In whatever manner Donald Trump leaves the presidency – resignation, the 25th Amendment, impeachment and removal, or, if all else fails, when his term expires on January 20th – Donald Trump should be indicted and prosecuted for his crimes. This is a position I’ve advocated in my last few columns.
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Not with a whimper, but a bang!
As I write this, Donald J. Trump will occupy the White House for 11 more days. Perhaps in those 11 days one of these three things will occur that will make Elliot’s actual words, “Not with a bang, but a whimper,” ring true.
Pardon me?
The New York Times reported today that “President Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days of his presidency.”
January 6, 2021, a date that will live in ignominy!
December 7th will forever be remembered as “a date that will live in infamy.”
September 11th will forever be remembered as the “9/11 attack.”
January 6 will forever be remembered as “a date that will live in ignominy.”
“What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
If I was a real columnist, this would be called a “book leave.” But since I’m not a real columnist I’ll just call it a hiatus; a hiatus to clear my head and actually make some progress on the several stories that are at various stages of development. And then figure out what I’m going to do with them.
Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks says he will challenge Electoral College results
Commentary Mel Brooks claims no relation. “Alabama? What, are you a mashugana?” Mo Brooks is a Republican Congressman from Alabama. While he is not as funny as his namesake, Mel Brooks (or, for that matter, Albert Brooks), he is definitely laughable. (Just to get this out of the way upfront – for you 50’s sitcomContinue reading “Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks says he will challenge Electoral College results”
Florida Latinos and Trump; Religion, SCOTUS and Amy Coney Barrett
Commentary Around the Block’s take on two Washington Post Op-eds I intended to take a little break from Around the Block for a while in order to focus on some of my other writing projects. I did not, however, take a break from reading my many news and information sources. And when I read, IContinue reading “Florida Latinos and Trump; Religion, SCOTUS and Amy Coney Barrett”
There’s no place like home?
Commentary Or is there? Like Nova Scotia, where a journalist based in Halifax writes in the Times, “I Am Living in a Covid-Free World Just a Few Hundred Miles From Manhattan.” Back in 2004 ( you remember 2004, when all we had to worry about was George W. Bush’s reelection?) I attended the quadrennial PresidentialContinue reading “There’s no place like home?”
“The Pfizers win the vaccine!The Pfizers win the vaccine!”*
News with a Twist “The shot heard ’round the world!” *New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective – New York Times, November 18, 2020 Hello again, everybody. Tony Fauci** up here broadcasting from the TV booth high above the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Stadium. Along with me, my specialContinue reading ““The Pfizers win the vaccine!The Pfizers win the vaccine!”*”
Moderna’s vaccine has a significant advantage over Pfizer’s
News with a Twist Coming into the bottom of the ninth, Moderna – 94.5, Pfizer – 90 Hello again everybody, this is Tony Fauci broadcasting from the TV booth high above the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Stadium. Of course, we’re waaaaay high above ’cause we sure don’t want to catch that darnContinue reading “Moderna’s vaccine has a significant advantage over Pfizer’s”
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