Did you know that the Senate impeached President Richard Nixon at least partly for lying to the American people? They saw that as malfeasance in office. I didn’t remember that. Lying is dishonorable for most of us, but it isn’t always a crime. In 1974, though, Congress felt differently about the President’s words. Part of the reason they were removing him from office was because […]
Since there are news reports that Trump started sending American troops into war, it’s probably something worth talking about. Do we really need another, bigger war? First, think way, waaaay back to… August 21st. (I know: more than a week ago; bear with me.) President Donald Trump’s first prime time speech. Remember the row of flags? Trump decided he’d try to shout over his clear […]
Want today’s frightening thought? The only reason we’re talking honestly about Trump is that he’s completely bat-shit crazy. Trump sucks at corruption. If he wasn’t so horrifically incompetent, the opposition would be a minority. All he’d have to do is just pretend. He wouldn’t have to mean any of it, just pretend, even slightly and disingenuously, that he was actually President of the United States. […]
How did Charlottesville become the Gettysburg of extremist political theater? The media are hyper-focused on the details: statues, rallies, hate, violence. Charlottesville has endured the national spotlight for months now, the news cycle stalled over us. It’s all just ‘Charlottesville’, with the era-defining impact to society as Gettysburg was to American history.  To understand the overlying events, step back from the political drama and focus […]
We have a new author: CVille56, who can speak with more authority about recent events in Charlottesville, VA.
You just have to love this. Many Christians have described the white-supremacist violence in Charlottesville as ‘satanic’ or the work or Satan. Some of the crazier Republicans even suggest this is just ‘secularism’ run amuck. Somehow. We live in America, land of diversity. Turns out, the Satanic Temple exists, and they’re torqued. Lucien Greaves, the co-founder and spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, wrote an op-ed in […]
Listening to Trump’s speech was interesting. He mostly used his indoor voice, and read his speechwriter’s words from the teleprompter. He didn’t wander into red meat stuff very much. Still loving winners and losers, of course, and a lot of explicit emphasis on killing people, but not a lot of crazy for Trump-land. Surprisingly little spittle was involved. (Please god, may some talking head not […]
I admit I think that it’s a good thing, the way Trump twists around ineffectually, struggling to respond to the crisis of the hour. It guarantees he can’t actually get things passed. I hate almost every goal Trump seems poised to try, so I’m good with that. But even the good stuff is bad news these days. Note that, perversely, I’d love seeing him try […]
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