Snarky Tom's Rants, Raves and Ruminations

The clock is ticking down to the Iowa Caucus. Not sure why anyone should give a spit about Iowa's choice for President. I probably have next to nothing in common with those folks. However, the cast of characters that are vying for the Democratic ticket nomination has dwindled (slightly) from 428 candidates to the still less than manageable 12. There were as many as 17 maybe 20. I don't remember. However, the following have dropped out: Steve Bullock. I know! Who??? Kamala Harris. She shot herself in the foot in the debates. She came off like a racist asshat, and she's black. I would have expected something better from her. And she kept picking on Papa Joe. Julian Castro. Not yet his time, but I don't count him out for a future election. Marianne Williamson. Someone who shouldn't be listening to those mystical voices in her head telling her to spend all that book revenue on a presidential campaign. Cory Booker. I think, he, too, has potential. Down the road....

Unless you've been in a coma or living under a rock, on January 8th, 2002, 176 innocent people lost their lives to ineptitude that can't be blamed totally on anyone person or faction. Questions that have been (maybe) asked but left unanswered. Knowing the current atmosphere between Iran and the USA, why was this plane allowed to take-off? Shouldn't all flights have been grounded until the tension subsided. After 9/11, no planes were in the air until 5 days later. Knowing the current atmosphere between Iran and the USA, why didn't the military attempt to make contact with would-be missile? A missile would not have replied back. If you contacted and received no reply, then bomb it into oblivion.  As this flight took-off from Tehran and I'm sure a flight plan was filed and flight path had been established, why wouldn't the military know what might be already or soon to be in Iranian airspace? Do they lack communication? Who is to blame? That list is a s...