GOP: The Party of Economic Constipation
Do you remember when GOP stood for Grand Old Party instead of Getting Optimum Payola? You know, when our elected representatives actually represented the people instead of only the richest corporate...
View ArticlePerry Drops Out
Rick Perry admits he may not be quite crazy enough to compete in this year's crop of GOP contenders.This week Perry admitted that his 2016 campaign has run its course. He is dropping out of yet another...
View ArticleThe President's Second Nobel Peace Prize and 2016
A meme currently circulating on social media describes a second Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to President Obama this year when the awards are announced in October. The meme was apparently designed...
View ArticleBoehner's Resignation and What it Means for the Country
The big news is that John Boehner is stepping down as Speaker of the House. But the really big part of that news story is that he isn't merely stepping down as Speaker, but resigning from Congress...
View ArticleTrumpet Trump the Puppet
Donald Trump's media blitz is doing exactly what the Republican Party needs it to do. That is, as long as Trump does actually fade at some point. If he goes the distance and actually becomes the...
View ArticleGOP to Block SCOTUS appointment, and Their Own Party's Chances
The GOP wants to block whatever Supreme Court appointment the president might put forward. That's nice. How cute of them.I believe there are only two key points here. First, politicians will be...
View ArticleWho Did This, Exactly?
Aside from the insane, the bigots, the racist White Supremacists, and the other assorted delusional dimwits, who the hell voted for this monster-elect? I know sane adult people who somehow favored...
View ArticleDrumpfenleben: Neologism for our times
Where would we be without Donald Trump? Has he given us anything worthwhile?One might suppose, with fairly sound assurance, that we would be far better off if the aberration that is President Donald...
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Bandwagon Billionaires
Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer have entered the fray for presidential consideration as billionaires. Nobody would have considered doing this until somebody (named Drumpf) actually did it. Well, maybe...
View ArticleTrump Loyalty: With It You Have No Idea What You Are Earning For Yourself
Trumpers, beware. You are painting yourselves into a very dark corner. The world is watching, and the future is patiently awaiting your arrival.You have been manipulated by forces unseen to be the...
View ArticleThe Greatest
I am the greatest. These four words echo the very heart of narcissistic behavior patterns. One man made those four words quite famous back in February, 1964. Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali, made this...
View ArticleYou’re a Trump Supporter in September, 2020?
You are a Trump supporter? Really? At this late date? After all the evidence against him has been accumulated and displayed for all to see and evaluate? Wha…?Umm, let’s just go over some of it, okay?...
View ArticleOfficial Motto of the United States
There is a move afoot to change the official motto of this country. Since 1956, the official motto has been In God We Trust. This motto has been emblazoned across our money ever since. Prior to that...
View ArticleBiden’s Nightmarish Discovery of Political Controversy
President Joe Biden has had a pretty easy time of it through the first half year of his tenure. Not that there have been no controversies, no challenges, and no very serious problems to deal with. But...
View ArticleNut-case Base
We would like to think it all started with the Tea Party, but in fact, there have always been crazies out there on the political fringes. However, things have certainly changed. And the GOP has taken...
View ArticleCould you be a racist?
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” –Aldous HuxleyOkay, “Could you be a racist?” is an admittedly challenging question that...
View ArticleI Had No Idea!
The four most revealing and perhaps most infamous words spoken by the unvaccinated who are finally facing the reality of COVID-19 sickness and death, are these: “I had no idea!”Really? You had no...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court and Abortion: Why This Term is Important
The highest court in the land has convened in what may become a rather legendary term. They will rule on some very important cases. Not the least of which is the Mississippi case, Dobbs v. Jackson...
View ArticleDo Not Pass Go
Go directly to jail. You are familiar with the board game. However, we are not talking about a board game. The four Trumpers already “invited” to testify to Congress are in varying stages of refusal,...
View ArticlePutin's Holodomor
Favorite incredulous Star Trek quote: “They irradiated their own planet?”Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. That is a line from the film, The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard is seen working his...
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