Older readers will remember (most with guilty pleasure) the politico-military thriller “Seven Days in May” by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Bailey, published in 1962. It was shortly (1964) made into a very popular movie starring Kirk Douglas (sadly, so recently departed), Bert Lancaster, Frederic March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien, and Martin Balsam, among others. The… Continue reading Trump’s Own Stock Index: Seven Days in February (February 28, 2020)
Category: Presidential Leadership
Trump’s Knock-Knock Joke on America (February 13, 2020)
Knock Knock Who’s there? Ima Peach Ima Peach who? Ima Peached Trump 2020 Is this some sort of bad kids’ joke? Not in 2020 America. How far we’ve come in the last four years since January 2016, when Trump was still not generally considered a serious Republican candidate, much less a threat to America’s Rule… Continue reading Trump’s Knock-Knock Joke on America (February 13, 2020)
Trump’s Voter Shrinkage 2018: The XX Factor (November 16, 2018)
Trump.45 has faced his first real voting test after his enormous Victory in 2016, and the amazing Benefits he has conferred on America since November 8, 2016, while he has been in charge. Jobs, the Economy, the Stock Market, new China Trade Deal, easy Middle East Peace, the Defanging of North Korea, his Love Match… Continue reading Trump’s Voter Shrinkage 2018: The XX Factor (November 16, 2018)
Trump’s Armistice Belly Flop: Unforced Errors (November 14, 2018)
Trump.45 has just returned from perhaps the worst 60 hour Presidential foreign jaunt in United States history (43 hours on the ground in France). Not even Fox News can fumigate and perfume this one. Trump.45 had a unique historical opportunity to showcase America’s leadership and moral standing during the 100-Year Anniversary of the Armistice to… Continue reading Trump’s Armistice Belly Flop: Unforced Errors (November 14, 2018)
Trump’s Own Signature Doesn’t Match: Voter Fraud? (November 12, 2018)
Trump.45 is at it again this morning after returning from his dystopian European disappointment of a trip. He didn’t get a Beautiful Military Parade; it rained (drizzled) on his personal parade to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Ceremony; Macron screwed up his Lunch Plans with buddy Vlad by switching the seating plan; and the 70 World… Continue reading Trump’s Own Signature Doesn’t Match: Voter Fraud? (November 12, 2018)
Trump’s Personal Anchor Baby Problem: 4 out of 5 (October 30, 2018)
Trump.45 has injected yet another barbed and nasty divisor into the 2018 Midterm Election campaign exactly one week before Election Day. This time it is his specious claim he can dismantle Amendment XIV to the U.S. Constitution (on the books since 1868; 150 years) by Presidential Executive Order, bypassing Congress and the Courts. He wants… Continue reading Trump’s Personal Anchor Baby Problem: 4 out of 5 (October 30, 2018)
Trump’s Domestic Terrorism Mushrooms: A Fine Pair (October 28, 2018)
Trump’s Domestic Terrorism Week In the space of the last 6 days America has been treated to the rotting fungal fruits of Trump.45’s rhetoric and fundamental campaign tactics. We have lived through the worst mass mail bomb assassination attack in U.S. History. 14 bombs send by a dedicated partisan coward through the mail, all to… Continue reading Trump’s Domestic Terrorism Mushrooms: A Fine Pair (October 28, 2018)
Trump’s ‘Ten Little Indians’: Coming Home to Roost (October 25, 2018)
In a darkly appropriate demonstration, America has now witnessed (as of 12 Noon on Thursday) a real life iteration of Trump.45’s incendiary political rhetoric made flesh. Ten Little Indians Those of us of a certain age were entertained and taught to count in public school kindergarten by memorizing and repeating a simple rhyme. From the… Continue reading Trump’s ‘Ten Little Indians’: Coming Home to Roost (October 25, 2018)