Reading time – 2:05; Viewing time – 2:54 . . . Dear Congress: Well, really not all that dear. This week we had a train wreck in Washington, as an Amtrak train flew off the tracks near Tacoma. People have been injured and some have died; perhaps yet more will die. We’ve had another train… [read more]
This Will Require Fast Action
Reading time – 2:11; Viewing time – 3:08 . . . Nobody is above the law, right? Are you sure? Because there is a mountain of evidence that President Trump and his band of outlaws have done some nefarious things, so Robert Mueller is investigating them, but so far our Republican Congress is mostly mute… [read more]
Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead – Or Is She?
Reading time – 1:01 . . . Hooray Alabama! Hooray America! Ding, dong, the wicked witch is dead! Yes, in deep red Alabama the voters told Roy Moore to go home. On his horse, in a car, on foot, whatever. “Just go home, Roy.” And that surely is a victory for sanity and decency. I’m… [read more]
Duplicity
Reading time – 2:56; Viewing time – 4:27 . . . The congressional act that followed the 1995 Oslo Accords called for the U.S. to recognize Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel, as well as move the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv. There was an escape clause in the act that allowed the President… [read more]
For Alabama Voters – And The Rest of Us
Reading time – 2:29; Viewing time – 4:31 . . . John Pavlovitz is a blogging minister, a posting pastor, who regularly comments on what’s going on. He recently published an open letter “To The 100 Million Americans Who Didn’t Vote;” I highly recommend it to you because he’s nailed a central point of what… [read more]
Rubber and Glue
Reading time – 2:16 . . . “We’ve seen this firsthand in the WikiLeaks documents in which Hillary Clinton meets in secret with international banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty in order to enrich these global financial powers, her special interest friends and her donors,” said Donald Trump three weeks before the 2016… [read more]
What Will It Take To Fix Our Dumb?
Reading time – 2:53; Viewing time – 4:14 . . . It’s time for a break from today’s Strange Hysteria Involving Trump (you work on the acronym). Let’s focus on something important we can improve together. The New York Times recently posted an editorial entitled “President Trump, Please Read The Constitution,” with the first 14… [read more]
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin
Reading time – 3:16; Viewing time – 4:51 . . . Maureen Dowd gave her Sunday column to her conservative brother Kevin on November 26 and we learned that he isn’t tired of winning. I’m sure that’s true, as Trump hasn’t won anything, but Kevin Dowd’s remarks deserve comment, so this is a letter to… [read more]
Emerson Was Right – Twice
Reading time – 1:21; Viewing time – 2:09 . . . Chris Matthews’ new book about Bobby Kennedy ends with the words of John Glenn, former astronaut and senator from Ohio, relating his taking Kennedy’s children to their home following the assassination of their father and staying the night with them. He found himself in… [read more]
(Mostly) Quick Hits – They’re Linked, I Promise
Reading time – 6:49; Viewing time – 9:59 . . . First, a heads-up for the impatient: The lede is buried at the end of this post. A Really Tough Time for Republicans Judge Roy Moore was removed from the bench twice for flaunting our laws in favor of his absolutist religious beliefs. Yes, he… [read more]
