Commentary A Horrific, Savage, Barbaric, Massacre– that’s what it is! I haven’t commented on the horrific Hamas attack on Israel. While media reporting keeps referring to the situation with headlines like “War in Israel,” make no mistake, this is not a war. This is a terrorist attack, pure and simple. Hamas has savagely slaughtered manyContinue reading “THIS IS NOT A WAR!”
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As the GOP “Clown Show” rolls on, are you as “shocked” as Captain Renault?
Commentary You shouldn’t be…these clowns have been rehearshing since Trump came down that escalator in 2015. Over the last week or so Republican party stalwarts “writ large”* have reached the such depths that the only way to characterize the behavior is by calling the party and their leaders a “clown show.” *(So many pompous TVContinue reading “As the GOP “Clown Show” rolls on, are you as “shocked” as Captain Renault?”
The Patriot and the Betrayer
Commentary Anyone who concludes, after reading the story of Donald Trump, the former Commander in Chief and General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that Trump should be reelected is casting a vote for the end of democracy and the world as we know it! In my previous post, Donald TrumpContinue reading “The Patriot and the Betrayer”
Donald Trump wishes all his Jewish friends an only-in-Trumpland Shana Tova
Commentary “Wake Up Sheep(!!!)*. What Natzi(sic)**/Anti Semite(sic) ***ever did this for the Jewish people or Israel? *(!!!) mine; **Natzi is Nazi, I guess; ***No, not Anti Semite. The accepted spellings are, Antisemite or Anti-semite The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) are commonly known asContinue reading “Donald Trump wishes all his Jewish friends an only-in-Trumpland Shana Tova”
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius: “President Biden should not run again in 2024.”
Commentary Sorry David, too late for that. And too bad that Biden didn’t take his own advice from back in 2019. David Ignatius is a well-respected Op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. His most recent column, published today, was headlined, “President Biden should not run again in 2024.” Ignatius began his column reminding readers thatContinue reading “Washington Post columnist David Ignatius: “President Biden should not run again in 2024.””
First there was “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.” Now there’s “Around the Block’s Unfamiliar Quotations.”
Commentary Quotation reporting for the modern media age. I’m sure most of you are familiar with the book, “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.” Written by James Bartlett, “Bartlett’s” was first published in 1855 and currently is in its nineteenth edition.* *(Note for Florida readers – I’m not sure if “Bartlett’s” has been subjected to the DeSantis “woke”Continue reading “First there was “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.” Now there’s “Around the Block’s Unfamiliar Quotations.””
Jackie Robinson’s Second Job
Commentary/Nostalgia By day, he played second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. By night, he sold televisions in Queens. I thought I’d take a break from my typical current events focussed commentary to reprint an article originally published in The New Yorker magazine on January 7, 1950 with the original headline “Success.” In an era before multi-yearContinue reading “Jackie Robinson’s Second Job”
How much damage can one man do in four years?
Commentary And, is is possible that one man, Donald J. Trump, can and will do even more? In these fraught and dangerous times, I often think back to the 2012 presidential election. You remember Barack Obama running for a second term was challenged by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Make no mistake, I had funContinue reading “How much damage can one man do in four years?”
There’s a Constitutional Amendment that’s getting more discussion than the two most talked about.
Commentary Put the First and Second Amendments on the back burner. The big story is the 14th Amendment and, particularly, Section 3 First, some background. The Constitution of the United States has 27 amendments. The first ten amendments were adopted (September 25, 1789) and ratified (December 15, 1791) simultaneously and are known collectively as theContinue reading “There’s a Constitutional Amendment that’s getting more discussion than the two most talked about.”
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party.”
Commentary When it comes to the Republican party, that aid can’t come too soon! That is, if there are any good men…or women…left in the GOP. “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party” is a phase, originally designed as a touch-typing drill. I typically write itContinue reading ““Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party.””
Around the Block 