Run for the Border: As he hits the road selling the benefits of his bailout bill and Covid vaccinations, President Biden has a growing crisis on his hands at the southern border.

  Over the weekend, The Federal Emergency Management Agency was to ordered help take care of thousands of unaccompanied minors who’ve been flooding over the border since Biden took office.

  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed FEMA to “safely receive, shelter, and transfer unaccompanied children” at the southern border.

More than 3,200 children are reported to be in the custody of Customs and Border patrol and about 2,600 have been waiting for beds in shelters suitable for kids. 

  Mayorkas said in a statement Saturday that, “A Border Patrol facility is no place for a child.” 

  Seeking to save their children from crime and poverty, Mexicans and other South Americans are sending their children to the US, partially in the belief that the Biden administration will be more welcoming than Donald Trump. Reports say some migrant smugglers are even telling their charges that the border is actually open to them.

London Calling: Thousands of British women gathered over the weekend in response to the murder of a young woman as she walked home from work on March 3^rd. Sarah Everhard, 33, disappeared while intentionally walking well-lit streets after calling her boyfriend to say she was on her way. She wore bright clothes and shoes she could run in.

  Police stirred the anger of London’s women advising them to stay indoors, limiting their personal freedom, rather than making the streets safe. It spawned a movement called “Reclaim These Streets.”

  Saturday night the police tried to break up the crowd because it violated Covid lockdown rules. The arrest of a woman with bright red hair wrestled to the ground became an iconic image.

   The treatment of protesters by the cops stirred further outrage because the suspect in the Everhard murder is a 48-year-old police officer.

Dead Meat:  In the unfolding drama of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who’s accused of being a serial harasser and groper of women, The NY Times reports  that Cuomo’s “Vaccination Czar”  Larry Schwartz is calling Democratic leaders around the state asking their support for the embattled governor.

  While Cuomo calls for an investigation and “due process” for his behavior, he and his allies know that his survival depends as much as anything on political popularity, and it won’t be easy. He’s not known as a lovable guy.  

  Shane Goldmacher writes in The NY Times that, “Be it his self-regard, his disdain for fellow Democrats or his imperious demeanor, Mr. Cuomo alienated allies and enemies alike on his way up in politics, and now finds himself sliding from hero-level worship to pariah-like status with the kind of astonishing speed that only the friendless suffer.” 

  New York’s two Democratic senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as most of the congressional delegation and a majority of the State Legislature, have called for Cuomo to resign. The governor is often compared to former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken who simply resigned amidst a flurry of harassment and groping complaints. And he was popular.

  Richard Ravitch, a former Democratic lieutenant governor, told Goldmacher, “The problem with Cuomo is no one has ever liked him. He’s not a nice person and he doesn’t have any real friends. If you don’t have a base of support and you get into trouble, you’re dead meat.”

In Plain Sight: As the military wakes up to political extremism in the ranks, an Army reservist charged with storming the US Capitol has been identified as a well-known White supremacist and Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked as a contractor. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30,  openly wore his hair and a moustache in the style of Adolph Hitler. 

  The Naval Criminal Investigation Service interviewed 44 of his work mates and 34 of them said he held “extremist or radical views pertaining to the Jewish people, minorities and women.” Hale-Cusanelli is charged with obstructing congressional proceedings, civil disorder, and disorderly conduct in the Capitol.

  In his defense, Hale-Cusanelli’s lawyer claims that he isn’t a white supremacist.

The Spin Rack: A powerful snowstorm hit Colorado and Wyoming over the weekend, dumping  three feet of snow for skiers and knocking out power for as many as 25,000 people. — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announced he’s retiring after 20 seasons in the NFL. He won a Super Bowl and retires as  the NFL’s all-time leader in career passing yards.  — Pope Francis approved a decree saying that priests cannot bless same-sex unions because such relationships are “not ordered to the Creator’s plan.”

The Obit Page: Former middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who dominated his weight class from 1980 until 1987 before losing to Sugar Ray Leonard in a split decision, died Saturday at 66.

  He first won the title in 1985, knocking out Thomas Hearns in the third round. He defended his title 12 times until losing to Leonard.

  Hagler beat some of the greats including Hearns and Roberto Duran. His record was 62 wins, with 52 knockouts, three losses, and a draw.

  “I always wanted to be somebody,” Hagler told Sports Illustrated in 1982. “Baseball, I played like I was Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays; basketball, I’d be Walt Frazier or Kareem; boxing, I’d pretend I was Floyd Patterson or Emile Griffith.”

Award Season: A loyal reader called and asked us not to write anything about the Grammy Awards and we’re happy to comply.

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