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]
The Presumption of Innocence is Still True But, c’mon: I can hear Ray Charles singing Georgia On My Mind. Our addiction to Non-Accountability Why do we do this self-defeating dance? I’ve concluded that it’s an addiction, a sickness, a commitment to rationalization, cowardice and self-imposed helplessness. Here are a couple of examples. I’ve often wished… [read more]
While checking into a state park lodge for a family reunion, I got into a discussion with the guy behind the counter. The net of it was that he directed me to a couple of websites: Bay Area Transparency and 1st Amendment Auditor. I started watching a video on each of them and lost patience… [read more]
Clarification In the midst of my joy over the beginning of accountability for wrongs done in association with January 6, I wrote last Wednesday, “O’ happy day!” And it was a happy day by reason of accountability. Let’s be clear, though, that this indictment of a former president is not one dimensional. Another dimension is… [read more]
We are being cautioned that the indictment of a former president and presidential candidate is a dark and serious moment in American history. I agree with the serious part, but this is a moment of light, not dark. It is a time of cleansing sunshine and I just can’t stop smiling. This is a joyous… [read more]
Section 1. Whereas: The necessity of a free state to have a well regulated militia being fully satisfied by the various State National Guard units; and, Whereas: The right of the people to be safe and secure in their persons, domiciles and in all public places being paramount; therefore, Upon ratification of this article, the… [read more]
Silence This is for those Republicans quietly whining in their closets about right wing extremists: you really should be speaking up. . You should have voted for a Democrat to be Speaker of the House instead of voting for spineless Kevin McCarthy. You should have been speaking out against Trump’s outrages and those of the… [read more]
While taking a road trip recently we were amazed by all the billboards for personal injury attorneys. We saw the same billboard posted three deep. We saw not only repeated cycles of multiple billboards for a single firm, but even two identical billboards stacked one on top of the other. These advertisements were in the… [read more]
It was five years ago today when Valentines stopped for 17 high schoolers and teachers at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. They were killed by a former student. Apparently, he had issues. Maybe he was full of hatred for others who were doing well and he, not so well. Maybe others were… [read more]
Cliven Bundy is a rancher in Nevada who rented grazing land for his cattle from the Federal Bureau of Land Management. By 2014 he had failed to pay his grazing fees for over two decades and owed over $1 million. He claimed that his refusal to honor his agreement was because of federal government overreach… [read more]
