March, 2024 archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Actions have consequences. Here’s the lede from the news report at my old Philly NPR station:
Aside:
I became a member of the NAACP when George W. Bush was elected president. (One does not have to be a “colored person” to support the NAACP.) Somehow, I sensed that the Republican Party was headed in the wrong direction. I must say, though, I did not realize just how wrong a direction it was.
I am not sanguine.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show politeness to our furry friends.
Suffer the Children 0
Marie Antoinette (allegedly) said, “Let them eat cake.”
Republican governors and attorneys-general definitely say, “Let them drink lead.”
Afterthought:
I think it not an exaggeration to suggest that today’s Republican Party has abandoned the concept of the “common good.”
The Tactics of the Trumpling 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier looks at the tactics of Donald Trump and the Trumpettes and concludes
Follow the link to learn how he reached that conclusion.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another proponent of the pellets of politeness practices random acts of politeness with his portable phallus.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness goes to the dogs.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Just when you think it can’t get any coarser . . . .
Sound Familiar? 0
Does this remind you of the trump, trump, trump of anyone in the news?









