A little of this and a little of that

 Texas Senator Ted Cruz is in hot water again, and even Fox Shmooze called him out on it.

Cruz, you see, with his home state of Texas dealing with what for them is unseasonably cold temperatures, decided, at the request of his daughters, who had no school this week, to take a vacation trip to Cancun. Keep in mind we're still in the middle of a pandemic, and the Cruz family would've had to quarantine as soon as they reached Cancun.

Shamed, Cruz returned home, and started making a bunch of excuses. After ice and snow plagued the Lone Star State, Cruz's 1st priority should've been to coordinate relief efforts. Torn between the responsibilities of a family man and a politician, Cruz made a bad choice

This is what happens when you sell your soul to support a now-deposed demagogue.

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Former TV newsman John McLaughlin, who was an investigative reporter for two stations in the 518 for years (WNYT & WTEN), is now doing radio spots for a local assisted living facility. He's not the first ex-reporter to take commercial endorsements after leaving the news desk, and likely won't be the last. At least we know he's still with us.

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Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow has given up his dream of playing in major league baseball, and retired from the Mets earlier this week after 5 seasons in their organization. At least Tebow still has a job, as he's working for ESPN, primarily on the SEC Network.

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We're finding out just how much of a self-serving jackass Donald Trump is and always has been.

As America mourned the passing of talk radio legend and conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh, who passed away earlier this week from lung cancer at 70, Yahoo! is reporting that Trump befriended Limbaugh only after he was assured that Limbaugh, who'd probably forgotten more about politics than Trump ever cared to learn, was 100% on board with America's Oldest Baby. 

See how this plays? Trump is, and always has been, a user of people as if they were disposable commodities.

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As for Limbaugh, let me get personal for a bit.

At my day job, we had a salesman who listened to Rush's daily radio show back in the late 80's-early 90's. Now, Limbaugh mixed comedy skits with his political commentary, and one skit that stuck out for me was "Kennedys in Jeopardy" (italics mine), which used the "Think" music from the game show as background music while Limbaugh poked fun at the William Kennedy Smith murder case. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are no archived tapes of these skits available online at present.

Around 1992, Rush landed a daily, syndicated TV talk show, which ran for four years. It was a half hour show, five nights a week, likely posited opposite The Tonight Show, then hosted by Jay Leno, and Arsenio Hall's yack-fest.

Following is a compilation of Limbaugh comedy bits:

A best-selling author, and very popular on radio, Limbaugh made only one misstep in broadcasting, and that was signing on to be a commentator on Monday Night Football. Lasted one season.

And you thought Tony Kornheiser, who lasted two seasons, was a bad fit.

Rest in peace, Rush.