To defend Donald’s vitriolic ranting, his base has taken to curating his statements, defending those they like, dismissing those they don’t. What they should realize is none of what Donald tells them is true. He will say anything if he thinks it will get him reelected, and he has to get reelected. Only scampering back into the office of U.S. president can get him out of the fix he’s in. Continue reading
Although thoroughly debunked, Republican candidate Donald Trump must repeat his old lies, be aggressive in spreading new ones, and defiant in defending those. The lies appeal to his base, and Trump must appeal to it. That crazy base is his only chance of regaining the White House, and regaining the White House is his only chance of evading prison and bankruptcy. Continue reading
School lunchtime. Anyone remember that? At a signal, scores of children spill out of classrooms into the hallway to storm the lunchroom. But what’s this? At the cafeteria entrance, one girl is coaxed out of line and told to wait outside. But she’ll miss her lunch, she points out. She’s not to get any, she is informed. Continue reading
The 2024 presidential election is coming up fast, and we’ve got votes for sale. You didn’t know? That’s because you won’t be getting the money. But that’s your vote on the block, along with your head. Continue reading
The most seductive women on Earth are not in Argentina or Sweden or Eden or Hollywood. God put them all in just one country and charged His devoted servants there to guard them well. Continue reading
The DNC was one big lovefest. To cool down, the political elite should reflect on their past failure to deliver on their promises and admit it had nothing to do with incompetence, paucity of resources, or Donald Trump. The real circuit breakers have names they would rather not mention, so a term was coined to save them embarrassment: dark money. Shine a light on that and we find no promises were broken at all. That is sobering. Continue reading
As responsible adults, Trump supporters cannot say they bully opponents because Trump tells them to. To retain their dignity, they must convince themselves that the acts of aggression Trump incites them to carry out are exactly what Trump says they are: patriotic acts necessary to save the country. But Trump has never told them the truth . . . Continue reading
We say birds are free because they can do what we cannot, fly. We put them in cages where we can watch, but they cannot fly. Trapped, they die, dusty, crusty, shabby, lonely, and — what we’ll never know — heartbroken. Our bodies suffer a similar fate. Continue reading
We don’t cross the street when someone tells us to. We look for ourselves before crossing. While some may see this as egotistic, it has ensured the survival of humankind during its early and most arduous millennia. Some would have us believe such selfish acquisition of personal knowledge is no longer necessary. Continue reading
Even Donald J. Trump has a bucket list. How vast the bucket must be to hold all the items on that list is best left to the speculation of superior minds. But one thing is sure: he was checking things off that list at a fast and furious pace until Providence revved up to Trump speed one fateful Saturday to check off the biggest item of all. Continue reading