Reading time – 2:10 . . . Following the Nevada debate . . . Trump’s vile-sters will do all the opposition research – all of it – and they’ll have the ugly crap to sling during the general election campaign, so last night’s 2-hoiur display of said crap would come out anyway. But last night… [read more]
Potpourri v9.0
Reading time – 3:19 . . . I haven’t done the research, so I don’t know if William Barr is the most morally corrupt, Constitution flaunting Attorney General we’ve ever had, but surely he’s a strong contender for the title. How proud his mother must be. Lest we forget, Roger Stone was convicted on seven… [read more]
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? v2.0
Reading time – 1:21 . . . Trump drives ever more lawlessness; then career people resign in protest. I get it. Makes sense. They don’t want to be a part of his criminal activities or the destruction of our democracy, so they both make distance from Trump and make a public statement. The concern I… [read more]
Some Good News
Reading time – 2:10 . . . This is Maria’s story. Some facts and names in this retelling have been changed to protect the participants; however, this is a true story about real people and it is a victory on so many levels. Maria fled Central America after being branded a “traitor” by the violent… [read more]
Two Pieces and a Smidgen More
Reading time – 1:55 . . . I was struck by the juxtaposition of a couple of pieces I reviewed this past week. Nick Kristoff wrote a disturbing piece in the Sunday Times about a customer with a problem which U.S. Bank had created for him and its shoddy treatment of an employee who helped… [read more]
Eulogy
* * * BREAKING NEWS * * * The Senate of the United States has officially declared the Rule of Law to be dead. The declaration of death was ensured by an almost perfect party line vote.* The Secretary of the Senate has recorded the death certificate into the formal Senate historical record so… [read more]
The Point
Reading time – 58 seconds . . . This post is certified to be gluten free, dairy free, soy free and free of contamination from the recent State of the Union address. You can read with full confidence for your safety and mental health, although if you’re allergic to nuts . . . ————————————– Preface:… [read more]
Profiles in Cowardice
Reading time – 3:47 . . . Alan Dershowitz has never seen an opportunity for attention that he didn’t covet. He hasn’t exhausted his reservoir of outrageousness, nor fully plumbed the hollowness of his integrity; however, he may have come close last week. As a member of Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, Dershowitz proclaimed the… [read more]
As Smart as Squirrels – v2
Reading time – 3:32 . . . The impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues, even as more revelations arrive almost daily that paint a very dark picture of his actions. Whether witnesses will be called and evidentiary documents will be presented at his impeachment trial remains unknown. Whether he will be convicted and booted from… [read more]
Put Them in RDP
Reading time – 4:02 . . . We’ve had years of hearing Donald Trump say whatever came into his fraudulent head and many of us are way past shock and indignation. We see that’s just the criminal, disconnected-from-reality way he rolls and it’s become what we expect. But he’s infected pundits and members of Congress… [read more]
