John McCain’s Adieu
Anyone who has lost a friend or loved one to brain cancer knows how rapidly it can claim its victim. That’s John McCain’s reality and he didn’t dodge it in…
The Mound of Sound
Coach Knows Best
Steve Kerr is the head coach of the NBA champion, Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry, considered by some “the greatest shooter in NBA history,” is one of Kerr’s star players…
The Logical and Foreseeable Consequences of Our Acts
What will the next 50 years hold, the next 20? 50 years ago really isn’t that long, especially for anyone over 50. 50 years ago I rode a pretty quick…
A Loser and a Racist to Boot.
An interesting article in The Atlantic, “Donald Trump and the Depressing Politicization of Everything.” Writer Derek Thompson puts the man/baby president’s endless tantrums down to two things. What is the…
Kim Is Right. Trump Is Barking Mad.
He can’t help himself. His mental infirmity prevents Trump from ever letting go, even when he’s losing. This is Day Three of the man/baby’s juvenile attack on America’s National Football…
Somebody Needed to Say It and Who Better?
Thanks to a football scholarship he got a science degree in chemistry from the University of Richmond. He became the team captain. In his best game he had 10 catches…
How America Oversold Stealth
I said it way back when. I’ll say it again. The F-35 is not the plane for Canada. I’m not sure it’s the plane for any country, the US and…
Abortion – Republican Style
This being Republican in nature, the mother has no say in the matter. There’s no paper work to fill out either. It’s enough if she lives in Flint, Michigan and…
There’s a Dam Bursting in Puerto Rico. That Might Be the Least of Their Water Problems.
70,000 Puerto Ricans have been ordered to evacuate an area downstream of the Guajataca dam. A crack discovered yesterday has now breached the dam and the reservoir has begun to…
From Russia With Love? This May Be Why Trump is Lashing Out at Everyone.
America’s man/baby president is on a rampage against just about everybody these days including anyone associated with what he calls the “Russia hoax.” This includes Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg who…
It’s Like Getting Stuck In a Perpetual Tailgate Party in Louisiana
And there’s a bum with an orange pompadour in a lawn chair haranguing everyone who approaches to chow down on a bone with some greasy gristle and barbecue sauce. An…
With Mueller Breathing Down His Neck, Captain Twisty is Losing His Shit.
Donald Trump seems to be going out of his way to convince people that he is coming unglued. Like the worst sort of barroom drunk, Trump is going out of…
America’s Buffoon in Chief Went "Off Script" Again
It’s reported that Trump aide and rightwing nutjob, Stephen Miller, puts the finishing touches on the Cheeto Benito’s speeches, tweeks them up here and there.Trump’s volatile rant to the United…
And We’ve Still Got a Week of September To Go.
It’s been a pretty crazy September, hasn’t it? This video, which has some quirks and glaring flaws, presents a vivid depiction of what we’ve gone through so far and there’s…
McCain Digs In
This won’t please John McCain’s BFF, senator Lindsey Graham, the author of the latest bill to sink Obamacare. “I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” McCain said…
Maybe They Got "Raptured" Out of Town
Mormon stronghold, Salt Lake City, can’t seem to find its homeless population. There used to be a lot of them. Then there was some sort of “police operation.” Now they’re…
The Climate Change Petri Dish – Puerto Rico
The world has witnessed a host of strong hurricanes as they ravaged the Caribbean and the southern US. Many islands have been devastated but one of particular interest is Puerto…
The Fractured States of America
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that white Americans and African-Americans agree that race relations in the US are bad or worse.White respondents said race relations were fairly…
"Dotard"? What In Hell is a Dotard? Oh, You Mean Trump! Okay, I Get It.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s boast about wiping out North Korea if its leader, Rocketman, doesn’t back down, Kim Jong Un has predictably lashed back, declaring “I will surely…