P0ST 1077 No, not for game. Not for dinner. Not for sport. I’m hunting for powerful, consistently muscular, banner-waving, truth telling, lie smashing, propaganda pummeling communication from any Democratic organization, any Democratic candidate or politician or any Democratic operative who is sick of Republican attacks, outrageous accusations and lies.* The game I’m hunting for is… [read more]
Liars and Cheaters and Frauds, Oh My! and a Ghastly Contrast
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]
Cherry Picking
POST 1075 Under Attack There is a cynical and dangerous checklist that is a playbook for the destruction of America. It has been festering for decades in plain sight and has somehow been tolerated, this to our peril. Here’s a piece of Sheila Markin’s post of May 19 detailing some of that checklist. CAN OUR… [read more]
A Great America
POST 1074 The Two Greatest Days in Politics in the 2000s November 4, 2008: Barack Obama won the presidential election. We were with him in Grant Park. It was beyond glorious. May 30, 2024: Donald Trump was convicted of 34 criminal counts. Accountability is at last sinking its righteous claws into him. It is beyond… [read more]
Loser
POST 1074 THE RULE OF LAW LIVES! Hey Convict: You Called Our Fallen Soldiers “Suckers” and “Losers.” Who’s the Loser Now, Bone Spurs? Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser… [read more]
Class Assignment
POST 1073 First Watch Ken Burns’ 21 minute commencement address at Brandeis University. Then Pass this post along to at least 3 people, directing them to Burns’ brilliant and moving message. Today is a good day to be the light _____________________________ Our governance and electoral corruption and dysfunction and our ongoing mass murders are all… [read more]
Memorial Day
POST 1072 This essay was originally posted on Memorial Day, 2012, with wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan and is offered today (with some updating) as a reminder of what this holiday is about. You can also have a look at another Memorial Day post here. Our War Dead It was originally called Decoration Day… [read more]
It’s Complicated
POST 1071 It’s All So Complicated Three religions each claim sole right to own the same little chunk of dirt.* Worse, there are few things as dangerous as a religious zealot, so conflict and violence are baked in. The 3-headed religious zealotry monster is actually a subset of the human need to feel right and… [read more]
Duty
POST 1070 First: The Prediction – Drum Roll, Please The tarnished gold con artist drama is all but over. Donald J. Trump’s pick for Vice President will be his son, Donald J. Trump, Jr. The rest of the bootlickers can pack it up and slink back to their standard positions of general sucking up. Nothing… [read more]
Finding Optimism
POST 1069 Third in a series (see Ignorance and Lies and The Underlying Disease) Stand Up From Steve Schmidt, May 6: I asked [my friend] what we would do if 150 crazy people — a mix of deranged narcissists, political extremists, weirdos, conspiracy theorists and other assorted friends of theirs — showed up suddenly on… [read more]
