WASHINGTON -- "Moderate Republicans are the people who are there when you don't need them." It was one of former Rep. Barney Frank's many devastating zingers, and it certainly applies to the fiasco unfolding in the House of Representatives on immigration. A headline last week on Roll Call's website might have been channeling Frank, the acerbic Massachusetts Democrat: … [Read more...] about GOP moderates fold to Trumpism
Cartoon: Family Separation Policy
The Tragedy of Khan al-Amar
This is a picture of the school girls of the Palestinian village of Khan al-Amar who will not only lose their school but also their homes. In the next few days the entire village will be destroyed by Israeli authorities with the permission of the Israeli Supreme Court. It is not a big village, only about 200 Palestinians live there but the village is located in the West … [Read more...] about The Tragedy of Khan al-Amar
Time to Glut White House and Congressional In-Boxes with Righteous Indignation
I've just written the following email to the Republican senator from Ohio, Rob Portman. A similar email will soon be going to the Republican who represents the Congressional District in which I live. It took a while for the Portman email to clear, indicating to me that the congressional email system is getting glutted with correspondence on the separation of children from … [Read more...] about Time to Glut White House and Congressional In-Boxes with Righteous Indignation
Separate Trump
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US communities can suffer long-term consequences after immigration raid
US communities can suffer long-term consequences after immigration raids Immigration sting at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Castalia, Ohio, June 5, 2018. AP Photo/John Minchillo, File Elizabeth Oglesby, University of Arizona U.S. immigration agents raided an Ohio gardening company on June 5, arresting 114 suspected … [Read more...] about US communities can suffer long-term consequences after immigration raid
It’s Dark In There: The Big Hole In The IG’s Report On The FBI’s Clinton Investigation
There is a big hole in the report by the Justice Department's inspector general on his examination of the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, which significantly shaped the contours and outcome of the 2016 election. Despite being told to address the issue, Michael Horowitz ignored substantial evidence of bias against Clinton in the FBI's New York field … [Read more...] about It’s Dark In There: The Big Hole In The IG’s Report On The FBI’s Clinton Investigation
Cartoon: New American ICE age
Trump’s cult of barbarism
WASHINGTON - "It's becoming a cultish thing, isn't it?" Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., mused this last week about his Republican Party under President Trump. As if to prove Corker's point, the Trump administration the very next day claimed that it had the divine right to rip children from their parents' arms at the border. Officials justified the unique form of barbarism -- … [Read more...] about Trump’s cult of barbarism
Can the Circular Economy Turn Pollution Into Resources?
The phrase 'circular economy' has made quite a splash in eco-friendly circles in recent months. This concept deals with turning our waste into usable resources, which would help us reduce our impact on the planet and get more out of our resources. Let's take a look at the idea of the circular economy and how we could potentially turn our pollution into valuable resources. What … [Read more...] about Can the Circular Economy Turn Pollution Into Resources?
Great Music – Chapter 20
This week’s diary of Great Music will be a significant change from the Classical genre I have been featuring. One of the things every musician understands is the primary purpose of music is to convey emotion. For Classical musicians they understand the underlying use of louds and softs as well as ascending vs descending chords and arpeggios to evoke emotional reactions. It … [Read more...] about Great Music – Chapter 20
Cuomo Is More Of A New FDR Than Obama Was
By Thomas Hoffman Before the 2009 inauguration, Time magazine featured a cover with Obama wearing Franklin Roosevelt's clothes. Time could very well reissue a new cover with Governor Cuomo in FDR’s clothes. Governor Cuomo is about to prove himself to govern much more "FDR style" than Obama. Just as FDR ended prohibition, Cuomo is about to end the prohibition on marijuana. … [Read more...] about Cuomo Is More Of A New FDR Than Obama Was
Crate and Peril (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, visited a detention center in Texas last week and described the facility. He said, “What you have is cyclone fencing and fence posts that look like cages. They look like the way you would construct a dog kennel.” Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department hit back, saying they don’t employ the use of cages, but use fenced barriers. … [Read more...] about Crate and Peril (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Would the Apostle Paul Agree with Jeff Sessions? No
This was originally posted on my personal blog two days ago. People who know me know that I believe that the Church should generally stay out of politics. The Church is charged with making disciples for Jesus Christ. That involves proclaiming the Word of God so that people come to repentance and saving faith in Christ. When pastors or church bodies get behind political … [Read more...] about Would the Apostle Paul Agree with Jeff Sessions? No
Manafort jailed while Giuliani suggests Trump may issue Mueller probe pardons
On a day when Donald Trump gave his favorite news network an interview that was to facts what the Twilight Zone was to nonfiction, a federal judge ordered Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manfort to jail amid witness-tampering allegations -- and Trump's lawyer Rudy Guiliani said in effect: big deal on any of this, Trump can "clean up" the Mueller probe legal consequences … [Read more...] about Manafort jailed while Giuliani suggests Trump may issue Mueller probe pardons
The Budding Trump-Kim Bromance
What a difference a few months make Forget about “Little Rocket Man,” “bad dude,” “short and fat” and other insults. Addressing the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, on November 7, 2017, Trump described “the prison state of North Korea" and its leadership -- among other --as follows: Workers in North Korea labor grueling hours in unbearable … [Read more...] about The Budding Trump-Kim Bromance
(UPDATE II) Trump Gets Half A Loaf As Report Puts The Lie To His Conspiracy Mongering
The much-anticipated report by the Justice Department's inspector general on the FBI's handling of its investigation into Hillary Clinton was sure to have something for everyone. And did. President Trump and his Vichy Republican sycophancy, which had demanded the investigation in the first place, could disingenuously claim that the report's extraordinarily harsh criticism … [Read more...] about (UPDATE II) Trump Gets Half A Loaf As Report Puts The Lie To His Conspiracy Mongering
Cartoon: Trump Team Player
Flying Pigs Get Religion
Post edited by author to remove inflammatory content. Flying pigs have gotten religion. That is one way to interpret a story published by Tennessean.com on 06/11/18. States the story, "A Georgia church was expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention on Monday over charges of racism. The convention's executive committee voted to withdraw fellowship from Raleigh … [Read more...] about Flying Pigs Get Religion
Suicide nation: What’s behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?
Paramedics and firefighters in Cincinnati respond to a possible opioid overdose at a hotel on Nov. 2, 2017. John Minchillo/AP Photo Monica H. Swahn, Georgia State University Suicide rates in the U.S. have increased nearly 30 percent in less than 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported June 7. These mind-numbing statistics … [Read more...] about Suicide nation: What’s behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?