The day after the election I was talking to a friend, a political moderate who was a NeverTrumper and who voted for Hillary, but who was feeling surprisingly relieved after the election. However, this person was also vehemently saying that … Continue reading →
Now that we’re considering how to replace or dramatically reform Obamacare, I went back to look at one of the very first posts I ever wrote on this blog. I decided it’s still pretty apropos, so here it is again, … Continue reading →
This time with a different ending.
Continue reading →It can be boiled down to reverse the Obama doctrine*. Totten doesn’t say that—not exactly, anyway. But his final paragraph indicates it: All this advice is based on one simple principle””you reward your friends and punish your enemies. It’s the … Continue reading →
I find George Bush’s continuing dedication to painting to be quite fascinating. I like his paintings and think he’s improved since he began. Now he seems to be concentrating on portraiture; this is what an art critic has to say: … Continue reading →
By now you’ve probably heard that president-elect Trump has announced some appointments: The president-elect announced Sunday that he has selected Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to serve as chief of staff in his incoming administration. In the same announcement, … Continue reading →
Almost as soon as the Trump win had occurred, I began noticing that, among former Trump opposers left and right, it was shaking down into two camps: the optimists and the pessimists. The optimists were saying some version of “wait … Continue reading →
After giving us the gift of his music for nearly fifty years, Leonard Cohen has finally gone home: His son issued this statement on his father’s death: “My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles with the … Continue reading →
Get ready for an awful lot of the f-word in the following video, which is by a guy who detests Trump and would have preferred Sanders. But this rant is actually very good. I think he may just be learning … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of post-election fear out there on the part of many liberals who voted for Hillary Clinton. Not all of them by any means, as I think I’ve made clear in other posts. But along with some my … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
There may be riots in the streets, but some of the people I know are settling down at least a little, post-election. One of the big reasons, in my opinion, is demeanor. I’m not just talking about Donald Trump’s demeanor. … Continue reading →