An Act of War
The US has just launched Tomahawk missiles against Syria, an act of war. Presumably this is in response to President Bashar Al-Assad’s using Sarin gas against Syrian civilians. This is an act of war.
Trump Makes More False Accusations
Apr 5, 2017
You can easily recycle this post later to save electrons! So Trump got embarrassed at yet another disaster under his watch. He reacted in his usual way, took a deep breath, and blew out another loogie of an accusation in the hope we’ll be so disgusted it’ll give him time to slink away. His latest pile of goo didn’t stand and salute, and people were...
No Do-Over
Mar 31, 2017
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. ...
Republicans Can’t Govern
Mar 31, 2017
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...
Letting Things Slide
Mar 29, 2017
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...
Republicans React to Planned Parenthood
Mar 27, 2017
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...
Time for the Purge?
Mar 27, 2017
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...
Light Housekeeping in a Post-Truth World
Mar 26, 2017
I still live with the Zebra Myth. I’m pretty sure I’m still living in the past. I try to talk a good game, I pretend I know the score, I aspire to be sophisticated, and talk about perceptions, but I haven’t come to terms with modern life. I think I’m missing something critical. Even Time Magazine is wondering if we’re at the end of Truth...