Month: January 2018

The Nuclear Option

President Trump has repeatedly urged the Senate Majority Leader (Mitch McConnell) to use the nuclear option. What is that? I have rewritten this first paragraph six times. I am not a good enough writer to thoroughly explain supermajorities and when they are used. I think that I am good at explaining things, so it just

I’m Not a Racist

He called some of those who marched alongside white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., last August “very fine people.” “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. … I think that the guy is lazy. And it’s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks.” Trump pardoned and praised Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff sanctioned for

Donny and the Trumpettes

It is interesting all the names that the press and social media have come up with for that segment of America that blindly follows Trump, regardless of what he says or does.  I’m sure someone has made a list of all of them. A few of my favorites are Trumpers, Trumpist, Trumpet, Trumpkin, Trumpista, Trumpian, Trumpnik, or for

The Stable Genius

“Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart,”  and “I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star…..” and “….to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius….and a very stable genius at that!”

Would You Lie for Me?

I am not referring to the line from Notorious B.I.G.’s song, Would You Die for Me.  I am talking about the hot topic for the last five days.  That is what Democrat Chuck Durbin reported about a bi-partisan meeting where President Trump said, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries coming here?”  He went on to

Biggest and the Best

” My proposed tax cut would be the biggest in U.S. history” “Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault” “That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period.” “It turned out to be,

Ministry of Truth

I made a reference to George Orwell’s 1984 and the Ministry of Truth in my blog post Over the Top.  Today I feel is an important one in the history of our democracy because I actually witnessed the government altering the facts.  I should clarify that I don’t think it is the government as a whole

The Tax Plan

The President’s agenda is to make himself and the top 1% of the richest people in the United States even richer, at the expense of the middle and lower class.  That 1% have 42% of all the wealth in the country.  You have to give credit to those wealthy who stand against Trump.  At the top

The Resistance

It sounds like we are referring to World War II and the French Resistance against the Nazis.  Maybe that is truer than we would like it to be.    It seems that the President protects violent people wearing swastikas as much or more so than those who peacefully protest against him.  A little more than

Over the Top

Trump has been president for a bit over a year.  We are a few days into 2018.  The tipping point for me, as far as publicly voicing my opinions, was when Trump’s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to Michael Wolff, his publisher, and his old buddy Steve Bannon.  At one point Trump Sr.