POST 1119 Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves.” – Abraham Lincoln, 1864 So, too, ourselves, today, right now In watching this train wreck election proceed in slow motion I had to admit the foul truth, that half of my fellow citizens voted… [read more]
POST 1116 Did you already vote? Great! And you’re not done protecting our rights, our freedoms and our democracy. You know quite well that MAGA and the acquiescent, cowardly Republicans stand for hatred, cruelty, violence and un-American values and norms. They cannot make themselves bigger so they use every hateful method to make everyone else… [read more]
POST 1115 On the Sunday before last the New York Times published letters from readers that were composed in lyrical form rather than in prose. One was to the tune of the 60s Bob Dylan song, The Times They Are A-Changin’. Here’s it’s opening: Come liars, deniers who call it a hoax And convince us… [read more]
POST 1114 An Insidious Conspiracy JD Vance is a guy who compared Trump to Hitler. He said, “I’m a Never Trump guy. I never liked him.” He said lots more that was unlikely to cause Trump to find him attractive. Still, he got the nod, so many were asking why Trump picked him to be… [read more]
POST 1098 Tyranny and Freedom We are continually faced with self-serving declarations from over-lord wannabees about some thug patriotism and manipulative, fantabulous claims of victimhood designed to move us to support their un-freedom hell. (Insert here your personal nightmare image here.) Saying this less delicately, there’s a lot of crap being spewed by people hoping… [read more]
POST 1092 The Democratic VP Rollout The best secret pick in politics kept the focus off Trump and Vance for a week or two and kept us energized and filled with hope. Then we found out Harris’ VP pick was Tim Walz and much of the country sang out a heartfelt chorus of, “Who?” If… [read more]
POST 1087 Definitions IED: An improvised explosive device (IED) attack is the use of a “homemade bomb and/or destructive device to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract.” IEDs are used by criminals, vandals, terrorists, suicide bombers, and insurgents. NEWS & TERRORISM Communicating In A Crisis Judicial IED: A Judicial IED (J-IED) is a judicial decision that… [read more]
POST 1084 Breaking News At a rally last night in rural Pennsylvania former President Trump was shot, with the bullet grazing the top of his right ear. One attendee was killed and two others were injured by the gunman. As he was being moved to a vehicle by Secret Service agents, Trump was seen pumping… [read more]
POST 1079 Gen.Mark Milley was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the last years of the Trump administration. He saw and heard far more un-American things from that president than most of us who suffered through those bleak times. At last he could tolerate it no longer and wrote a letter of… [read more]
POST 1076 CAUTION – Contains snark, which is known to trigger bouts of doing the right thing, as well as generating an occasional smirk. In what should be an alien, other planet move, 10 Republicans wrote in a public letter that they would no longer pass legislation, fund the government, or vote to confirm the… [read more]
