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A Tune for the Times 0

Warning: Mild language.

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Members Only . . . . 0

Republican Elephant says to woman reporter,

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Hoist on His Own Party’s Petard 0

As my old professor of the Early Federal Period was fond of saying, “Hstory is irony.”

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Jim Hightower hears a rhyme that sounds awfully like “red scare redux.”

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*Mark Twain.

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The Man Who Would Be King 0

Donald Trump says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Bread and Circuses, Reprise 0

At the Hartford Courant, Thomas Cangelosi muses on what the word “great” seems to mean to Trump and the Trumpettes. A snippet (emphasis added):

What historically had made America great was its pursuit of its ideals of justice and equality for all; its generosity to the downtrodden and oppressed of the world; its respect for the sovereignty of others, and its support for democracy in the world.

But these first principles have been deflated by Trump’s inflated idea of “great.” His idea of great is a big, gaudy spectacle.

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Consider the Source 0

Man and woman sitting at table.  He's reading a newspaper with the headline,

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Bread and Circuses 0

Thanks to Donald Trump’s incompetence, mismanagement, and whims, Americans can’t afford bread, but, as Thomas Cangelosi points out at the Hartford Courant, Trump is giving them a circus. Here’s a bit from his column:

Indeed, as a reality show character in “The Apprentice,” he played a calculating autocratic business executive whose role was to hire and fire contestants according to his whims. And considering the revolving door of Cabinet members, advisors, and military commanders that has spun in the Oval Office during his two terms in office, his management style seems tailored more for the drama of reality TV than the running of the US government.

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When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth, Reprise 0

Michael in Norfolk suspects that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to repress the press may be a misdirection play.

Me, I think hissy-fit is a more appropriate term.

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Who Can You Trust? 0

Mark Hermann warns us not to choose wrongly, like these persons did.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Republican Thought Police 0

The White House, fronted by a sign reading 'DJT,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Do You Want To Be an Accessory? 0

Robert Elliott wants to know.

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Beat the Press 0

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Patriot Gamers 0

Speaking of the last resort of a scoundrel . . . .

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A Picture Is Worth 0

Grandmother:  Did you do your English homework?  Grandson:  Nope.  Grandmother:  Why not?  Grandson:  I'm not English.  I'm American.  I have no loyalth to any country but my own.  Grandmother:  You' just trying to weasel your way out of doing homework.  Grandson:  Nope, I'm a genuine Yankee Doodle Dandy.  Like they say, I'm red white and blue through and through.  Grandmother:  They also say

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TDS 0

Joe Conason thinks the conventional definition of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is lacking. He suggests a different one:

. . . the belief, mirroring the president’s own bloated self-esteem, that “only I can fix it,” whatever it is.

Methinks he makes a valid point. Follow the link for his reasoning.

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The Interview 0

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Defiles in Courage 0

Title:  House GOP takes action on Hegseth impeachment.  Image:  GOP Congresspersons fleeing to evacuate Washington.

Via Job’s Anger.

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