POST 1060 A Bit More About “Are You Better Off?” From March 27 Have a look at this from Sheila Markin’s post, When Will Republicans Give Up on Trump? Biden has been delivering on the promises Trump made and failed to deliver on. Remember how Trump promised infrastructure week? It never happened with Trump. It… [read more]
Useful Idiot
POST 1059 From a Salon interview of Dr. John Gartner: “We have becrumb a nation.” “All comp-ply-ments”. “I know Poten.” “He can’t cam-pay.” “We will expel the wald-mongers.” There are more examples where Trump couldn’t complete a sentence and strung the fragments together incoherently. It’s worth noting that his demeanor changes dramatically at these moments…. [read more]
Smart, Educated, Experienced and Skilled
POST 1058 Sheila Markin posted a fine explainer and updater of what has happened to Trump’s lawyers. Her piece caused a sociological question to bubble up to top of mind. I’ve wondered many times about all those attorneys, every one smart, highly educated, experienced and with considerable skill at their craft. The wonder, of course,… [read more]
Consequences v2.0
POST 1057 A Baltimore Bridge Collapse Question As you know, on March 26 a mammoth container ship, the Singapore flagged Dali, crashed into a pylon supporting the Francis Scott Key Bridge that spans Baltimore Harbor, the country’s 11th busiest port. The ship is 984 feet long (over 3 football fields in length), weighs over 116,000… [read more]
The Ultimate Con
POST 1056 CAUTION! Contains snark! The content below touches on sensitive issues, willful ignorance and deeply held hypocrisies. It implies widespread gullibility and faith-free faith. Proceed if you dare, but follow the Surgeon General’s recommendation to wear an N95 mask while reading and to squint your eyes against the glare of nearly believable satire. Note… [read more]
Fear Is A Terrible Thing
POST 1055 People Are Saying There is frightful peril, we’re told by those with their eyeballs bulging, and they say there is great suffering to come. They swear on oath that their terrible prognostications of grave danger and ghastly harm, of apocalyptic doom and deeply intense pain and suffering are before us. People are saying…. [read more]
Are You Better Off?
Post 1,054 Update on She Who Must Not Be Named Wall Street Journal online, March 24: [MSNBC’s president, Rashida] Jones told employees the cable network has no plans to have [former RNC Chair Ronna Romney] McDaniel on the channel, according to people familiar with the conversations. A number of MSNBC anchors and producers have voiced… [read more]
Something For Nothing
Post 1,053 Late Addition . NBC News Hires Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel The GOP political veteran will become an on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. . Yes, that Ronna Romney McDaniel. Be sure to click the headline and read the astonishing spin the networks put on this brainless move. Here’s a piece of… [read more]
Civil War
Post 1,052 A blogger friend recently posted, “A few years ago, CNN reported on a survey indicating that over 40% of Americans believed that a civil war was ‘somewhat likely’ in the next ten years.” He mentioned globalization as at least part of the cause. I assume that means that it has caused disruptions leading… [read more]
There Are Two Kinds of People
Post 1,051 Comedians say that there are two kinds of people in the world. There are people who laugh and there are people who make people laugh. I, too, say that there are two kinds of people in the world. There are people who see nuances, shades of gray as well as of color; and… [read more]