The major machinery is broken

It’s been a hell of a month for the land of my birth. Not in a good way, either, what with the death of RBG, Trump’s disastrous debate performance, the utter hypocrisy of the GOP’s stand on a Supreme Court nominee – coupled with the nomination of an unqualified religious freak to the position -followed… Continue reading The major machinery is broken

So here we are again. Going through the motions, but making no real progress.

So here we are again. It’s been 19 years since that fateful day in September of 2001.  I remember exactly where I was that day. I had been out and about and had just returned to the BOQ where I was living then. The S.O. called me and told me the World Trade Center had… Continue reading So here we are again. Going through the motions, but making no real progress.

Of course, he said it

I am a reader of Duffleblog, and in today’s topsy turvy world, while they are supposed to be satire – they approach the truth to a much closer degree than they care to admit. You should know I am talking about the story in The Atlantic where Jeffery Goldberg reminded us, yet again, what an… Continue reading Of course, he said it

Shooting lots of people on 5th Avenue

Donald Trump once said that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th avenue in New York, and it would not affect his support one bit. The last four years have proved that assertion depressingly true – which is a tribute to the overall stupidity of the American people as a whole. It’s also… Continue reading Shooting lots of people on 5th Avenue

No more dangerous menace to civilization

Than a government of corrupt, incompetent or vile men. In Trumplandia, we won the Trifecta and got all three. I just spent the last two weeks on the mainland of the United States. I am glad to be back, but I hated having to make the trip. In the next two weeks, I will be… Continue reading No more dangerous menace to civilization

Throwback to simpler times

I’m off today and looking forward to chasing the little white ball across the grass. My game still sucks – but it does so more consistently now. This has been quite a week for American democracy. To start with, the President of the United States just came out and basically admitted that he wants to… Continue reading Throwback to simpler times

A good life……stolen

Donald Trump murdered Herman Cain yesterday. “No, he didn’t!!” you say. “He died of COVID-19. He was not murdered.“ Really? Who browbeat people into supporting the extraordinary level of ignorance regarding this disease that Trump has fostered for over six months? Who decided to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, over the objections of common… Continue reading A good life……stolen

I would have preferred not to be right. The painful flash of memory

The Republican National Committee holds a media walkthrough for the 2020 Republican National Convention that will be held from August 24-27, 2020 to choose the 2020 Republican presidential nominee in the Spectrum Center Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

From time to time, I love to use this quote from the movie, I Robot: In my Facebook memories, today came a post from 2016, which I posted during the Republican National Convention. In it I shared, some words from my favorite political writer Charles Pierce, who recognized what so many failed to, just how… Continue reading I would have preferred not to be right. The painful flash of memory

In for the long haul.

John Lewis passed away this weekend. It’s truly a sad day for this country – especially in light of the fact that the events of this year have shown how far the nation still has to go to achieve fairness and equality. John Lewis was in the struggle from his youth. When asked about the… Continue reading In for the long haul.

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