Commentary Here’s hoping that in the old election adage, “As goes Maine, so goes the nation,” Maine isn’t replaced by Iowa. In my last Around the Block I published an editorial from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel headlined, “Who are we? The people of Iowa will answer first.” https://around-the-block.com/2024/01/14/we-all-know-who-donald-trump-is-the-question-we-have-to-answer-is-who-are-we/ The column’s lede was a quote fromContinue reading “If you’re a fan of democracy, the Iowa caucuses won’t provide much solace.”
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“We all know who Donald Trump is. The question we have to answer is, who are we?”
Commentary The South Florida Sun-Sentinel answers the question it calls “as old as the nation itself.” And every American should read their answer! The South Florida Sun Sentinel is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Broward County. It also covers Miami-Dade, Palm Beach counties and state-wide news. It is a large, importantContinue reading ““We all know who Donald Trump is. The question we have to answer is, who are we?””
What do polls like the recent Times/Siena poll really mean?
Commentary And, a year out, should you worry? Two days ago, I posted a story about the results of a Times/Siena poll of battleground states, What does the 137th episode of Seinfeld and the latest Times/Siena poll have in common? *The poll painted a doomsday scenario for Democrats: Trump beating Biden not only on theContinue reading “What do polls like the recent Times/Siena poll really mean?”
What does the 137th episode of Seinfeld and the latest Times/Siena poll have in common?
Commentary They’re both “Bizarro!” The 137th episode of Seinfeld, was called “The Bizarro Jerry.” The title is a reference to the Superman character “Bizarro” who does everything in an opposite manner.* As I read the results of the Times/Siena poll of battleground states this morning, the first thing that came to mind was, “What’s theContinue reading “What does the 137th episode of Seinfeld and the latest Times/Siena poll have in common?”
Habemus speaker!
Commentary Unlike the signal from the Vatican, puffs of white smoke, the signal from Capitol Hill was black smoke, very dark black smoke. Yesterday, Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a backbench Republican who has been in Congress fewer than eight years, was elected as the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives of the UnitedContinue reading “Habemus speaker!”
While Jim Jordan lost his bid to be speaker, he did receive the votes of 200 Republican representatives!
Commentary/News with a Twist* What does the vote of up to 90% of the Republican conference say about the GOP? Read his resume and you decide. *Please note, particularly for newer readers of Around the Block, “News with a Twist” means that while most of this post is true and factual, there are some elementsContinue reading “While Jim Jordan lost his bid to be speaker, he did receive the votes of 200 Republican representatives!”
Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack
Commentary Criticizes Netanyahu, calls Hezbollah “very smart.” Biden says, “We’re with Israel. Let’s make no mistake. “ Predictably, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed blame on President Joe Biden and his administration for Hamas’ deadly assault on Israel and insisted that such an attack would never have happened if he were still in the WhiteContinue reading “Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack”
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”
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