Blessed is Donald Trump May 29, 2017 From Andrew Sullivan on our Presidents visit to Rome: He loves the exercise of domination, where Christianity practices subservience. He thrills to the use… Continue Reading
Condescension in politics May 28, 2017 I’ve mentioned to others that Hillary Clinton’s “deporables” comment was a catastrophic mistake. The great irony of the Trump election is that blue collar… Continue Reading
The most important speech I’ve ever heard a Duluthian give May 26, 2017 is here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/26/mpr_news_presents Its on China from a thirty year resident, James McGregor, formerly from Duluth. He lambastes Hillary Clinton for backing away from… Continue Reading
The Kushy life May 26, 2017 A New York Times editorial about a slum lord and his tenant and those awful “community organizers” like Barack Obama. A sample: Community organizers… Continue Reading
“No news” for me isn’t “good news” although I was hoping it would be May 20, 2017 I’ve reading the news since waking this Saturday while also listening to NPR’s Saturday new program. Before the November election I had anticipated being… Continue Reading
Lifehouse CHUMS and their alter egocentrics May 19, 2017 I gave up trying to fall back asleep at 3 and padded downstairs to read the third chapter of Dark Money. The first two… Continue Reading
It has been reported that the President is in a sour mood … May 17, 2017 …and who can blame him? https://youtu.be/EU3VpwV4-nk I do. Continue Reading
Comey, Pump priming, impeachment May 11, 2017 Yesterday I spent a couple hours writing and editing my thoughts on Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. It added little to the… Continue Reading
Jimmy Kimmel tells his audience about his son’s birth… May 2, 2017 …and close shave. Funny, sobering, serious: Continue Reading
American History like running the US, “Its not so easy” May 2, 2017 President Trump on Andrew Jackson’s failure to prevent the Civil War, Sad: Continue Reading
and like college campuses perhaps newspapers should be free from offensive politics April 26, 2017 The Duluth News Tribune devoted almost an entire page to a dozen letters critical of a Steve Lindstrom cartoon that I thought was clever… Continue Reading
My Earth Day review April 23, 2017 My contribution for tire mulch replacement worked out nicely: and this picture that I posted got this succinct question from “My Buddy.” “our data?”… Continue Reading
Books that count April 17, 2017 I just polished off my seventh book of the year and entered it on my reading list online. I set Destiny of the Republic… Continue Reading
Another postmortem of the Trump victory April 12, 2017 I took an hour to listen to this story about a Wisconsin researcher who got to know the folks in rural Wisconsin and what… Continue Reading
An ounce of prevention April 8, 2017 I’m just shy of half way through Destiny of the Republic. Garfield has had one bit of luck before derangement wins the day. His… Continue Reading
Trump’s pollution initiatives March 28, 2017 Trump surrounded by coal miners cancels Obama’s limits on coal production and Climate change actions. Chinese protect themselves from coal fouling smog made worse… Continue Reading
Dish washing brings second thoughts on the funny thing March 23, 2017 There is one other possibility regarding Trump’s ultimatum to House Republicans that I ruled out a little too quickly. I thought that the Tea… Continue Reading
The funniest damned thing I’ve heard in a long time March 23, 2017 Just a quick post before I head down and wash dishes. I was driving home from Denfeld and the “speech concert” ten minutes ago… Continue Reading