If you recall, I went dark two weeks ago in pursuit of intel hoping to provide damning evidence to the special prosecutor, Robert Mueller. Unfortunately,
Despicable You
Oh Jared, Jared, Jared! Isn’t it insulting that people think that you must be either totally naive or absolutely bat shit crazy to propose using
A Senior Moment
Russia, Russia, Mother Russia. When you put the Mother in front of it, she seems so benign-the magic of Moscow’s baroque architecture with its sherbert
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl, Henry James’s highly charged exploration of marriage, father-daughter relationships and adultery, (self-disclosure: I never finished it!) derives its title from Ecclesiastes 12:
The Greatest Baby On Earth!
WAA, WAA ,WAA, WAA! The man who prevented blacks from living in his buildings when he worked with his daddy in the good old days,
The McCaine Mutiny?
In the memorable film The Caine Mutiny, Humphrey Bogart, plays Captain Queeg, an insecure U.S. Navy ship captain whose decision- making comes under scrutiny. Queeg’s
You’re Fired!
On the Apprentice, The Don took great pride and joy in saying “You’re Fired”. These words, like Clint Eastwood’s “Go ahead, make my day,” or
Pass The Salt, Please
The Don’s admiration for despots continues to grow. Add Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines, to the club of despots called: Democracy, WTF Is That?
Like Magic!
The sight of the Republicans drinking Budweiser in the Rose Garden in celebration of their craven victory to repeal and replace Obamacare made me nauseous.
One Hundred Days of Absurdity
No chronicler of The Don’s “Administration of Dunces” could claim any gravitas without weighing in on his first 100 days, so here goes. The first
Don (He Lies) The Science Guy
When I think about the Republican Party’s stance on science it makes my blood boil, which by the way boils at pretty much the same
Which Way Did He Go, George?
There is an old Looney Tunes cartoon called “Of Fox and Hounds” where Willouhgby the dog is tricked time and again by a fox disguised
Georgia On My Mind
Please don’t stone me, but maybe we should be thanking The Don for becoming president? Call me delusional but hear me out. If Hillary had
Babies and Bombs
If you observed The Don during the campaign, you would have noticed he wasn’t prone to the googoo gaga thing that most politicians engage in-
Ivanka Checks In
Loyalty is king in the Trump administration. Case in point is one of Russia’s great allies, Mike Flynn. Flynn was one of the first to
The Godfather of Soullessness
The Don, whose racist core finds voice in the puppet master Steve Bannon, and who continues to be funded by Robert and Rebekah Mercer, a
Silence Is Not Golden
With all the talk about Health Care and Russia, I seem to have a bee in my bonnet about silence. The eerie silence of Secretary
Secretary Of Silence
When The Don started his search for secretary of state he looked to Rudy Guiliani, but bypassed him because he looked too much like a
Dr. Seuss Goes to Washington
I post this from the eerie but beautiful Joshua Tree National Park in California where I am in awe of nature’s wonders. Far from The
Who You Gonna Call?
Jason Chaffetz, who if you remember, was foaming at the mouth at the prospect of bringing Hillary down for ethics violations, has now raised the
G.O.P Celebrates Black History Month or Black Lives Don’t Matter
First we had the Frederick Douglass debacle where it seemed likely that The Don hadn’t even heard of the great abolitionist when he insinuated that
Tap, Tapp (Tappp?)
Now that we have moved on from leaks to tapps. Twitter should really step up and have an auto-erect (oops, I mean auto-correct) function. With
You’re My Puppet
The sullen, dystopian Steve Bannon came out of his command cave at The White House to do his version of La La Land at CPAC.
Let It Leak
All this talk about leaking has me squirming. I find myself plagued by an image of millions of elderly men wetting themselves. It’s like the
Looking For Love
Searching for some love, “The Don” took his beleaguered and deflated self to Melbourne Florida where he basked in the glow of adoring followers. After
Meet The Enemy
Trump: All I hear about is how I never do press conferences. First, let me correct you on that. I have done more press conferences
Drill Baby Drill
We need to talk about Oklahoma. Like “Orange is the New Black,” Oklahoma is the new California when it comes to earthquakes. Oklahoma experienced more
The Rapture of Me
Me and Bibi and are like bros, kibbutzniks. Not as solid as Putie and me, but pretty tight; and boy I am glad he is
Do It Three Ways
Let’s talk burgers, specifically Carl’s Jr, and Hardees, owned by billionaire Andy Puzder, “The Don’s” cabinet choice for the Secretary of Labor, who from now
The Great Ethicist
So now that Kellyanne is promoting shopping at Nordstrom to take advantage of the Ivanka fire sale, and ”The Don” is tweeting (according to some
In The Night House
(Watching CNN) That is such Fake News. This is not a Muslim ban, I’m just banning Muslims to protect our weak nation from those who want
We Want You!
Setting: Central casting for ISIS somewhere in a secret bunker in the Middle East. Time: The morning after “The Don’s” Muslim Ban. Scene: Three ISIS
What My Daddy Taught Me
“Daddy.” (Silence) “Daddy.” (Silence) “Daddy.” (Silence) “Daddy. Do you hear me, Daddy?” “Barron, you’re best when you are quiet. Daddy is president now and he
Good Night Air
“Good evening Mr. President. I brought you some warm milk.” ”Come on Bannie, give me a break. Quit with the niceties, will ya?” “What’s the
Fill’er Tiller Up, Please
The Koch brothers are working their crude magic once again. They are adding a new dimension to their attempt to influence voters besides giving millions
An Alternative Reality
Now that our darling Kellyanne has taken spin to a new level, coining the phrase alternative facts to defend “The Don’s” assertion that inauguration attendance
A Hunting We Will Go
In the classic Marx Brothers movie “Animal Crackers” Groucho plays Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, an African explorer. One of the memorable jokes finds Groucho saying:
Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?
From the outset “The Don” has promised to repeal Obamacare. In a search (fake one) for the most common phrases used during the campaign, “We
The Greatest Germaphobe in the World
“The Don” finally broke down and gave his first press conference since July, an event that would have dazzled Barnum and Bailey. It was the
What’s in a Heart
Meryl Streep, you are so overrated. If actors were rated on a scale of 1-10 you would be a 3, and that’s being generous. Take
“THE DON” PREPS BUDDY
“Before we begin the prep, I just want you to know Jeff, that while all those loser Republicans were running away from me the
Auld Lang Syne
“Happy New Year to all, including to my enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to
Dick, Bigly and Hands
Dick, Bigly & Hands is not the name of one of those ambulance-chasing law firms advertising on late night TV claiming that, whatever bad thing
Ghost of Christmas Past
“Hey Bannie, could Christmas get any better? 2016: The culmination of my greatness.” “Definitely a huge year, D.T.” “Did I kick some ass or what?”
The Dick And The Don
You could say that the history of Western Civilization is a Dick thing. It is about assertion, power, dominance and all that manly stuff. It
OMFG, Doesn’t It Just Blow Your Mind?
So let’s talk about hair. Strange orange hair, sculpted, blow-dryed, oh how he loves his hair. “This is the Age of Aquarius, Aquarius, Aquarius.” Well,
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