Reading time – 1:49; Viewing time – 2:32 . . . Just back from the Tax March-Chicago and there’s much to report. Pics are in the blog – I think you’ll enjoy the signage (use your browser’s zoom function to zoom in and read the signs) – but the key is the meaning of it… [read more]
Have We Forgotten?
Reading time – 2:23; Viewing time – 3:14 . . . If you scratch at the story of nearly any American you won’t have to go very deep – usually no more than 4 or 5 generations back – to find immigrants. And those immigrants not so many years back were not royalty. They weren’t… [read more]
Leading By Reaction
Reading time – 4:13; Viewing time – 6:26 . . . There was a lot of talk about President Obama’s “red line” regarding Syria’s use of chemical weapons against its own civilians in 2013. Obama was and continues to be scorched by conservatives for having taken no action. What is so conveniently forgotten is that… [read more]
Sir Isaac Newton and You
Reading time – 3:51 seconds; Viewing time – 5:57 . . . The press is under attack, and rightly so, according to Donald Trump. He has let us know in no uncertain terms and repeatedly that those in “the media” are dishonest – so dishonest – they lie. I’m guessing that “he’s been hearing” that… [read more]
Values Bankruptcy Machine
Reading time – 3:09; viewing time – 4:58 . . . There are conservatives who espouse worthwhile conservative ideas; however, not even one of those ideas includes Trumpian behavior, like: Cabinet picks and agency bosses who are determined to take down everything in their control A secretary of state with financial ties to our most… [read more]
Busted Link
HBO pulled links to Bill Maher’s program of 3/24/17 not long after Sunday’s post went live, so when you clicked the link, instead of a video you got a metaphorical bowling ball dropped on the floor. To extend the metaphor, here’s a resetting of the pins. This is a link to a clip that’s available… [read more]
Trump and Putin
Reading time – 2:42; Viewing time – 3:46 . . . Thomas Edsall has done it again. He’s helped us to understand the Trump thing, answering questions that seem so very perplexing. I referred to Edsall last month to help us to understand why people voted for Donald Trump. No, they aren’t all racists and… [read more]
Bus Daydream
Reading time – 2:44; Viewing time – 3:46 . . . In anticipation of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to the U.S. and her discussions with President Donald Trump I was struck with a BFOTO (blinding flash of the obvious), that Merkel is in a unique position – that’s “unique” as in: she’s the only one… [read more]
BOHICA
Reading time – 3:45; Viewing time – 6:41 . . . Critical Action Step – just 4 minutes completion time This is about dealing with the mother lode of our political dysfunction, so first things first. Click here and read the short, clear text of the proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution – the We… [read more]
What Samantha Power Taught Me
Reading time – 3:53; Viewing time – 5:47 . . . Act I Lights come up to reveal an office desk and computer, papers scattered randomly on the desk and odd things hung on the wall. A man is hunched over a keyboard and is frowning. He turns to the camera, as to a circle… [read more]
