Post 1,007 ————————————— Millions were horrified by the October 7 massacre in Israel. And millions have reveled in blaming the victims. The insanity is not just the most recent “kill the Jews” massacre, but also the enthusiasm of Hamas apologists around the world, including at elite U.S. universities where lots of very ignorant smart students… [read more]
Decency
Post 1,006 ————————————— There is much craziness parading through our society and our politics today and it causes great harm. Examples happening today: Do you think Governor DeSantis should be guarding the door to your OB-GYN to keep you out? Do you think some self-important bully or self-appointed guardian of everything should make decisions about… [read more]
Connecting Dots
Post 1,005 ————————————— Congressional Republicans have pseudo-patriotic, brain damaged explanations for not supporting Ukraine. Of course, they’re either making up “alternative facts’ or clutching their boundless ignorance to their chests, the place where courage should reside but obviously does not. The reality is that Ukraine is fighting our fight for us. It is the fight… [read more]
The Stupid
Post 1,004 ————————————— It Never Went Away Cowboy George W. Bush and his posse are back and that isn’t good. President Biden counseled Israeli leaders not to be consumed by rage because otherwise there will be horrible consequences. All of which is to say that there aren’t any good options for Israel; only various degrees… [read more]
Intractable
Post 1,003 ————————————— I need your great idea. Israelis and Palestinians need it more and the world is demanding it. An example of that demand is in an October 18 op-ed from Charles M. Blow in the New York Times, An Evolving Moral High Ground in the Israel-Gaza War. Blow says of the Hamas attack… [read more]
Astonishing Idiocy
Post 1,002 ————————————— Astonishing National Idiocy* Twelve score and 6 years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Twelve years later they gave us our glorious Constitution. Now we are engaged in a great congressional and state… [read more]
Much To Say
Post 1,001 ————————————— Save a Life I don’t have combat fatigues or desert boots. I don’t have an assault rifle or mortar shells, nor even a hobby style drone. I’m a pilot but I cannot fly a military fighter or helicopter. I’m good with a Band-Aid, but I’m no corpsman, much less a doctor. Plus,… [read more]
An Unavoidable Parallel
Post 1,000 ————————————— The Shutdown We were at the edge of a cliff. It wasn’t just U.S. bankruptcy and the end of the authority for economic bedrock that were at risk. With our failure to honor our debts we would lead the entire economic world over that cliff. At the 11th hour Speaker of the… [read more]
Jack For Speaker Of The House
Post 999 ————————————— Dear Representatives Hakeem Jeffries and Patrick McHenry: I watched with interest as the post of Speaker of the House became vacant through a vote forced by the radical right of the Republican Party. Of course, we all knew this was coming from the moment of the fateful 15th vote, when McCarthy surrendered… [read more]
A Question For Our Trump Voters
Trump Voter, I know you weren’t appalled at hearing Trump say he could grab women between their legs whenever he wanted. You found a way to ignore it or justify it with some lame version of whataboutism. You allowed yourself to be distracted by Hillary’s emails and the claims of criminal wrongdoing that were completely… [read more]
