DOES ANYONE REMEMBER NICARAGUA?

By Howie Katz

 

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife former Vice President Rosario Murillo who was elected Co-President in 2025

 

 

In response to my post NO BIG DEAL BECAUSE ECUADOR AIN'T MEXICO (March 5, 2026) an Anon commented, "Does anyone remember Nicaragua?"

 

Yeah, I remember Nicaragua and President Reagan's attempt to overthrow the Sandinistas by using Lt. Col. Oliver North. The Sandinistas prevailed and their leader Daniel Ortega has been President since 2007. And in 2025 his wife Rosario Murillo, who had been Vice President, was elected Co-President.

 

A note to President Trump: Every time we have attempted regime change we have been left with egg on our face.  

A SURPRISING SURPRISE GREETED ME TODAY

By Howie Katz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I arrived for my physical therapy session at Hope Physical Therapy and Aquatics today, Chris Emrich and her staff greeted me with balloons and cupcakes. What a great birthday surprise from some wonderful folks.

To think that this old fart is still vertical after 36,136 days.

And for you readers that live in or near League City, if you ever need any physical therapy, you 'll be wise to make Hope your choice. 

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? ... I MADE IT TO 99

By Howie Katz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today is my 99th birthday. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever believe I'd get to be this old. It's really not much to celebrate about. The golden years? ... Screw the golden years. Anyway, I'm well past those years. I'm in the rusty years. 

Nick, my good son, and I celebrated my birthday at Twin Peaks. The beer was good and so was the food. But the waitresses were really great as you can see.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been a great ride. Lots of adventures. If only I were 50 or 60 years younger. 

I VOTED FOR SEN. JOHN CORNYN TODAY

By Howie Katz

 

 

I voted in the early election today and cast my ballot for Sen. John Cornyn.

I usually do not vote in primary elections because I an neither a Democrat or a Republican. But this year was different because knucklehead gun owners are trying to unseat Sen. Cornyn because he voted for some reasonable gun legislation in response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting which left 19 children and two teachers dead. And so I voted in the Republican primary.

 

The 19 children and two teachers that were killed in the Uvalde school shooting.

 

 

The legislation Cornyn voted for was very reasonable in light of the Uvalde shooting and in no way hurt any law abiding gun owners. But apparently the majority of Texas gun owners are a bunch of knuckleheads who are determined to run Cornyn out of office because of this one vote.

 

Polls indicate that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running ahead of Cornyn among Texas Republicans. What a shame. Paxton is a crook who ought to be in jail instead of in public office. Yet Texas Republicans prefer a crook over an honest politician.

 

There will probably be a runoff because there is a third candidate in the race. Wesley Hunt, currently a Congressman, seems like a decent man but is trailing far behind the other two contenders.

 

Sen. Cornyn deserves to be reelected. He has been good for Texas and for our country. And he has seniority in the Senate, which is important and beneficial for Texas.

 

If Paxton turns out to be the Republican nominee for the Senate, there's no way on earth that I would vote for him in the November general election.  

 

I pray to God that the Texas Republicans regain their senses and vote to return Sen. Cornyn to his seat in the Senate, a seat he so richly deserves. 

TREY RUSK'S SON BRAD RETIRES FROM FRIENDSWOOD PD AT AGE 40

By Howie Katz

 

   

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

          

(L-R) Brad Rusk, me, and his proud parents Trey and Denise Rusk 

 

Trey threw a retirement party on Friday evening for his surviving son Brad who has been a Friendswood police officer. Brad was able to retire at the young age of 40 because the City of Friendswood gives credit for time served in the military. 

My son Nick and I attended the retirement party that Trey threw for Brad..

Brad's parents Trey and Denise are very proud of him, as they should be. 

EPSTEIN CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A COSTLY AND WASTEFUL FISHING TOURNAMENT

By Howie Katz

 

 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi about the Epstein files before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

 

Welcome to the Congressional fishing tournament that is a big waste of time and taxpayer money. I'm talking about the Epstein hearings.

I do not see any justification for the hearings. Epstein is dead and the pedophile has not harmed the United States as far as I can see.

The sole purpose of the hearings is to catch some big fish in wrong doing.

The Democrats are fishing around hoping to catch President Trump in a long ago sexual act with an underage girl. And the Republicans are fishing around hoping to catch Bill Clinton and other top Democrats in sexual acts with underage girls.

So what if they catch Trump or Clinton in some long ago sexual acts with underage girls?  Is anyone going to prosecute 'Grab 'em by the Pussy' Donald or 'Philandering' Bill? Of course not. If they did have sex with underage girls, did either one of them threaten the security of the United States? I don't see how.

Then what is the purpose of this fishing tournament other than to embarrass members of the opposite political party, thereby hurting the chances of the Democrats or Republicans in the 2028 presidential election?

Let's put an end to this costly and wasteful fishing tournament. It should never have been started in the first place. 

QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DOES LEWANDOWSKI DO IN HIS DHS POSITIOM OTHER THAN SHACK UO WITH NOEM?

By Howie Katz

 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski are pictured during a visit to Guatemala in June. Lewandowski also accompanied Noem to Columbia last March.

 

When Kristy Noem was governor of South Dakota, Corey Lewandowski was her adviser. They spent so much time together, including during out-of-state trips, that the word got around that they were lovers. Both denied the allegations. 

When Trump was elected President in 2024, Lewandowski got him to appoint Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, a critical position for which she was not qualified.

 

Corey Lewandowski was caught sneaking out of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's apartment complex clutching a duffel bag during the early morning of April 2025.

 

Lewandowski has since described himself as Noem's chief of staff although he is only an advisor to her. They have made several trips together to foreign countries and he has been caught sneaking out of her apartment. Despite their denials, it seems obvious that Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski are lovers.

That begs the question: What does Lewandowski do in his DHS position other than fuck Noem?