In recent days former Trump Secretary of Defense Mark Esper dropped a tidbit as part of his book huckstering that Trump had wanted to shoot peaceful demonstrators. Esper portrays himself as a hero because he didn’t order troops to fire. Then news came out that Jarod Kushner has a book coming out this summer in which he claims that he secretly saved America. They are far from alone. Continue reading Heroes Or Raw Sewage?
Tag Archives: Mark Esper
Some Recent Numbers
While admittedly partisan when I say things are bad in America I’m just telling the truth. Some recent numbers back me up. Let’s explore. Continue reading Some Recent Numbers
An Apology To Mobsters
I have often referred to the Trump administration as an organized criminal enterprise. Today I’d like to issue a deserved apology to the members of organized crime families. Let’s explore. Continue reading An Apology To Mobsters
World Series Cleanup?
Today’s is the last “live blog” I will post for a few days. It is also the day (or evening to be more accurate) of the sixth and possibly deciding game of the World Series. Therefore I thought it would be a good opportunity to clean up (bad pun intended). Let’s explore. Continue reading World Series Cleanup?
Surprise. A Potpourri Thursday
It is Tuesday afternoon as I begin to write this. I am willing to bet a lot of you expected to see a piece dealing with Robert Mueller’s testimony on Capitol Hill. So many strange things happen in Washington these days that even at this late hour I wasn’t completely convinced that Mueller would testify or that his testimony would warrant a column. (We all know the answers to those questions by this reading.) With that in mind and wanting to clear most of Wednesday to watch what I hope will be Mueller’s testimony I decided to do another catch up/potpourri article. Let’s explore. Continue reading Surprise. A Potpourri Thursday