This is a warning. If there is one thing that can be learned from Senator Joe Manchin’s cowardly failure this week, there are too many Americans who have no understanding of this country at all. But, unfortunately, all of Joe Manchin’s talk about the need for a bipartisan bill for voting rights appears to be… Continue reading The captives will forge their own chains
Category: History
Let’s hurry up and get it over with.
Playing Round 20 of that peculiarly American game, “Who lost Afghanistan?” Interestingly enough, there is one answer that is never allowed in this discussion. No one ever blames the Afghans themselves. As a result, it’s similar to the old game Americans used to play: “ Who lost Iraq?“ An interesting side note – these games… Continue reading Let’s hurry up and get it over with.
What if it is only the intermission?
And the second act is still waiting for the curtain to open, on a more hideous chapter of the play? Like many Americans, I was elated when it became clear that Donald Trump had lost the election. I’ve been writing about how dangerous he and his band of totalitarian wannabes have been since 2015. The… Continue reading What if it is only the intermission?
Shtisel is back!
After an over four-year layoff, the Israeli television series, Shtisel is back on Netflix. I first wrote about the show two years ago. The show originally aired on the Yes Drama network in Israel in 2013. It ran for two seasons from 2013 to 2016, and in 2019, it was announced that it would have… Continue reading Shtisel is back!
For the Red Hat-wearing crowd, words have never had any meaning.
It’s been over a month since I have posted. There are a lot of reasons for that. For one thing, it’s been a busy time for me personally, working some irregular hours and also doing looking for a new place to live. The other and more predominant reason is that I wanted to take some… Continue reading For the Red Hat-wearing crowd, words have never had any meaning.
The sun rises on a bright new day.
This is a day I have looked forward to for four very long years. I woke up at 5 AM this morning and in the opposite of my normal morning routine got up very quickly. Today was the end of one of the darkest chapters in American history. And the hopeful beginning of a new… Continue reading The sun rises on a bright new day.
Nothing becomes his Presidency, such as the leaving of it.
Today is President Shitgibbon’s last full day in office. He is expected to pardon over 100 miscreants, liars, cheats, and various other criminals who are reflected in his horrible existence. In the last 48 hours, he has continued to do his level best to lay landmines and other booby traps to sabotage any chance of… Continue reading Nothing becomes his Presidency, such as the leaving of it.
It sure does not seem that long ago.
30 years ago today, I launched off of USS America (CV-66(6) on one of the first missions of Desert Storm. According to my logbook, we got 5 hours airborne flying over Saudi Arabia and looking both into Iraq and into Jordan. America was not flying any strikes that first night – we had only arrived… Continue reading It sure does not seem that long ago.
Who says one man cannot change the world?
But sometimes, that change is for the worse – not for the better. Certainly, that was the case with Sheldon Adelson, who died yesterday at the age of 87. His legacy is NOT a good one. He destroyed politics in not just his own country but in Israel as well. Along with other wealthy megalomaniacs,… Continue reading Who says one man cannot change the world?
And so, once again we are standing at the abyss……..
I wrote this post 4 years ago on the eve of the election. It’s truly frightening that we are here again. Nothing has really changed- and it’s worth re-reading. That’s where the land of my birth is today. Remember this scene from the end of the movie, Wall Street? That’s a great thought for 2016… Continue reading And so, once again we are standing at the abyss……..