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Things that make you swear and curse

Thursday, September 26, 2019

As Eric Idle wrote: Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse This is one of those swear and curse things. We all know that the New York Times sends its reporters into diners in the hinterlands to scout out unrepentant Trump voters and […]

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It’s easy to see when they’re afraid

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

It’s easy to see when the right wing is afraid of someone. They start engaging in hysterical attacks. We saw it with AOC, we’ve seen it with Elizabeth Warren, and we haven’t seen it with Joe Biden. I’m not talking about digging up dirt, I’m talking about crazy.  So all hail Greta Thunberg, who has […]

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Time for some Democratic pushback

Monday, September 23, 2019

The New York Times is trying to both sides the whistleblower thing with Trump, attempting to breathe life into the Biden allegations, which were apparently originated by the same guy who wrote Clinton Cash, to whom the Times gave credence back in 2016. Yet another example of the need for the Democrats to learn to work […]

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Must watch TV

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

This year marks the 400th anniversary of slavery in English North America. (The Spanish beat us to the punch) Purely because I believe that everyone should be aware of the impact of slavery on this nation, I am suggesting that absolutely everyone should watch this video, which previously aired on CSPAN. The fact that one […]

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How to get rid of Kavanaugh (A fantasy)

Monday, September 16, 2019

Kavanaugh’s perjury is back in the news, and there’s some interesting speculation hereabout a way to get rid of Kavanaugh if and when we get a presidential administration that will back such an effort, not a sure thing even if the Democrat wins. (Squinting at you, Joe) Apparently, a few years ago, some right-wing law professors […]

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I beg to differ

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Lawrence O’Donnell thinks that John Bolton’s inevitable book could have a significant impact on the 2020 election. I beg to differ. I certainly agree that Bolton’s book will be timed to have an impact, because that timing will maximize sales and free pundit plugs, but the question is: how many votes will he sway from the R […]

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Driftglass comes through again.

Friday, September 6, 2019

As a rule, I don’t read David Brooks. I prefer to read him through Driftglass’s filter, but this morning I glanced at the first few paragraphs (I refuse to link to him). I stopped after getting to this, in which he purports to speak in the voice of an internet “fanatic”: “I am one of […]

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Another book report

Friday, September 6, 2019

I just finished reading a book. Actually, I am always reading at least one book, but I’m going to write about this one, as it involves current events, something I usually avoid in books. The book is called A Lot of People are Saying; the New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy, written by Russell Muirhead […]

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Joe Biden tends to remember things that never happened

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Back in the days of yore, before I retired, most of my legal practice was in the area of Social Security Disability. Mental impairments are graded (so to speak) on a continuum: Mild, Moderate, Marked, Extreme.  Before he was even inaugurated I diagnosed Trump’s impairment as extreme, and I think (too lazy to find the […]

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