The Good Donald Trump March 1, 2017 I had every intention of watching President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress last evening. Instead, I got Trumped by the… Continue Reading
On the day that President Trump will give his first speech to Congress… February 28, 2017 … I was fixing old posts. One of them was this short post from JANUARY 23, 2012. Richard Nixon’s simple explanation for why America… Continue Reading
Fake “Real News” February 26, 2017 The Trumpians sent me an email with a link to this website promising non fake news: The email said the Trumpians would unleash “unfettered… Continue Reading
“Big Trump” or “Little Trump?” February 24, 2017 My Buddy sent me this thoughtful appraisal of how the stock market in the US is taking Donald Trump in stride. The Atlantic column… Continue Reading
A year ago today the most famous man in World History… February 22, 2017 …showed up on my front lawn I know because Facebook reminded me by putting this image on a “year-ago-today” memory function. And why do… Continue Reading
It can’t happen here. February 21, 2017 I only had to type six characters and a space: It can’ – and the full title of the movie I woke up dreaming… Continue Reading
American Dictator Watch – 2-18-2017 February 18, 2017 Considering turning the National Guard into a police force Considering curtailing the Founding Father’s right of a free press. After begging Russia to release… Continue Reading
Americapocalypse February 16, 2017 I love my blog’s search function. It always surprises me what it can reveal in and about my ten years of blogging. Apparently, not… Continue Reading
“drown the liberals” February 13, 2017 A distant relative Facebooked a story about the 120,000 Californians fleeting the possible collapse of the Oroville Dam. Some troll commented underneath the story…. Continue Reading
Raising my flag to America’s judiciary February 10, 2017 There were two clarifying interviews on NPR this morning which I thought were helpful in making sense of the Federal Court’s decision which President… Continue Reading
HAPPY # 8 (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OTHER THAN #1) February 9, 2017 Megan McCain savages Trump for hurling abuse at her Father. She follows Fox luminary Bill O’Reilly who got Trump to say that America wasn’t… Continue Reading
HAPPY # 7 (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OTHER THAN #1) February 9, 2017 I was quite taken with a couple of academics who were analyzing the reaction to the Trump Presidency. They in turn were taken with… Continue Reading
Happy # 1 (In no particular order – except this one) February 9, 2017 I will be raising our family’s American flag on our front porch tomorrow. How come? I’m thrilled that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals… Continue Reading
Secretary Money bags February 8, 2017 The the Huff Post reports how much our new Eduction Sectetary donated to Republican Senators, all but one of whom returned the favor by… Continue Reading
Donald Trump is only in the 21 Percent February 8, 2017 Only 21 percent of Americans read below the fifth grade level. I don’t know how I missed this but a Google search demonstrates that… Continue Reading
All we are saying – is give Trump a chance February 6, 2017 I read the majority of the 974 comments posted on my Jabba the Hutt picture at Reddit. One person commented that it got so… Continue Reading
Two Duluth cartoonists nail the Prez from Alpha to Omega February 3, 2017 Chris Monroe offered us a vivid impression of Donald Trump’s beginnings. Stephen Lindstrom shows that after sixty years Donald Trump hasn’t outgrown his beginnings…. Continue Reading
life’s lessons February 3, 2017 Yesterday morning my older grandson was giving his younger brother all sorts of grief. I reprimanded him and then showed him yesterday’s “Violet Days”… Continue Reading
Cyrillic messaging February 2, 2017 I just found a reminder email to myself as I cleaned old emails out to unfreeze my mailing system. It reminded me to tell… Continue Reading