2021 archive
A Lethal Legacy 0
Will Bunch offers a theory as to why the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine has been so badly botched. He suggest that is the fault of a president, but not necessarily the one who might spring first to mind.
Man at Shirk 0
Aside:
This was drawn Saturday, before the news broke that the current federal administrator was (still) actively browbeating a public official to subvert the will of the people.
Maskless Marauders 0
Let me put this circumspectly.
Aside:
Not to change the subject, but the petulant pestilence cheapens everything that he touches.
The Doctor Is In 0
David digs into the brou-ha-ha about the absolute gall and effrontery of Jill Biden’s having earned a doctoral degree.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show your politeness to the TSA.
Follow the link for the rest of the story.
The Lies of the Land 0
David Atkins marvels at the circular reasoning of seditious Republicans seeking to perpetuate the presidency of the petulant pestilence. A snippet (emphasis added):
It’s a perfect self-referential paradox of propaganda. Lie to millions of Americans in order to justify destroying democracy, then use the fact that millions of Americans believed your lies as the reason to try to do so, regardless of the validity of the underlying claims.
Light Bloggery 0
I think I’ve shot the trouble I was having with internet connectivity.
Now I need a break.
The Man from Martial 0
Writing at the Las Vegas Sun, Ed Koch (not the late New York Mayor, the Sun reporter) explores the legal and political history of martial law in the United States. It is, sadly, a timely read; here’s a bit:
There was an attempt in 2006 to give the chief executive the right to call out state national guards without getting the OK from state governors. It rode in as part of much larger legislation.
The Senate later repealed that part of the law and restored the 1807 Insurrection Act to limit the president’s martial law powers to its original — and current — limits.
My guess is that 14 years ago, lawmakers must have feared that one day a lunatic wannabe autocrat would wind up in the White House and would not want to leave after losing a reelection bid in a lawful balloting procedure. For the sake of the republic, I pray that never happens.
Afterthought:
Methinks his prayers were not answered.
Rosy-Colored Glasses 0
Paul Krugman is an optimist.
Even though what he says is true, the falsehoods have become too deeply ingrained to be dislodged by something as trivial as evidence.
Light Bloggery 0
Connectivity issues. I’ll be troubleshooting some connectivity issues on my home network this afternoon.
Addendum:
So, of course, when I go to shoot the trouble, everything is working smooth like butter.
Intermittent problems are the hardest to solve.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The polite just keep on truckin’.