2021 archive
Have Cake, Eat It Too 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gene Collier muses about the upcoming impeachment trial of the former federal executive. A snippet:
On the same topic, a constitutional lawyer considers the matter at the San Francisco Chronicle. Here’s a bit.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
“A House Divided” 0
At The Roanoke Times, Glen Rose offers a theory as to the divisions within the United States, specifically as regards the impeachment of the former federal executive. He is speaking particularly of three Congressmen from western Virginia. An excerpt; follow the link for the full article.
Their argument is, “We need to unite the country and not do something so divisive.”
The country is already divided! But not between Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, rural and urban, rich and poor.
Our country is divided into one group which believes in truth, civility, egalitarianism, science, and our Constitution.
The other group is its antithesis, accepting lies, eschewing civility, nurturing bigotry and xenophobia, rejecting science, and ignoring our Constitution and rule of law.
Home on Derange 0
Seth skewers a shibboleth.
Along the same lines, but not quite so humorous, is Paul Krugman’s recent column.
A Reader Writes . . . 0
. . . a colorful letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Aside:
I flew into Charlotte once many years ago (it was so long ago that you could check one bag at no charge). The wait to get my checked luggage was longer than the flight from Philadelphia.
QOTD 0
Albie Woodington, in the voice of Sergeant Warden:
These are desperate times, Brother. Desperate men don’t think.
Meta: Reading Rainbow 0
I’ve added a new item to the sidebar, over there, on the right ——>, entitled “Reading Rainbow” (with apologies to PBS).
It points to Project Gutenberg, where you can get public domain ebooks which work quite nicely with FBReader (or the ebook reader of your choice) and Libribox, which offers public domain audio books, which work with the audio player of your choice (I usually use VLC).
Both sites have given me hours of enjoyment and learning.
Enjoy.
The Privilege Flew 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice explains why the Morgan Lewis law firm’s attempts to claim attorney-client privilege regarding certain Trump transactions and conferences that were not subject to said privilege were rejected by the judge. A nugget; follow the link for the details.
Freedom of Screech 0
One more time, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
Phoning It In 0
Afterthought:
Wearing company gear.
Taking selfies with stolen property, then posting them on the interwebs.
I find myself suspecting the January 6 invaders of the Capitol were slightly less than Einstei–oh, never mind.
Cancel Culture, Republican Style 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell looks behind the scenes at a bill recently proposed in the Florida legislature to wreak vengeance on cancel, well, just about everybody they don’t like. A snippet:
Follow the link to see why he reached that conclusion.
The Privatization Scam 0
At the Des Moines Register, Randall Balmer explains how it works.