There are people who seem sincere in wondering whether Nixon or Trump was the greater criminal.
Nixon lied to cover up a burglary.
Trump tried to overthrow the government of the United States.
Seems like a strange thing for an intelligent human being to be on the fence about.
The other day I mentioned to a friend that there are more than 200,000 groups on this planet in “environmental and social justice,” which sent the conversation down the rabbit hole about controversies surrounding social justice. I’ve had this happen before, and so I’m going to stop using this phrase.
Obviously, there is a social component to environmental justice, as the impact of environmental catastrophe falls disproportionately on poorer people. But “social justice” connotes being “woke,” which isn’t a direction I want to take most of my conversations.
A friend asked for my views on ocean wave energy, which I sent along (see link above).
I wrote, “Some of them are more pessimistic than others. In essence, there are still several different basic concepts, but none has any real chance of providing even a tiny fraction of the world’s energy.”
He mentions that a huge percentage of the Earth’s population lives within 100 miles of an ocean or sea, which is true, but the relevant factor (as always) is cost. This puts such a low limit on the possible integration of ocean wave.
If you live in a community on an island in the Hebrides, you probably have a case to be made, because of the enormous costs of competitive solutions. But if you live in Miami or Rome, there is no chance whatsoever that ocean wave will be competitive with any conceivable grid mix, regardless of how large a tax we put on carbon.
I call the statement here “true but irrelevant.”
It’s not a crime to love oneself more than one’s country. It’s not laudable, and it’s not something that we like to see in our elected officials, but again, it’s not a crime.
What happened here is that this characteristic motivated Trump to commit treason, and that is what’s going to take him down.
He’s a pathological liar, and he’s attached to a new scandal every day or two.
Here’s Jimmy Kimmel: “Just in time for Father’s Day, we found out he has not one but three children he somehow forgot to mention. He has four kids and raised one of them, which is interesting because he’s a very outspoken critic of absentee fathers. He blames every societal problem on absentee dads and I guess he would know, because he is one!”
Keep in mind that he’s running for a senate seat. The majority of Georgians from all over the state have to think that he’ll represent their interests honestly and effectively. How on Earth is this possible?
So sorry to see this.
I won’t try to compete with the writers at PBS and all the other media covering his life, but I always admired his ability to summarize political events with genuine humanity. His compassion for us all came through every time someone asked him for his views and a camera turned onto him.
I found this interesting.
That’s one damning statement, but I really don’t believe it’s true, at least for the vast majority of them.
These are not good people, but, in the absence of Trump, they would have limits. e.g., they wouldn’t have committed treason (supporting the overthrow of the U.S. government) if they weren’t terrified of Trump.
I have to think that almost all of them will be glad when Trump is gone, and they can go back to where they were before, that is, making hateful laws at the behest of the hateful, ignorant people they represent, and their rich donors.
I just came across this:
Jimmy Carter got on our plane seated in first-class. Got up before the plane left and shook every single hand on the plane and thanked everybody. The plane erupted it with applause and tears. It was awesome.
Carter will go down in history as probably the very best human being to ever occupy the White House. This stands in such stark relief to what we experienced with the 45th presidency.
Below is an installment of former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner’s “Justice Matters,” in which we see video evidence that a U.S. representative from Georgia, Barry Loudermilk, gave a tour of the Capitol on the day before the insurrection, a day when the building was closed to tours due to COVID restrictions. During the event, one of his “tourists” took pictures of hallways and stairwells, items that normally carry no interest. (more…)
Joe Biden’s approval rating is 39%, because many Americans blame him for everything that’s going wrong economically.
I keep going back to what I believe to be a far more important aspect of our times, i.e., we just expelled a president who came within a gnat’s backside of overthrowing our country, and is showing no signs of giving up and going away.
