Donald Trump wants a war. Congress hasn’t weighed in, nor authorized force. I have no idea how this will go.
Category Archives: Politics
Jesse Jackson
The Reverend Jesse Jackson has died. He was 84. Unfortunately, I do not have any great opinions or thoughts on the man, which may be a fault of my age. He ran for president in 1988, when I was in high school, and he kinda faded away after that. Or, rather, faded from my perception.Continue reading “Jesse Jackson”
Trump Makes His Ultimatum
A week and a half ago I wrote my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker (R-Toady), about standing up to the president on acquiring Greenland by force. Yesterday, the president sent a letter to European embassies and the Norwegian prime minister stating, to sanewash his incoherence into something eloquent, “You, Norway, denied me the peace prize. Therefore, IContinue reading “Trump Makes His Ultimatum”
This Is the Week That Was
I don’t even know how to describe the last week. H.P. Lovecraft could not have written a more sanity shattering work of prose if he tried. The only place to begin is with this. The President of the United States, upset that Denmark will not sell him Greenland and incensed that the public threats ofContinue reading “This Is the Week That Was”
Stephen Miller and the Lessons of The 34th Rule
Do conservatives get Star Trek? I have serious doubts. I bought this up a decade ago when Senator Ted Cruz (R-Despised By His Own Wife) claimed that Captain Kirk would be a Republican. I allowed that it might be true, but James Tiberius Kirk would not be a Ted Cruz Republican. He’d be an EisenhowerContinue reading “Stephen Miller and the Lessons of The 34th Rule”
A Letter to my Congressman
This BBC headline speaks for itself: “US discussing options to acquire Greenland including using military, White House says.” I wrote a letter to my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker. I think it says everything that needs to be said. In 1916, in accordance with the Treaty of the Dutch West Indies, the United States purchased what isContinue reading “A Letter to my Congressman”
People Showing Who They Are
I want to give people the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes it’s very, vary hard. Several years ago a friend from high school posted an anti-Semitic meme on Facebook. I read it several times — maybe I was misreading it, maybe there was a charitable reading — but no, it was, no matter howContinue reading “People Showing Who They Are”
A Letter to My Congressman
Last night, much as Hitler had Joachim von Ribbentrop deliver an ultimatum to Poland before the September 1, 1939 invasion, Donald Trump delivered his own ultimatum to Venezuela. I was moved to write my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker. No state of war exists between the United States and Venezuela. There is no causus belli, no legalContinue reading “A Letter to My Congressman”
Land of Confusion
Six years ago, when I was in the ICU — vision melting, suspicion of a stroke, all that jazz — I took the cognitive tests that Donald Trump likes to brag about. That was part of the stroke protocol, along with various motor tests. I was happy when, after the second day, I didn’t haveContinue reading “Land of Confusion”
The Only Thing about the Government Shutdown You Need to Know
Republicans have the White House and majorities in the House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court. And they can’t keep the government open. John Thune could overrule the parliamentarian and move the CR in the Senate if he wanted to. Russ Vought is talking about how the shutdown lets him fire federal workers. This isContinue reading “The Only Thing about the Government Shutdown You Need to Know”