In case you didn’t know, life isn’t fair. But just how unfair was driven home the Sunday before Thanksgiving when last season’s Heisman Trophy winner and the NFL’s number one draft choice, Joe Burrow, suffered a ghastly knee injury in a game against what’s now officially called the Washington Football Team. (Say “Redskins” ever again and your tongue will be separated from your mouth.) His career isn’t over, but it’s not yet clear when or if he’ll play again next season. Subscribers, click here to read the full magazine. Not a subscriber? Click here to become a Patriot member today and receive access to The American Spectator in print and online! Shortly after Burrow’s LSU team defeated Clemson for the national championship in January, the victors came to the White House. President Trump had a great time with them, and singled out Burrow as “a young Tom Brady.” He praised Burrow for the serious money he’s raised for the food pantry in impoverished Athens County, Ohio. Of course, I was more impressed by the souvenir photo of Burrow and the president behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. A few months earlier I had stood in the same spot as Burrow for a similar photo with Mr. Trump, and it’s become one of my prized possessions. I probably should have it insured with Lloyd’s, along with the Keep America Great cap I received. Bob Tyrrell, Jeff Lord, and I met with the president for an hour or so that late afternoon — our Indiana friend Vice President Mike Pence, the most decent and likable of men, joined us toward the end of our visit. I carried away countless dizzying impressions, along with a big shopping bag of bling that the president loaded up for us. Yet one thing couldn’t have been more crystal clear: this president is simply delightful, fascinating company. A more authentic chief executive is hard to imagine. So why do they hate him so? Is it simply because bigotry and loathing have become second nature with so many on the other side? And it never stops. On...
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