It was on this day some 48 years ago that man first set foot upon the Moon Here is the original CBS coverage courtesy of NASA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E96EPhqT-ds … [Read more...] about The Eagle Has Landed
Trump-Russia Relationship Explained
Sean Iling of vox.com explains the roots of the relationship between Donald Trump and Russia through the eyes of Seva Gunitsky, a politics professor at the University of Toronto. Gunitsky, who was raised in Russia, has followed the evolving relationship between Donald Trump and Russia for more than a decade. He says the prevailing narrative about Putin interfering in the … [Read more...] about Trump-Russia Relationship Explained
Seeking Civility in Political Discourse
Something about politics makes people appear loony. The animus that it produces is astonishing. Not only do politicians and pundits keep displaying such animus, but critics of the politicians and pundits keep displaying it, too. These days, finding civility in political discourse is like – to borrow a scene from the SpongeBob SquarePants TV show – finding the hay in the … [Read more...] about Seeking Civility in Political Discourse
The country deserves better
WASHINGTON -- It's exhausting, I know, but don't let outrage fatigue numb you to the moral bankruptcy and gross incompetence of the Trump administration. This ugly departure from American norms and values must be opposed with sustained passion -- and with the knowledge that things will probably get worse before they get better. Heaven help us, look where we are. We have a … [Read more...] about The country deserves better
(UPDATED) Will O.J. Finally Get A Chance To Resume His Search For The Real Killers?
WE TEND TO FORGET ABOUT THIS PART OF THE STORY (UPDATE: The Nevada state parole has ruled unanimously that Simpson is to be released after serving the minimum nine years of his sentence.) It was a balmy late spring evening on the East Coast, June 17, 1994 to be exact. We were watching Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets at Madison … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Will O.J. Finally Get A Chance To Resume His Search For The Real Killers?
Manhattan Project For Energy Independence
During World War 2 the United States was faced with the prospect of defeat by foreign enemies and the threat of a terrible new weapon. Recognizing that something had to be done our government began a crash program and in less than a decade went from theory to practice in the development of the Atomic Bomb. Nearly two decades later we faced a war of a different sense, a cold … [Read more...] about Manhattan Project For Energy Independence
Trump and Putin held an undisclosed meeting at G20
The NY Times broke the news -- confirmed by the White House -- that President Donald Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin held an unprecedented hour-long private conversation during the leaders-and-spouses dinner earlier this month. Trump, of course, took to Twitter to castigate the NY Times as bring 'fake … [Read more...] about Trump and Putin held an undisclosed meeting at G20
Trump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G-20 summit
On a day when his promise to repeal Obamacare is in shambles, the bad news swirling around President Donald Trump was whacked with a new -- even more politically harmful -- bit of news: Trump held a previously undisclosed private one hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 meeting. And Trump relied on Putin's translator -- a break of international … [Read more...] about Trump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G-20 summit
Does ‘Resistance’ Work?
Does resistance work? David Leonhardt, Op-Ed columnist at the New York Times, believes it does – at least in the case of the Affordable Care Act “Repeal and Replace” attempts by the GOP. He cites how opposition (“resistance”) to the Republican health care bill was “ready” and apparent during the recent July 4 recess and town hall meetings – which many Republican lawmakers … [Read more...] about Does ‘Resistance’ Work?
Cartoon: Trump’s Wall
Copyright 2016 David Donar. All rights reserved.Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump’s Wall
Seeds of Trumpcare’s Crash
Josh Marshall explores the backstory beneath Trumpcare's implosion on Talking Points Memo. Why did this happen? A few critical reasons: The biggest reason is that Trumpcare is supremely unpopular. The bill’s mammoth unpopularity is scarcely even questioned. Nor is there much attempt to make it more popular. Nothing for weeks has been about anything more than assembling 50 … [Read more...] about Seeds of Trumpcare’s Crash
Charles Weltner: A Man Of Principle
Too often today we hear stories about politicians who run on lofty agendas but quickly sacrifice them to political expediency. I thought it would be nice to have a post about a politician who stuck to his principles even when doing so cost him greatly. The man was named Charles Weltner from Atlanta, Georgia. He was a successful attorney and in 1962 he decided to run for … [Read more...] about Charles Weltner: A Man Of Principle
Has Trumpcare Collapsed?
With two more Republican Senators announcing that they will not support taking up the bill that is to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the New York Times is, in this writer’s opinion, sticking its neck out with the following (e-mailed) headline: The health bill has collapsed with two more G.O.P. senators opposed. For now, President Trump's effort to … [Read more...] about Has Trumpcare Collapsed?
UN reports rise in Afghan civilian casualties as Trump tries more troops
A record 1,662 civilians were killed and 3,581 injured in Afghanistan mainly because of Taliban attacks during the first six months of this year, according to the latest United Nations figures. “Extreme civilian harm continued amid a worsening toll of suicide attacks, and a greater impact on women and children,” a report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) … [Read more...] about UN reports rise in Afghan civilian casualties as Trump tries more troops
The U.S. is losing its moral authority
WASHINGTON -- I traveled with my family in Australia for three weeks as a guest of the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne, invited to explain what's happening in President Trump's America. As if there were an explanation. Of more interest was what I learned from the Australians. To visit this stalwart ally and talk with its people was to see how the United States, in … [Read more...] about The U.S. is losing its moral authority
Cartoon: GOP Can’t Hear You
Are you looking forward to screaming at your Republican representative at his or her town hall about their stripping health care from millions of Americans? Too bad. Congress will have a month-long August recess, but don’t expect there to be many Republican members willing to hear you out. There won’t be very many opportunities for you to unleash your verbal Kraken at your … [Read more...] about Cartoon: GOP Can’t Hear You
Revealed: Donald Trump’s Network Of Russian Sleaze & Mob Money Launderers
1987: Trump and wife Ivana at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg on an all-expense-paid trip to the Soviet Union Donald Trump has sworn innumerable times since the Russia Scandal reared its hydra head that he has no connection to Russia, now or ever. In fact, Trump is one big Russia connection. Beginning in 1984, over 30 years before he ran for president, Trump … [Read more...] about Revealed: Donald Trump’s Network Of Russian Sleaze & Mob Money Launderers
Happy Birthday Disneyland
Today is the 62nd anniversary of the opening of Disneyland and I thought it might be a nice change of pace for us to have a non-political post to discuss. So chime in with your favorite Disneyland memory, tip or story. For myself I remember my first trip to Disneyland as a child because we arrived at the hotel to see the headlines about the death of Elvis Presley. As a … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Disneyland
What Will it Take for Republicans to Say Enough is Enough?
Kudos to Reed Galen - a lifelong Republican, veteran of three presidential campaigns, son of former Republican operative Rich Galen - for articulating the obvious truths that his cowardly party breathren loath to admit. After hearing the bombshell news that dim princeling Donald Trump Jr. gleefully emailed "I love it" at the prospect of getting Russian intel about Hillary, … [Read more...] about What Will it Take for Republicans to Say Enough is Enough?
Lawyer on Trump Payroll Before Don Jr. Meeting News
New York City attorney Alan Futerfas was announced Monday to be the lawyer representing first son Donald Trump Jr. in the still-developing investigation into whether the Trump campaign had any contact with Russian officials who interfered in the U.S. presidential election. But he started getting paid last month. Federal Election Commission documents filed Saturday showed that… … [Read more...] about Lawyer on Trump Payroll Before Don Jr. Meeting News