The difference between real and faux. This morning, the New York Times had an Op-Ed from retired General Stanley McChrystal, the former head of the Joint Special Operations Command. His article is to Save PBS. It Makes Us Safer. As a longtime military man, he argues that it’s a tiny investment that pays huge dividends to all of us. He says that any argument like […]
Thinking quiet, sunlight thoughts. Sorry I’ve been quiet for a few days. Â I mean, I’ve started writing a ton of stuff. Â I’ve typed out thousands of words. Â The problem started each time I tried to close the loop and wrap things up. Â Instead of my arguments narrowing to the small answer I wanted, the articles just expanded into the broader cultural issues that are really […]
No constitutional do-over. As entertaining as it is to count the scandals, in the end, it doesn’t matter. But what the heck, it makes an interesting start. Let me do a quick scandal summary. At the top, we have Trump making millions every few weeks from his various properties, as every corrupt foreign government out there tries to outspend the other at Trump resort properties. […]
Today’s word is schadenfreude: “taking pleasure from another’s misfortune.” I’m absolutely delighted to see how terrible the Republican party is at governing. It validates most of my prejudices, which probably is bad for me, but I find myself giggling randomly. Look at TrumpRyanCare. After a couple of part-time week’s work, they gave up, lamenting that it was much harder than they thought.Imagine that! An industry […]
Talk about tyranny. How emasculated do they really feel? The small penis party managed another tiny victory. I’m sure that’s what they told themselves, anyway. In another resounding example of…. You know, I don’t really understand what they’re trying to do. A vote against common sense? Lying extravagantly? They voted against non-discrimination. They voted down the law that said that states must obey the federal […]
I haven’t posted for a couple of days. (Nobody’s idea of a crisis, I know, but bear with me.) I’m still trying to figure out where I want to go from here. I’m still struggling with what I called the ‘Zebra Myth’ in Light Housekeeping in a Post-Truth World: the idea that there’s a referee somewhere who can decide winners and losers. I’m questioning whether, as […]
I’d forgotten this one. House Republicans have such a long and sordid history in their investigations. The Daily Kos article Republicans rushed to form a select committee to investigate Planned Parenthood. Russia? compares the Republican responses to questions about Planned Parenthood with questions about helping Russia subvert America’s 2016 election. Remember that one? The Center for Medical Progress (CMP), a right-wing anti-abortion group, published a video […]
Yeah, this isn’t at all creepy. Rep. Steve King (R-Crazy) has been pushing Trump to start purging the government along political lines for a while. Here’s a recent tweet: @RealDonaldTrump needs to purge Leftists from executive branch before disloyal, illegal & treasonist acts sink us. https://t.co/o1DYtgA7aL — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 6, 2017 (This tweet is pretty typical for King, who’s been the House voice […]
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