UPDATE: Born abroad, having immigrated to the United States at a youthful age and having served meritoriously for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force both in the enlisted ranks and as a commissioned officer, it felt like a slap in the face when Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was smeared as a traitorous foreigner for testifying on what his conscience and experience told him … [Read more...] about Lt. Col Alexander S. Vindman’s Choice: Duty, Honor, Country or Blind Loyalty (UPDATED)
Unbiased Analysis: The House Impeachment vote
Pelosi Announces Next Steps in the Impeachment Inquiry. Great article from News Not Politics (a NEW unbiased news site) https://bit.ly/2qS5ios … [Read more...] about Unbiased Analysis: The House Impeachment vote
Trump and Baghdadi (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Officials cringe as Trump spills sensitive details of al-Baghdadi raid --Trump is preparing to squander his al-Baghdadi victory --Trump minimizes Kurds’ role in Baghdadi raid, adding insult to injury --The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists … [Read more...] about Trump and Baghdadi (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
Trump’s madness is not enough to doom him
WASHINGTON -- The impeachment war is not just about impeachment. It's also about the 2020 election. President Trump's strategy, if one can call it that, is thus not aimed primarily at avoiding impeachment in the House, which now seems inevitable, or even removal from office by the Senate, still a long shot. It is designed to let him survive this process with a chance of … [Read more...] about Trump’s madness is not enough to doom him
On the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
This is a good piece on the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Bush did a fine job taking out Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. Obama did a fine job taking out Osama Bin Laden. Trump did a fine job taking out Baghdadi. US soldiers - especially Special Forces - and US intelligence did a heroic job in each case. And yet, the enemy kept coming back, morphing into something new. The origins go … [Read more...] about On the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
A GOBLIN, A TURKEY AND AN ELF WALKED INTO A BAR……
By Kim Mooney A goblin, a turkey and an elf walked into a bar……. Ok, it’s not a bar. It’s Walmart in October. Rows and rows of holiday bling. I mean holidays plural. Slim aisles split by honeycomb displays of chachkis, almost separating one holiday from another. Almost. The entire ‘holiday department’ drawing you in with the soft haze of thousands of tiny white … [Read more...] about A GOBLIN, A TURKEY AND AN ELF WALKED INTO A BAR……
If you’re using ‘millennial’ as a meaningful measurement, you should probably stop
Does your mental image of a millennial align with reality? Jacob Lund/Shutterstock.com Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill What value does the word “millennial” actually have? Americans have heard the term ad nauseum by now. In politics, public relations or marketing, it’s a buzzword. But millennial doesn’t hold nearly … [Read more...] about If you’re using ‘millennial’ as a meaningful measurement, you should probably stop
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING (Cartoon)
Argentina elects new president on promises to fix economy and unify a struggling nation
Jennifer Pribble, University of Richmond Argentina has elected Alberto Fernández of the Peronist party as its next president with 47.4% of the vote. Fernández defeated incumbent Mauricio Macri and four other candidates on Sunday, Oct. 27, avoiding a runoff. Fernández and his running mate, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – a senator, former Argentine president and former … [Read more...] about Argentina elects new president on promises to fix economy and unify a struggling nation
HUMAN SCUM (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Lindsey Graham has been representing South Carolina in Congress since 1995, and he doesn’t want to stop. If advocating a principle, even one he used to stand by, threatens his political existence, then principles be damned. In 2015, while running for president and describing what Trump was “selling,” Graham said, “Here’s what you’re buying: He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic … [Read more...] about HUMAN SCUM (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Weak political parties smooth the way for demagogues
by George Will Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- There are political moments, and this might be one, in which worse is better. Moments, that is, when a society's per capita quantity of conspicuous stupidity is so high and public manners are so low that a critical mass of people are jolted into saying "enough, already." Looking on the bright side, as he wisely is … [Read more...] about Weak political parties smooth the way for demagogues
THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF AMERICA
“Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies.” – Cardinal Wolsey from Shakespeare’s, Henry VIII, Act III The most repugnant aspect of House and Senate Republicans continues to be their support of a ferociously criminal President of the United States, Donald Trump. They aren’t blind to his … [Read more...] about THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF AMERICA
The Case Against Impeachment
Let’s begin with a couple of logical assumptions. Like all assumptions these are not guaranteed to be true but are more likely than not. Assumption One: The current Republican attack on process will prove untenable and unuseful. The American people are not buying the process claims. It looks desparate and makes the factual disclosures seem more credible. Meanwhile the … [Read more...] about The Case Against Impeachment
A shame Trump canceled his subscription. Here’s a perfect impeachment defense.
"I'm not frustrated at all," Kellyanne Conway, the brains behind President Trump's communications strategy, insisted Friday morning as she answered questions in the White House driveway about Trump's muddled messaging on impeachment. "It's not frustration," the presidential counselor elaborated. "It's consternation." Why she thought that word sounded better -- … [Read more...] about A shame Trump canceled his subscription. Here’s a perfect impeachment defense.
Is the Atlantis legend based on a real place?
Is the Atlantis legend based on a real place? Before answering that question, we need to consider the origin of the Atlantis legend. Here is an excerpt from the entry "Atlantis" published in Ancient History Encyclopedia. "The story of Atlantis first appears in Plato’s Timaeus, one of his later works. The dialogue’s title derives from its protagonist, a fictional … [Read more...] about Is the Atlantis legend based on a real place?
GREAT MUSIC – CHAPTER 53
It’s a quiet Sunday morning here in New Jersey and as I was wandering around YouTube looking for a subject for Great Music Chapter 53 when YouTube popped up a recommendation for my consideration. I looked at it and realized it contained music from my childhood idol, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and my adult idol, Andrea Bocelli –WOW, this is no coincidence, it is a message. … [Read more...] about GREAT MUSIC – CHAPTER 53
No, Donald, impeachment is not lynching
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO -- Before I became a political satirist for a great metropolitan Jewish newspaper, I was a history professor for 37 years. Consequently, I can’t remain silent when Donald Trump compares the current House impeachment investigations to lynching. So here’s a lecture in lieu of laughter. According to Article III, Section 2 of the United States … [Read more...] about No, Donald, impeachment is not lynching
Cummings knew the difference between winning the news cycle and serving the nation
WASHINGTON -- There are moments when the U.S. Capitol feels like a sanctified space, a holy temple dedicated to ideals that transcend the partisan squabbles of the politicians who work there. The enormous paintings that tell the story of America, normally like wallpaper to those who work in the building, demand attention as if they are being seen for the first time. The marble … [Read more...] about Cummings knew the difference between winning the news cycle and serving the nation
All Roads Lead to Putin (Cartoon)
When Halloween became America’s most dangerous holiday
Halloween can also be a time of expression of cultural and social anxieties. AP Photo/Richard Vogel W. Scott Poole, College of Charleston The unquiet spirits, vampires and the omnipresent zombies that take over American streets every October 31 may think Halloween is all about spooky fun. But what Halloween masqueraders may not realize is that in the … [Read more...] about When Halloween became America’s most dangerous holiday