Commentary/News with a Twist Rounding the final turn, Abbott and DeSantis are neck and neck The GOP Governors’ Derby, “The Race to the Bottom,” is rounding the last turn with Texas’ Greg Abbott and Florida’s Ron DeSantis neck and neck, leaving the rest of the field in the mud(slinging). Abbot had pulled slightly ahead ofContinue reading “The Race to the Bottom”
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Happy President’s Day from the RNC
Commentary When it comes to ignorance, mean-spiritedness and general lack of class, how low can the GOP go? Plus a short addendum: Anti-Semitism in Marin County I was researching and plotting out another story when the above image flashed across my screen. Although the other story was important, it was not time sensitive. Coming rightContinue reading “Happy President’s Day from the RNC”
Supreme Court overrules lower court panel requiring Alabama to draw new voting map
Commentary The stench of the Roberts Court gets “stinkier!” The judicial militia of the Republican Party made the news the other day. The militia, otherwise known as the majority of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), reared its ugly, un-democratic head in a 5-4 decision stopping a lower court order requiring Alabama drawContinue reading “Supreme Court overrules lower court panel requiring Alabama to draw new voting map”
When it comes to book banning, the beat goes on
Commentary Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino wonders, if they’re going to ban books with “explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, or sexual conduct, that is harmful to minors,” shouldn’t the Bible be on the list? A few days after I posted an Around the Block entitled, “Book banning andContinue reading “When it comes to book banning, the beat goes on”
The irony* of two January 6th related headlines today
Commentary *For GOP readers: i·ro·ny, a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. I couldn’t help but notice the ironic juxtaposition of the two Associated Press headlines on Page A3 of today’s Palm Beach Post. GOP censures Reps. Cheney, Kinzinger onContinue reading “The irony* of two January 6th related headlines today”
Neo-Nazis demonstrate in Orlando; Ron DeSantis: Investigate “highway protest violations!”
Commentary Say hello, America, to your next potential President Thursday, January 27, was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30, in Orlando Florida, Neo-Nazis demonstrated. Now we all know that there are “good people on both sides.” In the spirit of that statement by our ex-President, allow me to detailContinue reading “Neo-Nazis demonstrate in Orlando; Ron DeSantis: Investigate “highway protest violations!””
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most offensive of them all?
News with a Twist Hint: His name rhymes with Red Ooze Did you ever think to yourself, after hearing or reading about some outrageous comment or deed from a Republican politician, how they get up in the morning and look themselves in the mirror? Like last week, when former Speaker of the House and currentContinue reading “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most offensive of them all?”
Trumpsters, when is enough, enough?
Commentary Aren’t we better than this? Donald Trump appeared at a rally in Conroe, Texas on Saturday. Conroe is the county seat of Montgomery County about 40 miles north of Houston. It is described by Rolling Stone reporter, Steven Monacelli, who attended the rally, as “…one of the reddest counties in one of the reddestContinue reading “Trumpsters, when is enough, enough?”
Renowned presidential historian, Michael Beschloss, on the Supreme Court
Commentary Your choice: Read, listen…and weep I was plotting out a new, important story at the same time I was watching Joy Reid’s show, “The Reidout” on MSNBC. One of Joy’s guests was presidential historian, Michael Beschloss. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Beschloss, he’s a treasure…an historian with the uncanny ability toContinue reading “Renowned presidential historian, Michael Beschloss, on the Supreme Court”
Where were you on 1/6/21?
Commentary A year later and we’re no closer to the truth than we were on 1/7/21. While 2/3 of GOP voters believe “that there’s been too much focus on January 6” Many of us remember where we were when a significant event occurred. I only remember two. The first was on November 22, 1963. IContinue reading “Where were you on 1/6/21?”
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