2020 archive
Epilogue 0
Let the games antics begin continue.
Bursting the Balloon 0
Afterthought:
My friend was moved to tears of joy by press’s finally calling the Presidential election for Biden. I wasn’t.
She asked me, “Aren’t you thrilled?”
“No,” I replied. “More like relieved.”
Interregnum 0
What Donald Trump doesn’t get is that most people are worn out by all the shenanigans.
A Policy Statement 0
I find myself bemused when I see letters and columns in my local rag extolling Donald Trump’s “policies.”
The concept of policy implies concerted, rational actions towards achieving a specific purpose.
I have seen no “Trump policies” in the four years of the Trumpling.
I have seen only bigotry, blather, and blame.
Florida Man . . . 0
. . . loses his head.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A responsible gun owner sees to it that politeness goes to the dogs.
The Interferer-in-Chief 0
Nickolas Kristoff notes the subversion. A nugget (emphasis added):
And a lot of damn fools are taking the bait.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another responsible gun owner defends his hearth and home.
He opened the door and opened fire with his handgun, striking her once, according to the sheriff’s office. The woman, who was pregnant with the couple’s second child, was taken to the hospital where she later died.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.