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TrumpĢƵ World of Make Believe

I don’t have much proof, but I’m going to go out on a limb. Most Americans don’t live in a world of make believe.Unfortunately, the President of the United States does.He can’t help himself.He tweets first; thinks later.The only times he doesn’t insert himself into the national ...

Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Trump?

On June 9th, 1954, a Boston attorney – Joseph Welch – decided he’d had enough of Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy.For years, McCarthy had conjured up Commies out of thin air.He’d abused his position as the chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to elevate himself, ...

TrumpĢƵ amusing, but sad Obama obsession

“I've got you under my skin. I have got you deep in the heart of me. So deep in my heart, you're really a part of me. And I've got you under my skin.”Cole Porter, 1936I’m starting to wonder about our president.He has a thing for our last president.ItĢƵ not healthy.President Trump is ...

The Twilight Zone

I make it a point to watch those White House daily briefings. Why? So you don’t have to.They offer me a keen insight into the mind of President Trump. ItĢƵ like taking a walk down memory lane and into “a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination.”Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the ...

HeĢƵ not a (good) politician

President TrumpĢƵ army of supporters, defenders, surrogates and dissemblers who’re just apologists are quick to point out one thing; “HeĢƵ not a politician.”HeĢƵ not a very good one. But he most certainly is a politician.Ever since he and Melania took that fateful ride down that ...

Donald Trump goes to (culture) war

In mid-June of 1970, I happened to be walking along East Main Street in Uniontown, when I encountered a man walking in my direction.As he approached, he said, “Hey, Boy.”I’m black.He was white.I was 21.He was middle-aged.I glared.He looked perplexed.I turned and walked away.After all, ...