Quite some time ago I noticed that people tend to describe themselves in different modes. If you ask people to give a brief summary of who they are, the first might use words of emotion and relationship: I am a … Continue reading →
[Scroll down for UPDATES.] Here we are. What a long strange trip it’s been. I’m cautiously optimistic. What about you? UPDATE noon: Done. I’m watching the show on TV. Trump has a red tie, Melania a blue coat (but more … Continue reading →
Interesting: Staffers for the Trump transition team have been meeting with career staff at the White House ahead of Friday’s presidential inauguration to outline their plans for shrinking the federal bureaucracy, The Hill has learned… Overall, the blueprint being used … Continue reading →
Until the other day I hadn’t read this Michael Moore prediction that Trump would win, made back in July of 2016 when it wasn’t exactly what most people were saying. I’d heard he’d made the prediction, but till now I … Continue reading →
The steady drip-drip-drip of the “Trump is so unpopular” message goes on. I’ve already dealt with the issue at length recently, so I’ll not go into it in depth again right now. However, I’ll add that—unlike Donald Trump—I don’t think … Continue reading →
During Obama’s 2008 campaign and for the entire near-decade that’s passed since them, the press has almost-uniformly adored him and been his willing handmaiden and booster. With Donald Trump, it’s a bit more complicated. And that’s putting it mildly. At … Continue reading →
Yesterday I was talking to a friend of mine who’s a political moderate and who wondered whether I was starting to feel sympathy for Trump. “No, not at all!” I protested. “I’ve never felt any sympathy for him, and he … Continue reading →
I’m not going to write much more about the Trump “dossier” story today, because I think it’s been beaten to death by now. I’ll simply add that it’s served its purpose. I would wager that most of the people I … Continue reading →
Well, it’s not as alliterative as saying it about Fox News. But check this out. Recall as you read it that CNN claimed earlier today that Trump had been briefed by the intelligence community on memos alleging that the Trump … Continue reading →
That was a parody of a line from the old TV show “To Tell the Truth.” It featured a person who had accomplished something but was not a well-known celebrity, plus two well-schooled imposters. The panel asked all of them … Continue reading →
Lots of news today about the Russians, the 2016 election, the hacking, and the leaks. The Russians celebrated the Trump victory. The DNC refused to give its servers to the FBI for an investigation. Trump says it’s a politically motivated … Continue reading →
Molly Hemingway has written a great post with an excellent list of ten things to point out to the liberals in your life who might be exceedingly upset over the Trump victory. Just a sampling; the first two: 1) It’s … Continue reading →