Trump acquitted
But the US Congress has covered itself with shame, as far as I’m concerned. A friend of mine likes to say, “No matter how cynical I get, it never seems to be cynical enough.” That’s the way I often feel, … Continue reading →
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A musical Valentine’s story for Valentine’s Day tomorrow
About six weeks ago, I wrote a post about walking songs, and in it I included a clip of Whitesnake singing “Here I Go Again.” A discussion – let’s just call it “lively” – ensued as to the pros and … Continue reading →
Sharansky on living a double life
Several people have recommended that I read this extraordinarily powerful article by Natan Sharansky on the mental doubling that a person had to do in order to survive in the Soviet Union in which his father lived for most of … Continue reading →
Some selections from the impeachment trial – plus, now we’ll have witnesses
[UPDATE 1:26 PM: Well, that was quick. I’d no sooner published this post than it was announced that the Democrats have done an Emily Litella and said “never mind.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Saturday that a deal has … Continue reading →
On Beethoven’s deafness
ADDENDUM: Here’s a description of the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th: …[T]he Ninth Symphony was premiered on 7 May 1824 in the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna…This was the composer’s first onstage appearance in 12 years; the hall was packed with … Continue reading →
Perhaps New Yorkers wish they could recall Governor Cuomo
Or perhaps this sort of thing is just peachy keen with them: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear … Continue reading →
How’s the Gavin Newsom recall doing?
It looks like the vote will probably happen: Petitions to force a vote on whether to recall Newsom look likely to succeed — despite the obstacles to collecting signatures during a pandemic. Instead of relying on paid canvassers outside supermarkets, … Continue reading →
Finally the questions about the death of Officer Sicknick are getting a wider audience
Not wide enough, of course. But wider. I already wrote about my questions concerning Officer Sicknick’s cause of death, in posts appearing on January 11, January 26, January 30, and February 5. The ambiguities and contradictions in the articles, plus … Continue reading →
The voting “reform” bill: it gives me no pleasure to say I was right…
…when I wrote in December that a “voting reform” bill would probably be the very first bill the Democrats would try to pass in their new session – and that it could very well destroy valid voting in this country … Continue reading →
Someone please tell Andrea Mitchell that ignorant AND arrogant is no way to go through life
And yet apparently NBC’s Andrea Mitchell has managed to do just that. As someone or other used to say: sad. Here’s the error Mitchell made in an attempt to put Ted Cruz in his place: .@SenTedCruz says #ImpeachmentTrial is like … Continue reading →
We’ve had the Reichstag fire – what’s next?
Now that Washington DC is an armed camp after the January 6 Reichstag fire, and the Senate is busy trying the previous president and pretending they have the authority to do so, what’s next? Let’s see. Let’s not forget that … Continue reading →
A few more points about that Time report
I’ve already written two posts (this and this) on the topic of that recent report in Time on the 2020 pre-election machinations, as well as posting several podcast videos on the same subject. But somehow it seems there’s more to … Continue reading →