Heading to Bloomington in a little bit but first lunch and a perusal of a few blogs and a comment or two on last night's league play.

-Tracy Rayhill had his best round ever (38) and bested his partner Greg Potts by a stroke to boot.
-Tim Miller had magic on hole #1. His drive was right and short and he had about 200 yards to the pin; his second shot ripped through the trees at #2 tee box, waking up the Short Jeffers foursome, hit the bridge, came back right at Warren Atkison who had to duck to avoid being plunked; Tim's third shot landed softly on the green and gave him a fifteen foot putt for par. And yes he made it. The easy way to a par on one.
-Trenton Kidwell had a few loving brotherly things to say to Tyler before their rounds and then went out and shot a 37 to stay on top; Tyler and Mike bested him by a stroke.
-Dave Wininger had all sorts of reasons why he was going big with his game last night then went out and shot a league best 34.
-Joe Allen shot a nifty 39.
-Brent Courter and two super subs, Noah Callahan and Vic Wallace, had the best net rounds of the day with 30's.

On War and History

Here's part of the answer to my queries the other day about what was going on in the early '70's to end the war in Vietnam: from Kargo X at dKos who is quoting Charles Savage:

In December 1970, Congress passed historic legislation revoking the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution, which had authorized military force in Vietnam, and banning the deployment of ground troops in Cambodia. War opponents hoped Congress was on the verge of forcing a quick end to the bloody quagmire in Indochina.

"The president, in our judgment, now lacks legitimate authority to keep on prosecuting the war," said Senator Frank Church , Democrat of Idaho, in a 1971 speech. "Under these circumstances, a great opportunity is presented to Congress -- the chance to fill this constitutional vacuum with a disengagement policy that could help unite the country again."

War opponents' hopes were dashed. Despite signing the bills, President Nixon said he had independent authority as commander in chief to keep combat in Vietnam going. For the next two years, Congress failed to agree on further restrictions, and nearly 3,000 more American soldiers died. Nixon finally ended the war on his own terms with a cease - fire agreement in January 1973.