The End of an Era

Monday night signaled the end of the Andy Reid era in Philadelphia.  The game featured a little bit of everything that those calling for Reid's head could have wanted: turnovers, poor tackling, lack of quality depth apparent from the poor drafts, and a team that appears to have given up. The 2012 incarnation of the Philadelphia Eagles is simply not fun to watch. 

Owner Jeffrey Lurie said 8-8 was not acceptable.  What if the Eagles get to 8 losses before the season ends?  Given the length of the relationship between owner and coach, I fully anticipate Lurie allowing Andy to coach out the rest of the season.  What if, given everything Andy has been through personally and on the field, he actually resigns?  I believe that is a more likely scenario then an in-season firing.  Either way, only time will tell.

Good ole Newt...

Here are the rates of charitable contributions in 2010 of the 3 people from whom we are likely choosing our next president: Barack Obama gave 14 percent of his income to charity, Romney gave 14 percent, and Newt Gingrich gave 3 percent.

This is not an endorsement of Obama or Romney, but a heartfelt request to remove Newt from the POTUS conversation.

Newsweek article

I know I do not dip my toe into the political landscape very often, but I just read a very well written editorial in Newsweek by Andrew Sullivan and wanted to share it with you all.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/15/andrew-sullivan-how-obama-s-long-game-will-outsmart-his-critics.html