2022 archive
Second Amendment Frights 0
Don’t kid yourself. It’s not about Constitutional rights or self-protection.
Establishmentarians, Reprise 0
These people worship no Jesus that I know.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility in the drive-thru lane.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Establishmentarians 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini sees a parallel. Here’s a bit from his article:
Or, if you eschew contemporary dystopian fiction in favor of current events, look at it this way: Republicans are Russia and American women are Ukraine.
It’s an invasion, an occupation, with the goal of complete supremacy.
If you think he may be a bit–er–overwrought, follow the link for his reasoning.
And, if you want some more evidence . . . .
An Underlying Factor 0
Steve M. considers the self-delusion that made Republicans susceptible to Trump’s Big Lie.
Methinks he’s onto something.
QOTD 0
John Thaw, in the voice of Chief Inspector Morse:
The Church loves a repentant sinner . . . good for business.
Persons Who Look at Themselves in Rose-Colored Mirrors 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan Krauss Whitbourne explores how persons who do bad things manage to feel good about themselves. It is a relevant read in these roiling times. Here’s a bit:
(Grammar error fixed.)
Establishmentarians 0
Amy Lefkof spells it out.
A Viral Infraction 0
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Editorial Licentiousness 0
Mark Hermann wonders why the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, both owned by Rupert Murdoch, decided to pirouette about Donald Trump almost simultaneously. A snippet:
But the editors at the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post somehow didn’t know it?
Why did it take the Journal and the Post 18 months to be shocked — shocked! — to learn that the Capitol Building was ransacked on January 6 and that the president did nothing for three hours to stop it?
Aside:
I suspect it’s to give Murdoch some cover as his primary outlet, Fox News, continues to shamelessly pimp for Trump and Trumpettes in prime time. But I’ve always been a touch on the cynical side.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
Dinah Shore performs a special version of “Night & Day” dedicated to troops on the China-Burma-India front.
Establishmentarians 0
This quotation from Barry Goldwater is surfacing a lot these days:
The reason is simple. He was right.
