When are Americans going to wake up and realize that Donald Trump is like any other guy in a bar with an opinion and limited facts? That he’s essentially a guy who went into dad’s business, spreading his money around to anyone who would spell his name correctly in big neon letters, and that he… Continue reading The Snowflake Presidency
Category: Democracy
Hey! New Jersey’s Electing A Governor! Pass It On
And you probably thought that Chris Christie had appointed himself governor-for-life. Of course, I wouldn’t put it past him, but his approval ratings are even lower than Trump’s, so he’ll need to leave next January. And with all the fun and excitement going on in DC these days, I can’t really blame you if you… Continue reading Hey! New Jersey’s Electing A Governor! Pass It On
Witch Hunting for Nuts
The good thing, and perhaps the only good thing, about the Trump Administration (shudder) is that you never really have to wait very long before the real story becomes apparent. This is decidedly not a regular presidency or White House where the shrouds of secrecy and intrigue hide covert actions for months or years at… Continue reading Witch Hunting for Nuts
100 Days of Ineptitude
With sincere apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. After all, Marquez knew it wasn’t easy to write a book, which is more than we can say about how easy Donald Trump thought (?) being president was going to be. It’s really a stunning admission given that, well, almost everyone else in the country over the age… Continue reading 100 Days of Ineptitude
Wrong Way Flows The Don(ald)
I imagine that to a Trump supporter, the president’s moves seem like a new direction for the country. For me, we are taking giant steps backwards. It’s not just the denial of climate science or the reversal of protections for LGBTQ citizens, or the hounding of Muslims or threatening North Korea with a ship that… Continue reading Wrong Way Flows The Don(ald)
Who Knew It Could Get So Dangerous?
On the (months ago) heels of a 40 watt light bulb going off in the president’s head about how complicated health care could be, comes another revelation – unstated, about how dangerous the world could be. Perhaps Donald Trump believed that throwing 59 missiles at Syria would startle Presidents Assad and Putin to the point… Continue reading Who Knew It Could Get So Dangerous?
Trump Has a Good Week: The World and Country Suffer
Some in the media are hailing this past week as Trump’s best as president, so let’s take a look at the highlights: The chair of the House committee looking into the Russia scandal had to recuse himself. The Republicans had to alter Senate rules to get their Supreme Court nominee into a seat that was… Continue reading Trump Has a Good Week: The World and Country Suffer
Beware the Idiocies of March
Yes, my friends, this is getting frighteningly Shakespearean. And we have a variety of dysfunctional, murderous, illegal and psychologically damaged examples to choose from. Is the Trump White House Macbeth? Hamlet (soon to be starring Jared Kushner as the prince)? Othello? Any of the histories? We know there’s no Falstaff because this really isn’t funny.… Continue reading Beware the Idiocies of March
America Has A Secret…. and it’s not Democracy
Yes, America has a secret… America’s secret is that we are exhausted. We are exhausted from the mind numbing and energy consuming denial of who and what we are, and until we come to grips with the truth of who and what we are our exhaustion will continue to lead us down the path of… Continue reading America Has A Secret…. and it’s not Democracy
Women and N’s Need No Voice!
Because they are already spoken for. There is no need for Ni**ers and Women to speak because they are not qualified to speak. They are not equipped with the right proportions of aggression, angry intellect or love of war to participate fully in our “Democracy”. I mean, heaven forbid there be a display of feminine energy… Continue reading Women and N’s Need No Voice!
David Plouffe – The Rich Are Buying The White House for Mr. Romney
White House senior adviser David Plouffe on Tuesday explained that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had raised massive amounts of money in June because rich people were “trying to purchase the White House.” During an interview on ABC, host George Stephanopoulos asked Plouffe if President Barack Obama was on track to lose after Romney raised… Continue reading David Plouffe – The Rich Are Buying The White House for Mr. Romney
Where Democracy Lives
If 2011 will go down in history as a terrible year economically, it will also be known as a turning point year for participatory and representative democracy in many countries throughout the world. True people power, spurred on by technology, second-to-second communications, and defiance of imposing police/military power proved more resilient than even the craftiest dictators.… Continue reading Where Democracy Lives