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Trump Is Mentally Unbalanced. Period.

When I was a kid, my Dad turned me onto a writer named Fletcher Knebel. Mr. Knebel wrote political thrillers and was the co-author of the classic Seven Days in May. I was probably too young to read and fully grasp the nuances of Knebel’s books (I was around 11 or 12), but I loved them. My favorite Knebel book was called Night of Camp … Continue reading Trump Is Mentally Unbalanced. Period.

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How Many Trump Advisors Did It Take to Realize Healthcare is “Complicated”?

Today, Donald Trump spoke to the National Governor’s Association. While he was talking about how his team was working on a plan that would replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), he said this: “Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated.” Are you *&$% kidding me?  For a century before the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, multiple Presidents – including no less than … Continue reading How Many Trump Advisors Did It Take to Realize Healthcare is “Complicated”?

Sweden Checks In: A Report From the Field

A Friend of the Blog located in Stockholm filed the following.  She and her husband were rather startled Sunday morning to read in the Washington Post about the dastardly incident in Sweden that occurred Friday night. +++ Dateline 19 February 2017 Stockholm, Sweden   Hard-working, safe and prosperous: it’s not often Sweden gets international headlines. So we’re mostly bemused by President Trump’s comment on Saturday: … Continue reading Sweden Checks In: A Report From the Field

Trump Sends Douglas Niedermeyer to the Sunday Shows

“How does it feel to be an independent, Schoenstein?” “How does it feel to be an asshole, Niedermeyer?”                                           – Animal House.   I usually manage to watch two of the Sunday morning news shows, and try to catch what I missed on the podcast episode of the show. ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, though, doesn’t have a podcast. I’m glad today that it … Continue reading Trump Sends Douglas Niedermeyer to the Sunday Shows