on Air Farce One for the Great Stable Genius Leader - complete with Secret Service detail and how many family members? - all on the taxpayer's dime. Then back to Washington (finally) where he might actually get a little work done, in between his 4-8 hours a day of FUX News viewing, and his numerous meals ala McDonalds, and in bed by 6:30 PM for yet more TV viewing and an "early evening" cheeseburger. Where does he find the time? Ahhhh....but we're entering prime 'twitter' time now, so be ready for more directives via twitter from the Great Stable Genius Leader.

Jebus, I wish we had a REAL President again!

Congratulations to the Crimson Tide on yet another national championship. I wonder what Alabama's graduation rate is for their football teams?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/12/04/study-graduation-rate-for-bowl-bound-football-players-is-up/108298402/

According to https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/the-university-of-alabama/academic-life/graduation-and-retention/,

Its on-time graduation rate is 41.3 percent. Its overall graduation rate is 67.1 percent.

Of the 32.9 percent that don't graduate on time, about two-thirds of them transfer to other schools, and a third either drop out or are still enrolled.

They're graduating football players at a higher rate than the general student body.

isn't taking classes like "Under-Water Basket Weaving", and "Applied Toothpick Technology" either.

"Carolina" type classes or created whole programs of study tailored to athletes? ie. you pass if you have a pulse. There's more than a few ways to work the academic system. And that's not counting the well funded, well staffed operations, in every major athletic department, who's sole purpose is to keep athletes academically eligible. I wonder what the overall graduation rate would be if the average student had that kind of money and attention focused on their academic progress.

of course Alabama would be nothing if it wasn't for their football program. It generates so much money it should be a crime (in many cases, it most likely is). Athletes should be paid at least a generous stipend, if not some other sort of remuneration. Few value the free education they're receiving. It's just a stepping stone to the NFL, and College Athletics has gamed the system so the athletes almost have to attend College in order to make that jump to the NFL. Some needy scholar who might make an impact on the world is passed by for some lummox who can knock down another lummox in record time. Yeah, the College system is totally fair.