At first blush, two of the main stories in this week’s news have nothing in common. I speak of the Epstein files and the sad kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie‘s mother. On another level, however, they are delivering much the same message - the world is different for the rich and famous. Of course, we always … Continue reading Epstein and Guthrie
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The Donroe Doctrine is a Crime
“A republic is the best form of government, a government of laws, not arbitrary rule. John Adams In the aftermath of our country’s usurpation of the sovereignty of the Venezuelan independent state, it is time to remember John Adams’s above quote. The MAGA defenders of the invasion of Venezuela certainly have forgotten it, if they … Continue reading The Donroe Doctrine is a Crime
The Worst and the Dumbest
David Halberstam wrote the book, “The Best and the Brightest.” It described how even the most brilliant of people while acting in good faith, can make terrible mistakes as Presidential advisers. The most powerful office in the world is confronted with very tough decisions. It ain’t easy. It takes intelligence and experience and wisdom, and, … Continue reading The Worst and the Dumbest
Hey Kash – Follow the Real Cash
Everybody has heard about the criminal charges against some basketball players. They are charged with giving out inside information about how other players were (or were not) going to play. Then, of course, they are alleged to have used that information to make money. The Justice Department made a big deal out of this. Televised … Continue reading Hey Kash – Follow the Real Cash
The “I” Word
MAGA has made it toxic to merely mention the “I” word – “Impeachment.” They have so often and so viciously condemned the prior Impeachments of Orange Julius (“O.J.”) that suggesting we go through it again will necessarily be greeted with guffaws. Well, fuck them. It is time to again consider Impeachment and as a real … Continue reading The “I” Word
A Few Conclusions for a Few Questions
Which Way to Patriotism? Do you root for Orange Julius (“OJ”) to succeed? In other words, when he does something that he says is going to help the country, do you hope it actually does help or hope that it doesn’t? I’m sure you’ve gone through the thought process: success would be good for OJ … Continue reading A Few Conclusions for a Few Questions
A Pam Bondi Memo
MEMORANDUM FROM: Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States TO: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States SUBJECT: Pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell DATE: August 2, 2025 You have asked me to give you an analysis of whether you can legally pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. You know Ghislaine very well, I don’t have to explain … Continue reading A Pam Bondi Memo
The Interview
This week, there was a meeting between Todd Blanche, one of Trump’s defense lawyers, the one now masquerading as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, and Ghislane Maxwell, a former pimp for Jeffrey Epsein now doing time in a prison that she desperately wants to get out of. The government chose not to … Continue reading The Interview
The Future is the Past
We thought it was bad enough that the MAGA’s wanted to take us back to the 1950’s. After all, that was when America was great wasn’t it? That was when America was king and when men were men, and women and “Negroes” knew their places. That, we thought was what MAGA wanted. Oh, baby, we … Continue reading The Future is the Past
Listen Again to Big Ben
The story is often told about how Big Ben Franklin walked out of the Constitutional Convention and was asked by a woman bystander what kind of government the people had been given. “A republic, madam, if you can keep it,” he is supposed to have said. That story is used to remind us how we … Continue reading Listen Again to Big Ben
We were right 