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Stray Thought, Devolution Dept. 0
I note in the “Today in History” item in my local rag that today marks the 18th anniversary of Sarah Palin’s selection to be John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential election.
Although the origins of today’s Republican Party reach back at least to Nixon’s “Southern Strategy,” methinks that that might have been the “no turning back” point in that party’s devolution from the party of traditional conservatism to the party of the New Secesh.
Just saying.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another child . . . .
In a matter of seconds, the little girl’s life ended.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Susan Estrich argues that the reason the Trump maladministration wants to prosecuthe James Comey has nothing to do with is posting–and quickly taking down–a photo of some shells he happened to see on a beach arranged to spell “8647.” She writes:
Follow the link for her reasoning.
Red Scare Redux 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Ron Mitchell suggests (to paraphrase) that, if Republicans are looking Communists, they should start by looking in the mirror.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Promoting Paranoia Parenting for Profit 0
When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, when I was old enough, I rode my bicycle the mile or so to my elementary school. When I got home in the afternoons, I would sometimes take long walks in the woods behind Pine View Farm–those woods you can see in the background of that picture there.
No one tracked me. And, somehow, I always got home okay.
Now it appears that there is a whole industry based on instilling fear in parents so that they will buy products to track their kids’ every move.
For some fool reason, I find this disturbing.
The Name Game 0
Mary Trump comments on Donald Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario and the Republican Party’s continuous enabling of his venality. As an aside, she also reveals the new acronym for remember the names of the Great Lakes.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
We are a broken society.
American Stasi 0
In Hartford Courant report about how Connecticut officials are alarmed at tactics used by ICE, the state’s Attorney-General, William Tong, sums up what the Trump maladministration is doing:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility.
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.
“She Put Her Money Where Her Mouth Was” 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay talks about the part of Dolly Parton’s legacy that isn’t getting talked about.
We lost a good person.