Commentary Trump precedes his post about his imminent “arrest” with an ugly, dystopian screed about America. I’m sure that by the time you read this, you’ll already be aware of the BIG NEWS on this normally sleepy news Saturday: Donald Trump claimed today that he was going to be “arrested” by New York authorities. TheContinue reading “Trump Claims His Arrest Is Imminent and Calls for Protests, Echoing Jan. 6”
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Around the Block’s “The CPAC Report”
Commentary “Oh, what a circus, oh what a show!” “As many of you know, the annual CPAC conference was held last week at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside the “beltway swamp” (CPAC’s location characterization). CPAC, which stands for “Contemptible People Acting Cuckoo” claims to be the third-ranked PoliticalContinue reading “Around the Block’s “The CPAC Report””
Herr DeSantis and his Reichstag, (er Legislature) and ministraten, (ur toadies), are at it again!
Commentary Gauliter Jason Brodeur, aka Florida State Senator Jason Brodeur, just introduced the “Information Dissemination/ Blogger Registration Bill.” And I don’t know whether laugh, cry or cheer(!?) As reported by NBC News: A Republican state senator in Florida has introduced a bill that, if passed, would require bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, hisContinue reading “Herr DeSantis and his Reichstag, (er Legislature) and ministraten, (ur toadies), are at it again!”
And the money keeps rolling in…
Commentary A former president of the United States, who is also a declared candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, released his “Limited Edition Digital Trading Cards. And, they’re only $99 (per card)! The Trump grift is back! When, the other day, the former president teased a “major announcement,” fans expected a bombshell campaign update. AndContinue reading “And the money keeps rolling in…”
Don’t cry for me, Arizona
Commentary By leaving the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema proves she’s a bigger diva than Broadway’s first Evita, Patti LuPone Two days after Senate Democrats celebrated Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory in Georgia to give the Party a 51-49 majority, Arizona Democratic senator (and model for senatorial workplace decorum) Kyrsten Sinema announced she was leaving the PartyContinue reading “Don’t cry for me, Arizona”
Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia Runoff
Commentary Was this a glass half-full or half-empty moment? Many readers who know me are aware that I’m really a “glass half-empty” kind of guy. So, while I watched the election results in the senatorial run-off in Georgia, I reveled in the fact that Senator Raphael Warnock defeated his Republican opponent, Herschel Walker, but lamentedContinue reading “Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia Runoff”
Trump entertains anti-Semites Ye and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner
Commentary 30% of American Jews voted for Trump. Will his latest hobnob with a neo-Nazi, Holocaust denying, white supremacist change their minds? I concluded a column posted before the midterms, Catching up on the mid-terms – GOP arrogance, campaign donations, Trump, Ye and anti-Semitism…what a week! with this: I know this will get me intoContinue reading “Trump entertains anti-Semites Ye and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner”
What happened at the mid-terms yesterday?
Commentary While it wasn’t a “Red Wave,” GOP control of the House for the next two years means a rocky road ahead. Can you say “impeachment?” Today is November 9, 2022. It is the day after the 2022 midterm elections. No “Red Wave.” No total disaster…unless of course you believe, as I do, that attachingContinue reading “What happened at the mid-terms yesterday?”
As Donald Netanyahu meets Bibi Trump…
Commentary with a little twist …Britain is getting browner. With two weeks to go, I thought I’d take a break from the U.S. midterms and turn to the political situation in two of our closest allies, Israel and the United Kingdom. Yesterday, I opened my daily email from the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, to find twoContinue reading “As Donald Netanyahu meets Bibi Trump…”
Catching up on the mid-terms
Commentary GOP arrogance, campaign donations, Trump, Ye and anti-Semitism…what a week! With just over two weeks to go until Election Day, mail-in and early voting is beginning to pick up steam. And while I promised to follow-up on my Senatorial donation recommendations with House and Governor races picks, I wimped out; too much work forContinue reading “Catching up on the mid-terms”
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