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Sunday, March 15, 2020

Donald Trump

An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump

Dear Mr. Trump,

I know you're not listening. You never listen to anyone except to those whose input supports and encourages the disjointed thoughts that rattle around in your self-absorbed cranium. However, on the off chance that you have one brain cell capable of rational thought, I offer the following…

You have spent your entire life fighting the imaginary monsters you thought were under your bed as a child. Monsters that you believe still lurk there now. Monsters that keep you awake at night tweeting invectives and insults in an effort to prove that they are real and at the same time to make them go away. You have projected your irrational fear onto others and believe that making them fear you means you are winning the battle and are truly powerful. In truth, all it has accomplished is to keep you functioning as a frightened child battling a fiction in the face of what adults call reality.


The coronavirus outbreak is giving you the opportunity to battle and perhaps vanquish a real monster.  But because it is an opportunity and not a fait ac·com·pli, you will have to take a leap of faith, reject decades of habit, and trust the knowledge and experience of others over what you feel in your gut. What is found in a person's gut is shit and not material suitable for crafting policies which impact the lives of millions of Americans.


Should you accept the challenge, you may at long last face the monsters under your bed and force them to pass into the realm of childhood beliefs where unicorns, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the easter Bunny dwell. You may finally discover that having people respect instead of fear you makes you feel better about yourself and enables you to sleep much more peacefully.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Crisis Information Seekers

Once upon a time, Americans could look to the Oval Office to get expert advice on what to do in a crisis.

That was then. This is now.


Thursday, March 12, 2020

DOW Watchers

DOWnward!


Logically, if Trump was responsible for the upturn, as he has claimed, he's therefore also responsible for the DOWnturn.

But there's claim; and then there's blame. I'd be willing to bet he'll blame Obama.

So much winning, folks! I hope you can stand it.


Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Primary Watchers

With 1,732 delegates declared,  here is the name of the Democratic nominee who will take on Trump in November…

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Virus Watchers

Up-to-the-Minute Help from the White House

If you're worried about the corona virus threat, you can rest assured that the Trump administration is on it and has everything under control. After all, the president himself said so. Of course he and his sycophants have said a lot of other things as well…or not so well.



On second thought, listen to the medical experts.


Monday, March 9, 2020

Market Watchers

Market Music: Today's tune is definitely not music to my ears.

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adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a style of singing in which a melody sung by one singer is responded to or echoed by one or more singers.
2. noting or pertaining to rapid, spontaneous verbal and nonverbal interaction between speaker and listener, in which all statements are punctuated by expressions from the listener.

noun Also call and response.

3. call-and-response singing.
4. call-and-response interaction between speaker and listener.

The Call


The Response




Sunday, March 8, 2020

Trump Toadies

You made the comics…no, that's not quite right.
You are the comics!



…and you got there by sucking tup to this guy.


A Letter Perfect Solution

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Adding a single, short line to the first letter of Mr. Carlson's first name to chang...