Politics
Honor, dignity, humility
R.I.P. George Herbert Walker Bush 1924 – 2018 41st President of the United States
My visual Freudian slip
I was reading a news item this morning about Trump and the frightening new climate change report that he released in the wee hours of Black Friday night, hoping few would see it. The New York Times said the report’s findings… Read More ›
Money and morality
From the New York Times newsletter this morning: • Quotation of the day “A country that can’t be trusted with a bone saw shouldn’t be trusted with nuclear weapons.” — Representative Brad Sherman, Democrat of California and a member of… Read More ›
NRA: ‘This is our lane’
If the NRA wants to claim that the issue of gun rights and gun ownership is theirs alone (“our lane”), that’s going to be a problem — because they aren’t willing to also accept the responsibility for fixing the problem… Read More ›
Count every vote
There’s nothing illegal or wrong about a recount of the votes in Florida. And, according to the Florida Department of State: A 10-day extension exists for overseas voters. The overseas voter’s vote-by-mail ballot must be postmarked or dated by Election… Read More ›
Get well soon, RBG
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, suffered three broken ribs in a fall last night and was admitted to George Washington University Hospital this morning for observation and treatment. “The Notorious RBG” has said she plans to serve on… Read More ›
The morning after the night before
I’d hoped for at least a few quiet days before the 2020 campaign began, but there were rumblings even before all the ballots were counted last night. Nevertheless, I’m breathing a bit easier this morning. The Democrats took back the… Read More ›
