New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd annually gives her Thanksgiving column space over to her brother Kevin, whom she calls a conservative. I’ve read several of his offerings and have come away with the sense that Kevin is not a conservative; he’s a Trumpy, which is distinctly not conservative. And in this year’s essay he… [read more]
Forehead Slapping
Reading time – 3:14 . . . We’ve known the basics of this since at least February 2020. Now the Institute for New Economic Thinking has published a clear, well researched and most accessible paper (this is required reading) giving us the roadmap out of our pandemic and economic quagmires: To Save the Economy, Save… [read more]
The Gloves Are Off
Reading time – 3:55 . . . Heroes As of this post we have lost – as in: they died – over 2,000 of our frontline healthcare workers – nurses, doctors, techs, EMTs, sanitation staff – all the people who make it so that we can get healthcare when we need it. They work hellishly… [read more]
Thanks
The original announcement for this post went out without a link. It should work this time. Please watched this video It’s just right for today And Peggy Noonan’s essay Blessings In a Hard Year is required reading. You’ll see why. Many thanks to AH for the pointer.
National Security
Reading time – 4:49 . . . If you’ve watched the news you’ve heard the worries expressed by knowledgeable people that Trump’s refusal to allow Biden’s people access to information during the transition was putting our nation at risk. The most persuasive warning I’ve seen is from Susan Rice, who has been on both the… [read more]
Potporri – v 13.0
Reading time – 5:44 . . . Culture Wars I vacillate. I go to boiling anger over what Republicans are doing, like voter suppression, stoking of hatred, flagrantly lying and supplicating themselves in spineless obeisance to the immoralities and anti-democracy molestation done by Donald Trump. In contrast, in my more enlightened moments I look for… [read more]
President Donald Trump’s Final Address to the Nation
Reading time – 3:12; Viewing time – 4:51 . . . The White House, Washington D.C., January 19, 2021 My fellow Americans, we gather tonight on the eve of a new administration for our country. Once again we are affirming our democracy with the peaceful transfer of power exactly as envisioned and required by our… [read more]
The Worst Is Yet To Come – Very Soon
Reading time – 4:17; Viewing time – 6:19 . . . Late Addition The “Million MAGA March” has concluded with great bluster, chest thumping, hate spewing and the absolute rejection of all facts that don’t comport with demonstrators’ predetermined beliefs and conclusions. It was something of a “Yea for us, we’re so so tough and… [read more]
Straight Talk For Wednesday Morning
Reading time – 5:10 . . . The win for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was more than a citizen endorsement of the future promised by Biden; it was a repudiation of Trump’s attempt to make a toxic waste dump of our democracy, as well as a visceral rejection of his cruelty. For four years… [read more]
Moving On
Reading time – 4:43 . . . The election should be over – after all, it only takes 270 and it’s clear to all who’s won and who has lost. But this is going to be dragged through the courts for a while by baseless Trump lawsuits and fantasy charges of fraud. Trump’s anti-American histrionics… [read more]
