Reading time – 3:52; Viewing time – 5:08 . . . Set aside for the moment your notions of what you want and how you want to go about making it happen. Focus, instead, on how to win the presidential election, presented here in inverted format as the sure path to the Democrats’ loss. Start… [read more]
Reading time – 4:19; Viewing time – 6:49 . . . It’s going to take decades to clean up the mess that our terrible infant president is creating. Some things will take much longer and will leave permanent scars. Other Trump damage, like loss of endangered species, will be impossible to fix. We’re told that… [read more]
Reading time – 3:58; Viewing time – 5:19 . . . In the 1965 movie classic The Flight of the Phoenix (with a remake in 2004) there is a clash of personalities between the pragmatic airplane captain and a most particular aeronautical engineer. In understated frustration, the engineer at last says to the captain, “Mr…. [read more]
Reading time – 5:21; Viewing time – 7:02 . . . The crazies think arming teachers is a good idea. They want shoot-outs in the hallways when a bad guy shows up. Think: Parkland, Columbine and Sandy Hook, with the halls full of kids. What could possibly go wrong? The NRA-controlled Congressional response to mass… [read more]
Reading time 5:02; Viewing time – 6:59 . . . Trump politicized the Fourth of July. There were M1A2 Army tanks and Bradley armored vehicles in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Not content with just stationary vehicles, Trump ordered the military to have airplanes and helicopters pass overhead, saving the Battle Hymn of the Republic… [read more]
Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 4:23 . . . Ed note for viewers: Be sure to read the Late Addition Comment at the end of this post. It is material that is not included in the video. I’ve warned of an upcoming “Wag the Dog” move by Trump (here and here) and it… [read more]
Reading time – 4:54; Viewing time – 7:08 . . . Reader JC wrote in response to my column last week that he wants me to let go of focus on Trump and instead focus on the nation’s business. My reply was that stopping Trump from further damaging our democracy is the nation’s business, leaving… [read more]
Reading time – 3.47; Viewing time – 5:20 . . . The Mueller Report is out and I haven’t had time to go through all 448 pages, although you can do that yourself by getting the PDF from the DOJ website here. Click on the 4th line beginning “Report on the Investigation” for the download…. [read more]
Reading time – 6:39; Viewing time – 9:12 . . . Washington D.C. (mostly) Election Announcement I’m not a registered Democrat, but like Bernie Sanders, I caucus with them. That’s why I’m announcing my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. I thought I’d have more time for this, at least… [read more]
Reading time – 5:07; Viewing time – 7:30 . . . First, my only comment on the topic of the cherry picked, sentence fragmented Mueller report is that I want the full report – all of it including the appendices – both for the complete, un-predigested information so that I can draw my own conclusions… [read more]
