I give her high ratings. Her job is to look pretty and, more importantly, to lie convincingly regarding Trump’s honesty, criminal innocence, and competence as president. It would be essentially impossible to find someone who could do it anywhere nearly …
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Trump’s Legacy
Sorry, but this train has left the station. The legacy of any president is a function of what they do, rather than what they say. It is for that reason that Trump’s legacy will probably include: Having more that 50 …
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More on “We Ruin Things”
In a recent post I noted that the United States has shriveled to a point that our core strength is destroying perfectly good and well-functioning facets of our society, e.g., our schools, our disease control, and our cities like Minneapolis. …
Republicans Political Strategy: Riling Up Idiots
Here’s a news item that is completely typical of today’s Republican party: Chinese ownership of American farmland. There are 880 million acres of farmland in the U.S. Of that, 3.6% is owned by foreign countries or business interests (mostly Canadian). …
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What’s the Matter with The United States?
Authoritarianism. It concerned our Founding Fathers deeply, and they did everything they could to prevent it. But they never foresaw that America would be hit with the perfect storm of ignorance, corruption, and of course, Donald Trump.
Zero Illegals?
I’m ready to live in a country with zero hateful morons, but that’s never going to happen. I could move to any of dozens of nations that are less ignorant, but I’m too old and too connected to friends and …
A Nation in Decline
At left are the words of pastor John Pavlovitz. He’s completely correct. Trump supporters all have a profound moral defect — and especially at this point, as this country descends even further into authoritarianism.
Where Trump’s Support Comes From
The most common theory, and I accept it, is that yes, Trump is a terrible person, but so are about one-third of American voters, and that Trump gives them permission to publicly display their characteristics that are just as vile …
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Trump Turns the Truth on its Head
One thing we can bank on is that Trump will compulsively invert the truth. At this point, the United States is far more feared (and loathed) by its erstwhile friends and embraced by its traditional enemies.
