriots who pledged their lives to independence in 1776 were the heirs to this majestic inheritance. Their veins ran with Anglo-Saxon courage. Their hearts beat with an English faith in standing firm for what is right, good, and true.” (Watch)   “In recent years we have often heard it said that America is merely ‘an idea’ — but the cause of freedom did not simply appear as an intellectual invention of 1776. The American founding was the culmination of hundreds of years of thought, struggle, sweat, blood, and sacrifice on both sides of the Atlantic. Fate drew a long arc from the meadow at Runnymede to the streets of Philadelphia that ran through the lives of people born and bred on the British code that ‘no man should be denied either justice or right.’ American Patriots today can sing ‘My Country ‘Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty’ only because our colonial ancestors first sang ‘God Save the King.’” (Watch)   “In the centuries since we’ve won our independence, Americans have had no closer friends than the British. We share that same root, we speak the same language, we hold the same values, and together, our warriors have defended the same extraordinary civilization under twin banners of red, white, and blue.” (Watch)   “Throughout His Majesty’s life, the world has witnessed that same thoughtfulness which first struck Britain’s greatest prime minister. His Majesty’s intellect, passion, and devotion have been a long — really, long a blessing… Not only to his own country, but to the cherished bond between the United States and the United Kingdom.” (Watch)   “If they could see us today, our ancestors would surely be filled with awe and pride that the Anglo-American revolution in human freedom was never, ever extinguished, but carried forward across centuries, across oceans, and across history until it became a fire that lit the entire world.” (Watch)

At the state dinner, President Trump toasted the unbreakable friendship between the two nations: “We’re preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence… It’s only natural that Americans begin this commemoration by paying tribute to the transcendent bond we share with the nation that Thomas Jefferson himself called our ‘mother country.’” (Watch)   “The first Americans saw themselves as free men, carrying forward the ancestral liberties and ancient rights of the Anglo-Saxons into this new and beautiful world. In the eyes of America’s founders, our war for Independence was fought not to reject this heritage, but to reclaim it and perfect it. As the Founding Father George Mason wrote, ‘We claim nothing but the liberty and privileges of Englishmen in the same degree as if we had still continued among our brethren [in] Great Britain.’” (Watch)   “Today, most of Britain’s former colonies have no idea what they truly owe to this towering legacy of law, liberty, and British custom that they were given… Tonight, on the eve of our 250th year of cherished independence, we turn to the sovereign embodiment of our British heritage and say sincerely: thank you to our friends, the United Kingdom, for the richest inheritance that any nation has ever given to another. May our two countries stand together forever — for liberty, for justice, and for the glory of God.” (Watch)

During the dinner, His Majesty King Charles III presented President Trump with a personal gift: “There was one particular AUKUS predecessor launched from a UK shipyard in 1944 that served for the majority of her life attached to the 4th Submarine Squadron in Australia playing a critical role during the war in the Pacific. Her name? HMS Trump. So tonight, Mr. President, I am delighted to present to you, as a personal gift, the original bell which hung on the conning tower of your valiant namesake. May it stand as a testimony to our nation’s shared history and shining future.” (Watch)