Today’s article is total speculation but the assumptions that serve as the basis of those speculations are very much grounded in fact. Many will not like to read what I have written but only the willfully ignorant can deny that it is all too possible. Let’s explore. Continue reading The Fourth Quarter (And A Bit Of Overtime)
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One Thing Clearer On A Rainy Morning
It’s a rainy overcast morning in the Raleigh area as I commence writing part two of a wrap-up of the week just past. The Sunday morning newspapers I read just a bit ago made one thing much clearer. That is far from all I will attempt to briefly cover today. With that in mind, let’s explore. Continue reading One Thing Clearer On A Rainy Morning
If You Are Gullible Enough
I can see the Trump enablers’ excuses coming; in fact some are already in use. They are all pretty lame but the lowest common denominator and the willfully ignorant will accept them. Let me review a few and preview a few others. Continue reading If You Are Gullible Enough
The Lowest Bar
By the standard I set for this presidency it has been successful. Before you fly off the handle please reread the preceding sentence carefully. The only standard for success I set for Donald Trump was that he didn’t get us into a nuclear war. My reasoning was that the country (minus some people who have died or will die in the process) would eventually survive any other harm he brought our way. That is an unbelievably low bar and to date this administration has barely managed to clear it. Let’s explore. Continue reading The Lowest Bar
While We Were Distracted Again
Progressives like me tend to say that Trump and the Republicans are not accomplishing anything. I think we need to modify that statement by adding the word “constructive” at the end. Much of what they are “accomplishing” is being done in a semi-news blackout because antics, scandals and other news are dominating coverage. I’d like to take a look at a few instances that occurred in just the last few days. Let’s explore. Continue reading While We Were Distracted Again