FIFA, world soccer's governing body, is corrupt - even by world governing bodies' standards. Its president, Sepp Blatter, was banned from FIFA soccer for eight years on Monday.
With all the fear and anger in this country, this has been the craziest presidential campaign of my lifetime.
Here is my annual ADD list of random things we all should be thankful for that I did not write about:
Higher education in America continues to fail us. Colleges and universities have priced themselves out of the market by raising tuition at twice the rate of inflation, saddling many graduates with crippling student loan debt.
As they seek to discredit Republican presidential front-runner Ben Carson, the media's new mantra is "Black Lies Matter." But when it comes to Hillary Clinton's years of documented fabrications, their approach is more like "White Lies Don't Matter."
NBC, still the home of "Lyin' Brian" Williams, did a partisan and pitiful job of hosting last week's GOP debate. The questions of the condescending CNBC "moderators" were ill-prepared, mean-spirited, biased and childish. CNBC embarrassed and revealed itself in the debate, probably its last as host.
President Obama has developed a perpetual excuse in the post-"blame Bush" era of his presidency.
Republicans and Democrats deny accusations of partisanship in the congressional Benghazi investigation, while both parties jockey to position themselves to best advantage about Hillary Clinton's testimony. If Hillary is pilloried, it's because of evidence only.
After a peaceful, hope-filled interlude when Pope Francis visited the United States, we go back to the realities of the world.
Speaker of the House John Boehner's sudden resignation resulted in a chain reaction of Republicans looking to fill the leadership void he has occupied for five years.
