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No, forcing Joe out isn’t actually thwarting the will of the Democratic voters …
… although it may appear that way. After all, it’s not as though Joe was ever the popular choice; he just become the only choice in 2020 because of decisions made by unnamed Democrats on high. The reason was that … Continue reading →
Kimberly Cheatle testifies – and Congress shows bipartisan rancor
[NOTE: “Crooks and Cheatle” – doesn’t it sound like a law firm in a Dickens novel?] The Secret Service lapses were so egregious, and Cheatle’s answers so awful, that both sides are getting into the act of criticizing her pretty … Continue reading →
Where’s Joe?
I read today that, in the midst of all the brouhaha, Netanyahu left for Washington DC. I immediately wondered whether he’d really be meeting with Biden or someone else – say, Kamala? Who is the acting president right now? Why … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/22/24
Biden drops out
And a huge sigh of relief is heard from Democrats, while a groan is heard from Republicans. See this. The race changes again. The pressure on Joe must have been phenomenal. Or the promised payoff great. Or both. He’s not … Continue reading →
Update on Gerard’s book
I’m getting very very close. The books have been printed, and if I do say so myself I think they look very good. Now all I have to do is fine-tune the website so that the mechanisms for ordering and … Continue reading →
Secret Service screw-ups
The revelations continue as we learn more and more about the obvious failures of the Secret Service last Saturday. It is incompetence of such a depth and breadth that one can’t help but think that, at the very least, some … Continue reading →
“Free Palestine from German guilt”
It was decades ago that I first noticed complaints coming from some of the German youths who’d been taught about what Germany did in the WWII Holocaust. They were fed up with hearing about it. “What’s it got to do … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/20/24
Friday roundup
(1) An appeals court is blocking Biden’s student loan program – for now. (2) In no surprise at all, the World Court declares Israel’s “occupation” illegal: In a conclusive and unambiguous decision, the International Court of Justice declared in a … Continue reading →
Trump’s convention speech
I watched most of it last night, despite the fact that I generally hate speeches. I figured this one would be of special interest. And it was, especially Trump’s description of his own thought process and experience the day he … Continue reading →