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I love a parade (But not that much)

Our commander-in-chief is now a parade-planner.HeĢƵ sent word to the Pentagon that he wants a parade.Not just any parade, mind you. A big old, military affair, that’ll be much bigger than the one he witnessed along the Champs-Elysées in Paris last summer.“It was the greatest parade ...

Clap on. Clap off. The Clapper

The man sure knows how to love himself.Last weekĢƵ State of the Union message, with the staid trappings of American government on full view, Donald Trump still managed to perform a one man show.He applauded himself into a near frenzy.His speech contained 120 carefully scripted applause ...

Donald Trump by the numbers

ItĢƵ day 375 of Donald TrumpĢƵ presidency. (It seems two or three times longer than that.)Even for his most ardent supporters, it hasn’t exactly been a joyride.But is the tale-of-the-tape for Mr. TrumpĢƵ first 365 days in office.48,000,000: ThatĢƵ the number of Americans who tuned ...

Running interference for Trump

Whenever our current president makes a foul statement, it only takes minutes for one of his loyal followers to appear on TV and proclaim, “He says exactly whatĢƵ on his mind. ThatĢƵ why he got elected.”To them, delivering a verbal low blow, rather than displaying the cautions of ...

Dousing the fire, erasing the fury

<em>“I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well. OK. Better than, I think, almost anybody.”</em>President Donald J. Trump, during a speech on Feb. 8, 2017The president needed to make a point.He’d known for a couple of days that a newly ...

Brand new year; same old Trump

<em>“President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days.”</em><em>-- Washington Post Fact CheckerĢƵ headline, Jan. 2, 2018</em>President Trump made lots of wild claims about his presidential prowess since heĢƵ ...