It’s time to fire FBI director Kash Patel
Kash Patel, the conspiracy theorist and podcaster turned FBI director, is sleeping on the job — literally. According to a recent report from The Atlantic, members of Patel’s security detail have, on multiple occasions, had “difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated.” At one point last year, a request was made for equipment used by SWAT teams in order to get through to the FBI director because he “had been unreachable behind locked doors.” The Atlantic’s reporting makes clear what has been obvious from the start: Patel is unfit to lead the FBI, and ...
I love living here
This week’s Bouquet — From Mike Olson, Escanaba: One weekend night this past winter, I was eating in a local dining facility by myself and this group of six high school boys came in. They were laughing and yukking it up. They sat near me and continued their joyful banter. I asked one of them what was going on. He said that they had won a varsity game the night before and were out celebrating. Their comments spoke of good sportsmanship. They waited for their food and I kept listening. The topic went from their pickups to deer hunting to other sports and sport heroes. Their food ...