I’m an old guy. (I only mention it in case that’s not already obvious, what with my focus on honor and all.)  So yeah, freakishly old. Once I got past your childhood, and than young-adult-hood, I found myself looking for other grownups. Maybe it was for companionship, or just to commiserate. Modern culture seems to be aimed to other children, and I frequently feel like […]
Just a quick note: I read and hear a lot of nonsense about “reform.” Politicians love slinging the word, since it sounds, ya know, responsible and all, without actually committing making anything better. Remember how many scalawags and carpetbaggers were elected on ‘reform’ tickets. Boss Tweed, anyone? Nonetheless, the word ‘reform’ does means something in legislation. For a piece of fiscal legislation to be a […]
That didn’t take long. Yesterday, I suggested one consequence of the GOP’s decision to go it all alone was that they couldn’t lose many votes, making every wingnut and dipwad the master of the GOP for a day. Every single senator knows that if they make the slightest fuss, they’ll get attention, and they’ll get headlines. Not that any Republican senators are showboats or anything […]
Today, Senate Republicans released their draft of Trumpcare. You remember, the one they were going to rewrite from scratch? It’s like the kids who did their homework on the bus into school. Republicans changed a couple of words from the House version, cut even more money from the poor and destitute, and called it a day. I’m too old to bother repeating that the Republican […]
Who here would be surprised and shocked — shocked! — that Donald Trump lied to us? Hands? Anyone? Yeah, me neither. With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information, I have no idea… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017 …whether there are “tapes” or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, […]
Michael Gerson, a former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush and a Washington Post Op-Ed writer, wrote an article in today’s Post titled The GOP’s hard, messy options for destroying Trumpism. It’s honest and clear-eyed at first, but then veers sharply into the exact same morass Gerson excoriates. Gerson describes Trump’s disastrous ‘leadership’ of the Republican brand. I have to say that he lays […]
Sorry, but it’s Twitter time. There’s another fun re-tweet by Donald the POTUS: What’s happening in our country isn’t just an assault on our @POTUS @realDonaldTrump it’s an assault on the American people. #WattersWorld pic.twitter.com/SYRNEyHU26 — Joe Gooding (@joegooding) June 18, 2017 So… criticism of Trump isn’t criticism, it’s an assault, and it’s not just an assault on Trump, it’s an assault on the pseudo-sacred […]
I keep saying this, but it’s worth repeating: nobody wants healthcare insurance. I keep reading semi-confused articles about it. With the Democratic ACA and the subsequent Republican sabotage, we get lost in partisan positions, but the goal isn’t — or at least, shouldn’t be — to get everyone a shiny new insurance policy. People want medical care. They want to be assured they’ll get help […]
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