Doesn’t Nixon look like a piker now? Breaking and entering? Kids do that in High School. Sure, it steamrolled into a horrifically criminal cover-up, but when it finally spiraled out of control leading to the firing of people that would not comply, that was about it. It was over fairly quickly after that. The depths of the corruption were now obviously on display and a Republican entourage from Congress met with Nixon and told him Read more…
I feel a bit embarrassed. Humiliated if I’m honest. Big fancy know-it-all with my blog pontificating about the day’s goings-on, and all this time I thought I was writing about a health crisis that had been compounded by the resultant economic collapse of both the macro- and the micro-economy and the catastrophic handling of it, all simultaneously, creating a crisis people have not yet appreciated. That’s what I thought I was commenting on. All this Read more…
The lack of a focused response from the Federal government has passed beyond frustration and has simply become Federal policy. There won’t be a coordinated effort with specific goals and strategies, a clear direction that all efforts are enlisted toward a common goal. Empathy is in short supply in the response as it is an obstacle to characterizing 80,000+ deaths as victory. Tough break, y’all, but think how bad it could have been if it Read more…
This was a very big news day. It was discovered today that the United States government has three branches. Who knew? Two of them got very busy. The other lurked. The Supreme Court was hearing arguments for why they should coronate Trump as emperor. They seemed disinclined, but that could be fleeting, or a misperception of the reason for certain questions. But they did appear to be reluctant to let go of the independence enshrined Read more…
President Trump walked off the Rose Garden podium, and it was really crazy. He called on one reporter but decided she took too long so he tried to pass her and she said “Sir, you called on me” but he was going to be bad-ass and she wasn’t letting it go, so he shut it down. Turned around and walked out. He had done this once before, but that reason was clear. He didn’t want Read more…
Reopening is the story now. Over 40 states are making some kind of attempt to reengage their economies in the midst of a pandemic. None of them met the Federal guidelines of two weeks of declining cases before opening the doors. Not one. This is a free-for-all. There are no rules that apply to the nation. Individual fiefdoms are making decrees of how their subjects can best serve their betters. There is no plan, no Read more…
The interesting question is what comes next. The battlelines are drawn. The President has made it very clear. Crystal. We can’t handle the truth. It’s the economy, stupid, and that is his priority. This is the only way he could ever see this. It would be an obvious political advantage if the economy just takes a brief break and then comes roaring back. He can run on that. He has always seen the United States Read more…
Another day of inanity. Itemizing it seems tedious, though each iteration of it has its own unique patina, a creative cretinism if you will. No masks around the President by decree. POTUS is afraid of looking weak. But two cases so far of his very inner circle have been diagnosed positive for Covid-19. No masks at the White House today either. More of the same. Today would have been Ahmaud Arbery’s 26th birthday. He didn’t Read more…
This is gaining momentum, and it’s going to get very, very dangerous for you and me. The President is considering resurrecting the just dismantled Covid-19 Task Force. The reason? “I had no idea how popular the Task Force was.” He thought that the outcry regarding the destruction of the force was an indication that the public really enjoyed his daily public meltdowns, that they missed him, when in fact the pushback was really highlighting the Read more…
Boy oh boy do we all have egg on our faces today! It turns out Jared Kushner was right all along. Victory is ours! The Feds DID check off all the medical boxes, and lo and behold we are celebrating the great success of the Administration. Let’s go back to work!!! The reason we know it’s over is they are dismantling the Covid-19 task force. The Vice President did such an amazing job we don’t Read more…