Can someone please tell me what the fuss is all about? Didn’t we know that a minority of people didn’t elect a statesman or someone with a deep and abiding knowledge of public affairs? Wasn’t it clear that Donald Trump was just a real estate guy with a TV show that glorified…himself and…his accomplishments based… Continue reading Secretariat Was a Stable Genius Too
More Lawmakers Question Trump’s Mental Abilities for POTUS Job
They didn’t have to go to these lengths to questions Trump’s mental ability or lack thereof, they could have listened to the majority of Americans and what they said in the presidential elections. But no need to cry over spilled milk, Trump is now the president and I am pleased that more and more lawmakers… Continue reading More Lawmakers Question Trump’s Mental Abilities for POTUS Job
Barack Obama, Stephen Curry, Chance The Rapper – “I am my Brother’s Keeper” – Video
Former President, Barack Obama joined NBA Great Stephen Curry, Chance The Rapper and MBK Alliance to create this new video – “I am my Brother’s Keeper.” I am my Brother’s Keeper. Watch our new PSA with @BarackObama, @StephenCurry30 & @chancetherapper, then take action to stand with young men of color at https://t.co/VahrPnkwP2. pic.twitter.com/Mx4OL4ckPN — MBK… Continue reading Barack Obama, Stephen Curry, Chance The Rapper – “I am my Brother’s Keeper” – Video
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Forty Years Ago?
I keep coming back to something that Rutgers University Professor W. Carey McWilliams said once at a meeting I attended at the Eagleton Institute of Politics in the 1980s. He quoted Ronald Reagan’s famous campaign line from 1980 and 1984: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Of course, in 1980, after Jimmy… Continue reading Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Forty Years Ago?
Trump Lies Again about Legislative Accomplishments
The year is coming to a close, so the most inconsequential president in recent history is taking time away from his golfing to sell his many shortcomings as accomplishments. And while his Republican audience gobbles up his lies and truths, real Americans are once again, shaking their heads at yet another lie This time, the… Continue reading Trump Lies Again about Legislative Accomplishments
Trump’s Immigration Policy Based on Ignorance and Hate
I was actually looking for an uplifting article to post close to the holiday that might provide some confidence and hope. Then I came upon this posting that discussed the president’s thinking on immigration policy and how he reacted to court rulings that postponed the travel restrictions and immigration bans he tried to implement this year. Appalling… Continue reading Trump’s Immigration Policy Based on Ignorance and Hate
Donald Trump Will Gain “Immensely” From Tax Overhaul
In addition to the praise and worship Republican lawmakers lauded on Donald Trump yesterday after passing the tax law – his first legislative win by the way, Donald Trump and his family will also draw huge benefits when the law goes into effect in 2018. The Washington Post reports that Trump, who said he would… Continue reading Donald Trump Will Gain “Immensely” From Tax Overhaul
Define Your Own Reality: The New Seven Dirty Words
What began earlier this year as an assault on climate science continues this week with a directive by the Trump Administration to ban seven words, which clearly rankle conservatives even more than George Carlin’s famously dirty seven words. From the Centers for Disease Control website as reported in this article in the Washington Post, Policy analysts at the Centers for… Continue reading Define Your Own Reality: The New Seven Dirty Words
Do Not Let Us Fall Into Temptation
Usually I skip over stories that have to do with the Pope, but I’ve been reading more of them since Francis took the rather large yarmulke a few years ago because he seems to get the part about treating people like humans. He still has work to do with women and the Rohingya, but his proposed new… Continue reading Do Not Let Us Fall Into Temptation
Al Franken Resigns While Republicans Worship Trump and Roy Moore – Video
Minnesota Senator Al Franken, after losing the support of his fellow Democrats, stood on the floor of the Senate Thursday and announced his resignation after multiple women came forward and accused him of sexual misconduct. And in what could be his final message on the Senate floor, Franken did not miss the opportunity to point… Continue reading Al Franken Resigns While Republicans Worship Trump and Roy Moore – Video
The Education Money Trap
And you thought I might have something scathing, sarcastic and scary to say about the terrible tax bill that the party of the deficit (which they now own) passed Friday evening. But since the horrible House tax bill will need to be reconciled with the even more horribler Senate bill, I figured I would wait… Continue reading The Education Money Trap
Making a Losing Wager on Wages
I think the first paragraph of this story pretty much says it all about the Republican tax plan. Corporate executives love the plan because they will make gazillions. But they don’t expect wages to rise. Which I think is a funny way of expressing that idea since it’s the corporate executives who are the ones in charge… Continue reading Making a Losing Wager on Wages