Oh, Jeez. He introduces a widow of “a warrior and a hero, battling against terrorism, and securing our nation.” It’s Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens, the Special Forces guy who died on the Seal Team 6 raid in Yemen. You remember? That raid that Trump authorized over dinner, and where Trump went to bed as the operation went pear-shaped? The raid where everything that...
“We must break the cycle of violence.” The murder rate is growing, he almost says. “This is not acceptable.” Every American child should be able to grow up in a safe community, to attend a safe school, and to have access to a high paying job. But to create this future, we must work with — and not against; not against — the men and...
He hits his infrastructure bill. One Trillion Dollars! So Doctor Evil. Then he moved one. “I call on our people to repeal and replace Obamacare!” So much for being hard to do. It’ll all be better, cheaper, faster, without inconveniencing anyone. Good luck there. But it’s not like he’ll be inconvenienced. “Must protect all Americans,” is the applause line. “Save Americans from this imploding Obamacare...
Not quite live-streaming here, but I’ve got a DVR, I’ve got a really strong drink, and I’m watching damn Trump. First, he’s reading from the teleprompter, not off the cuff. Not yet. Is it wrong to be disappointed? Trump started with a pretty good unity message. I’m sure someone wrote it for him. He seemed unsure about many of the phrases, and he went back...
I know it’s hard to get upset with Republican hypocrisy, but why is it, I wonder, that the GOP is so set against free trade, almost across the board? If a question comes up, they dependably support monopolies, oligopolies, and any carefully protected and entrenched industry. There’s no industrial protection they won’t defend. Sure, they’re responding to their corporate overlords. Citizens’ United has corrupted the...
I was looking through Trump’s CPAC speech, when I read this section of the transcript. He was in the middle of his “Might makes Right” part (might have been “Peace through strength”, or “Tall, yet short”. I forget.) At the same time, we fully understand that national security begins with border security. Foreign terrorists will not be able to strike America if they cannot get...
Wilbur Ross is, among other roles, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Cyprus PCL, and the bank’s majority shareholder. The Bank of Cyprus PCL is a murky, closed back that is reputed to be a favorite of Russian oligarchs. Since the second largest shareholder is, in fact, a close friend of Putin and one of those oligarchs, that’s a...
[Update: in his address to the Joint Session of Congress, Trump actually led with a mention of the Kansas shooting. He didn’t go anywhere, but it was still good of him to mention it.] I mean, who knew being a good example was that important? Every president has walked a careful line on moral issues, gently suggesting anodyne advice that’s so obvious and boring,...
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