A deep philosophical question to ponder for the next 1,461 days or so. What’s a body to do (like the American Body Politic), when the Boss is so Stupid, he doesn’t even know how Stupid he is? Really. Trump is back to obsessing on the now established Russian Spy Hacking Scandal (ongoing 2015-2017) and how… Continue reading Trump’s Lack of Intelligence: What’s A Body To Do? (January 7, 2017)
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Trump & Russian Spy Hacking: Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!!! (January 6, 2017)
Later today, all of America is in for a real treat. That is when the top U.S. Intelligence Agency officials (CIA< FBI, DNI) make their pilgrimage to the Center of the Known Universe, that is to say, the gloriously golden Trump Tower in New York, there to engage with the President-to-Be on the vexatious Russian… Continue reading Trump & Russian Spy Hacking: Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!!! (January 6, 2017)
Shards of Trump 2017: The President is Too Busy to Be Deposed (January 5, 2017)
January 5, 2017 From Politico: Donald Trump was forced to take a time-out Thursday from his frenzied planning for the White House, sitting for a sworn, videotaped deposition in Trump Tower. It’s an extraordinary circumstance for any president or president-elect. The last president to be deposed was Bill Clinton in 1998, in the Paula Jones… Continue reading Shards of Trump 2017: The President is Too Busy to Be Deposed (January 5, 2017)
Trump’s Relative Value Scale: Exxon, Apple, and Indiana (January 4, 2017)
Trump has made it abundantly clear. He is all in for the green. He rates his business record and self-professed personal wealth as the dominant cornerstones of his success. And the primary and overwhelming reason why Americans should trust him to lead this country, above and beyond all other candidates. That myopic and constricted vision… Continue reading Trump’s Relative Value Scale: Exxon, Apple, and Indiana (January 4, 2017)
Trump & America: A Short Prayer for the New Year (January 2, 2017)
An article of faith for the New Year. A short, prayerful meditation for America on January 2, 2017. Albrecht Durer, Praying Hands (1508) Dear Lord, We Pray Most Humbly: May God Bless America. America, Let All Your Voices Ring Throughout the Land. Trump ≠ America. Thank God. Amen Michelangelo: Detail from Sistine Chapel from the… Continue reading Trump & America: A Short Prayer for the New Year (January 2, 2017)
Trump’s First Challenge: Presidential Bariatric* Index (January 1, 2017)
The New Year is still wet and in diapers. Now is the traditional time for individual resolutions of good behavior for the year ahead. The Annual New Year’s Resolution Parade. There is one public health inspired promise that only Donald Trump can make. One that would benefit all of America. As the final voting figures… Continue reading Trump’s First Challenge: Presidential Bariatric* Index (January 1, 2017)
Trump’s Ugly Romance: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous (December 30, 2016)
2016 Timeline Russia Computer Spies on U.S. Election throughout 2016 17 U.S. Intelligence Agencies Conclude Actions Deliberate and State Sponsored Trump Blames Fat Guy in Jersey Even Trump-Sympathetic FBI Declares Soviet Actions Intentional Trump Says : I Don’t Believe it” Thursday, December 29, 2016 U.S. President Imposes Sanctions, Kicks out 35 Russian Spies, Names GRU… Continue reading Trump’s Ugly Romance: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous (December 30, 2016)
Trump’s Diplomatic Journey: Flight to the Bottom (December 24, 2016)
It has been a bumpy ride in 2016 for civil political discourse and behavior in America, with one primary motivating force. Man of the Year, one DJT. The man now newly enshrined as our P-E for one rocky month of thrills and chills for the rest of us forced to ride along. At one time,… Continue reading Trump’s Diplomatic Journey: Flight to the Bottom (December 24, 2016)
Trump’s American Pie: Bernie Sanders and Lemon Meringue (December 22, 2016)
This morning I was scanning the radio waves at home and passed by my favorite NPR radio station. The WBUR Boston based show On Point with host Tom Ashbrook (a literate and informed gentleman) featured an interview and calls for one Senator Bernie Sanders, who you remember was an almost ran in the 2016 Presidential… Continue reading Trump’s American Pie: Bernie Sanders and Lemon Meringue (December 22, 2016)
Trump Jumps the Rails: Now He is Off the Reservation (December 17, 2016)
Trump is all atwit yet again. Today’s object is U.S. national security and China. Here is his latest Saturday morning eruption. Big Mouth Bellicose Trump with Signature Finger Pointing (November 2016) We have no direct record of Trump’s visage as he tore out this opus magnum, but this picture may be is a fair approximation.… Continue reading Trump Jumps the Rails: Now He is Off the Reservation (December 17, 2016)