Will's Boxing Day Review

Happy Boxing Day, Stroock's Books celebrants. 

We have returned from our 24 hour sojourn across the dread Hudson River to the state of our birth. We hate it there. We do hate it so. This blog renews its call for Governor Murphy to mobilize the National Guard and drop the Hudson River crossings.* Those goddamn people in New York should stay on their side of the river. Yes, our New York sojourn was as morose, macabre and introspective as one might fear. We thought of the dead, and the dead thought of us. The moroseness lingers.

On the bright side the air will be clear and still, and we'll indulge in our last Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Short Sory of the year. 

As it happens Chanukah, your spelling may vary, began on Christmas night this year. Those Jews, first Gaza, then Christmas. The imams are right. They're clever. Anywho, Chanukah celebrates the Hebrew victory over Antiochus and the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem. Ben Shapiro has a good summation of the holiday, and a marvelous take down of soon to be ex-second dude Dough Emhoff's bastardization of Chanukah.* No, Chanukah is not about openness and inclusivity you twit. And last night, Israeli soldiers celebrated Chanukkah in Gaza. 

With that in mind let's see what the Israelis are up too...ah, discussion of expanded Israeli strikes on the Houthis. We see life resembles Israel Strikes: War of the Red Sea. Israel Radar warns, ' Defense officials: Houthis will pay a heavy price as Israeli strikes will be stepped up, but this is nothing compared to what will happen to them after Trump admin is in power.' Yikes. Some argue that the best way to pressure the Houthis is to hit Iran. We're not so sure. To paraphrase Napoleon, if you're going to hit the Houthis, hit the Houthis. 

*Wouldn't be that hard to do. You'd have to drop the George Washington Bridge, then demo Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel. Governor Murphy could call in the Israelis. They've been doing a lot of tunnel demolition this last year. Hmmm...better be on the safe side and destroy the Tappan Zee Bridge too. 

**Lord, thank you for not letting Doug Emhoff become First Gentleman. Thank you for not letting Doug Emhoff become the most famous Jew in America.