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A Tune for the Times 0

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“This Guy Knows Nothing” 0

Rick Strom points out that we should have seen this coming.

Aside:

A long time ago, I spent a night at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City.

It was the ugliest hotel room that I have ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of hotel rooms.

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No Backsies 0

Car labeled

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Via the USA Today Netowrk, Andrew P. Napolitano has few questions about current events. Here’s one of them:

Which is worse, a president who kills whomever he wishes or a Congress that funds the killing and is indifferent to the moral, constitutional and legal consequences?

Follow the link for the rest.

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A Questioning of Priorities 0

At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth has a few choice words for those who have the gall to take issue with the priorities of the current President of the United States.

No selection of summary can do his article justice. Just go read it.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Donald Trump stands in the door of the Oval Office.  Two men stand in the hall before a sign that reads,

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Republican Thought Police 0

Now it seems that they are going after the Pope for having the unmitigated gall to criticize the actions of the Trump maladministration.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Donald Trump sitting at the Resolute Desk, which is surrounded by crime scene tape.

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“The Art of the Deal” 0

In a much longer post in which he wonders what can of worms Donald Trump will open next, Steve M. parses the pattern of the scammer-in-chief:

Art of the deal:
1) Take something that was already working well
2) Do something to screw it up
3) Whine about it, threaten military actions, and tariffs
4) Negotiate a deal that was worse than where we started at step 1
5) Claim victory . . . .

I commend his whole piece to your attention.

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Trumpling Easter 0

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The Trumpettes 0

Thom talks with Mary Trump about Trump’s threats to commit war crimes against Iran and about the persons who are enabling and pretending that Donald Trump is, as my old doctor used to say, “within normal limitw” protecting Donald Trump.

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Suffer the Children 0

Once again, we are prsented with evidence suggesting that that is not scripture, but, rather, a Republican fmaily value.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Strategery 0

Frame One, Title:  Welcome to America's Favorite Pastime--What will He Screw Up Today (footnote:  Enjoyment not guaranteed).  Frame Two, captioned

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The Hollow Man 0

A grieving mother sits beside a flag-draped coffin holding a folded American flag.  Donald Trump says to her,

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A False Idol 0

Via the Las Vegas Sun, Mary McNamara argues against the erection of a craven image. A snippet:

But there is one recent development upon which we really should all agree — erecting a gold statue of President Donald Trump in the middle of his proposed presidential library is a No Good, Very Bad Idea.

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A Tune for the Times 0

Warning: Mild language.

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The Chaos Agent 0

Donald Trump before a map labeled

Via Job’s Anger.

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Parks and Wrecks 0

Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks it hasn’t done enough damage to the National Parks and is planning to do more.

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The War Gamer 0

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