Reading time – 2:10; Viewing time – 3:25 . . . Once upon a time there was a democratic republic called the United States of America. It was thought of by many as the shining city on a hill. It was the best hope for millions coming there from around the world and proved to… [read more]
Best Metaphor
Reading time – 43 seconds . . . Crozet, VA, January 31, 2018, 3:10PM EST The Amtrak train left the station this morning carrying GOP members of Congress and their families to their annual party conference at a retreat facility in West Virginia. The train crashed into a garbage truck at a crossing near the… [read more]
Invertebrates
Not so long ago the Republican Party proudly boasted of being the party that stood for law and order. They let us know in no uncertain terms that they were the guys who would defend against international threats. They were the tough guys who were best suited to ensure our national security. Now, though, they… [read more]
A Challenge For Moderates
Reading time – 4:51; Viewing time – 7:44 . . . Preface If in these darkly polarized times you and I aren’t in the same bubble, if our notions about politics, policies and what it means to be an American aren’t in lock step, try this on for size and decide then how far apart… [read more]
MLK, Jr. Day – Special Report
Reading time – 2:29 . . . The Bigot-In-Chief The President made it clear that we don’t want immigrants from any of those s***hole African countries. No Nigerians coming from their huts. No Salvadorans, either, even if they’re trying to avoid certain death. He postulated that it would be good to have more immigrants from… [read more]
There’s a Surprise On The Way
Reading time – 3:57 seconds . . . I admit that I got a kick out of this picture from a Tea Party rally several years ago. First and most obvious is that Medicare is government, so there’s no way to have Medicare without government being in it. Second, there’s no way this guy is… [read more]
Leadership and The Tax Bill
Reading time – 5:12; Viewing time – 8:03 . . . Others, nearly everyone, really, are doing a fine job of chronicling the insane Trump administration as revealed by Michael Wolff in his “best seller before it’s even released” book, Fire and Fury, and the stupid reactions of the Temper-Tantrum-Tweeter-in-Chief. So, I’ll have a look… [read more]
Address to Congress, January 3, 2018
Reading time – 4:52; Viewing time – 7:07 . . . Mr. President, colleagues, fellow citizens, I rise today to speak to the obvious. That I do so is grounded in the Confucian admonition, “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” Once so named, the resultant clarity may spawn wisdom…. [read more]
A Year-End Message About Making Things Better
Reading time – 2:21; Viewing time – 3:49 . . . The latest Star Wars film is in theaters now and it’s terrific. Like all the films in the series, it deals with some universal issues, like good versus evil, acceptance of uncomfortable truths, the shattering of illusion and the complexity of human beings. Nearly… [read more]
A Conservative Commentary in Two Connecting Pieces
Reading time – 3:09; Viewing time – 4:18 . . . Donald Trump and his Congressional Republicans, as well as every blatherer on Fox News, are all over Robert Mueller and his team, as well as the FBI and the Justice Department. They have impugned Mueller’s integrity. attacked the FBI saying it’s in tatters (somebody… [read more]
