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 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)

Trump Day Two: Gone to the White House, Ho, Ho, Ho! (November 10, 2016)

On Day Two of the Trump Presidential Pre-Regnum, he traveled to the White House for a meeting with President Obama to begin the governmental transition at the President’s invitation. The meeting lasted about 90 minutes, and occurred without apparent rancor. At the end, in an informal armchair setting, both men gave some brief remarks about… Continue reading Trump Day Two: Gone to the White House, Ho, Ho, Ho! (November 10, 2016)

Trump’s Fantasy Flight: The Class and The Ass (November 4, 2016)

Trump was on a hot roll Friday night, November 4th, during a rally in Hershey Pennsylvania when he launched into a fervent recasting of events earlier in the day in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was complaining bitterly about Obama’s behavior towards a Trump protestor at a Clinton rally that afternoon. “If I spoke the way… Continue reading Trump’s Fantasy Flight: The Class and The Ass (November 4, 2016)

Trump’s Presidential Quiz: Does He Know the Difference? (October 30, 2016)

What’s the Difference Between ISIS, ISS, and ISI? In honor of my favorite feature on Sunday morning radio, NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle hosted by Chief Puzzle Master Will Shortz*, here is a presidential foreign policy quiz. Need a hint? All three are foreign organizations outside United States, they all contribute to increasing the US… Continue reading Trump’s Presidential Quiz: Does He Know the Difference? (October 30, 2016)