Time Out
Sorry I’ve been so quiet recently. I’ve been out of town/state/country, and I’ve taken the opportunity to go on a Trump break. I’ll resume when I get back.
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Reform the Language
Mar 10, 2017
Pay no attention to the Reform behind the curtain. Don’t forget: Republican ‘reform’ is another lie, trying to get you to blink and turn away. They’re not talking about reforming anything. I’m reading about the Republican Party looking toward Tax Reform. A Google search for ‘Tax Reform 2017’ returns 15...
Trump Purges State Department
Mar 10, 2017
Is the State Department just under-priced real estate? The Trump Administration has removed dozens of State Department people, and more are streaming out. First, the entire senior administrative team resigned, and there have been dozens more since then who’ve left or not been requested to stay. Most of these are...
Government Does Not Fund Planned Parenthood
Mar 8, 2017
I see so many articles about whether the government should ‘fund Planned Parenthood.’ (Or, today, ‘de-fund’ the organization.) Since that’s a Republican lie, you’d think the ‘liberal media’ wouldn’t go along, but since ‘the liberal media’ is another lie, what can you do? The government doesn’t fund Planned Parenthood. It...
Muslim Ban 2.0
Mar 7, 2017
The new Muslim ban is out, and it’s still terrible. I really hate this stuff, but at least it’s a different category. Normally, I have so much Trump crazy to talk about that I don’t have time to do the Republican crazy. This is what Trump promised to his crowds. ...
Republicans Release Healthcare Draft
Mar 7, 2017
TrumpCare Death Spiral? On Monday morning, House Republicans chipped out their first TrumpCare draft. It was a terrible, half-hearted, miserable, disingenuous piece of political noise. The only surprising part was that they put out something this unfinished. Poor thing had almost no chance; dead on arrival. Why isn’t there a...
Watching the Rosenstein/Brand Hearing
Mar 7, 2017
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Trump Runs Away
Mar 7, 2017
Seriously? Why does anyone listen to that guy? Trump was so desperate to distract us from his Russian connections, he accused former President Obama of using the powers of the government to cheat on the election. Look, the power arrangement is simple: if you make an accusation, it’s you job...
Foreign Entanglements
Mar 7, 2017
Did Trump Violate the Corrupt Foreign Practices Act? The New Yorker has been publishing really groundbreaking reports on Trump’s business dealings with Russian oligarchs. Rachael Maddow featured the recent Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War in a recent episode, and for what it’s worth after that, I recommend it,...
Rachael Maddow Shoutout
Mar 5, 2017
Rachel Maddow: my new hero. Ms Maddow is on MSNBC five days a week. I recommend her show, and her blog: MaddowBlog. She’s been following the money for a while now, tracing the hidden channels that the Russian oligarchs (presumably with Putin’s knowledge) have been using to funnel money...
Trump Tries to Distract Us Again
Mar 5, 2017
Look over there! Shiny!! Many, many ages ago in Trump years — might be four weeks — I wrote an article Today’s Distraction , wondering what kind of distraction Trump would throw in front of us to distract us from the Michael Flynn Russian scandal. And as the press uncovers...
Schooled by Pope Francis
Mar 4, 2017
Damn. I hate changing my mind. The New York Times has an editorial today: The Pope on Panhandling: Give Without Worry. I know I do that judgemental thing. “They’re just scamming me. How do I know they really need the money? What if they spend it on drugs? Why should...
States’ Rights
Mar 4, 2017
Principles Denied Scott Walker has an Op-Ed in today’s New York Times: Against Protests, Republicans Must Stand Strong. First issue. No idea, have I, why the Times, the word order mangles. Are they closet Star Wars geeks? Second, I have no idea why Republicans lie so casually. Maybe they think...
Pence Used Private Email, and Got Hacked
Mar 3, 2017
Irony-Free Zone? I know we’ve become inured to hypocrisy, but here we go anyway. According to the IndyStar, then-Governor of Indiana Michael Pence used an AOL account for some government business. He sometimes discussed sensitive government actions, including Homeland Security issues. This isn’t exactly the sin that Pence excoriated Hillary...
Breaking News: Kushner Also Met Russians
Mar 2, 2017
The Wall Street Journal reports that Jared Kushner also met with Russian representatives before the election. This was in a meeting with Michael Flynn. The administration didn’t release this. Flynn didn’t say so out loud. Kushner didn’t tell anyone. The FBI, which obviously knew this, didn’t say anything, even when...
Where Was the FBI?
Mar 2, 2017
FBI Becomes Part of the Scandal Jeff Sessions lied during his confirmation hearing. He did talk to the Russian Ambassador several times. The FBI monitors the Russian Ambassador 24 hours a day, including his phone calls and everyone he talks to. The US Attorney General knows this. So why on...
Active Fantasy Life
Mar 2, 2017
Might be good ‘shrooms. I remember, listening to Trump’s speech, wondering if he was living in some cocaine-fueled delusion: Dying industries will come roaring back to life, heroic veterans will get the care they so desperately need. Our military will be given the resources its brave warriors so richly deserve....
Too Early For Charges
Mar 1, 2017
I can’t believe I’m about to write this. I find myself almost awash in truly excellent news coverage about the dishonest and corrupt Trump administration. Not only is Trump himself despicable and openly evil, his minions have been really amazingly corrupt and venial. Time and again, his nominees have perjured...
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