Commentary
The Foggy Dog of War Gets Out
Image generated on Canva Only a few days ago the United States and Israel were not at war with Iran. All three countries were negotiating a treaty to limit Iran’s production of fissile nuclear material and ballistic missiles. I guess the discussions didn’t...
Free Tina Peters!
Get off your asses and get me outta here! I don’t for the life of me know why Tina Peters is still in jail. The President has issued her a full pardon. Maybe Colorado has attention deficit disorder? Why can’t Colorado learn to pay attention? Oh yeah. It is suffering...
Season’s Greetings from the Valley of Lecrín: Holiday Letter 34.297
The Decline of Health Care in America The Washington Post is swirling in the john. (Yeah, I know. This doesn’t sound like much of a Christmas letter😊) Yesterday the Post published an apt case...
The Special Military Operation
Two Old Goats Discovering Ukraine is not in Alaska Over three years ago, Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, called his war on Ukrainians a special military operation. I guess he figured that sounded better than war. Frankly, I...
Gnothi Seauton: Nosce Te Ipsum: Know Thyself
4 min read · Just now Best Friends Or…the Curious Road Home via Jeffrey Epstein Today’s misery is repeated exposure to the administrators of the federal government. But maybe it is also our salvation. If you have the habit of paying attention to the news, you’re...
The Darkness of Mehmet Cengiz Oz
The Big Beautiful Bill Yesterday’s headline read “Dr. Oz says people will receive Medicaid if they ‘can prove that they matter.’” I read the article. The doctor’s quote was taken a bit out of context. He was referring to the new Medicaid work requirement in Trump’s...
Sometimes Liars Tell the Truth
Sam saves the nation What I learned from Watergate In June of 1972, five burglars broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. They planted listening devices and stole documents. Their plan was to...
A Tariff Icky Idea!
Don't Let This Happen To Your Christmas! Dear American friends, Our President recently imposed tariffs on every other country on Earth. The tariffs also struck places that aren’t a country at all, like the tariff on a small island in the Indian Ocean inhabited only by...
Whew! What a Relief!
ICE agents make an arrest. This could be you. The News I try to write about both good news and bad, but it’s a lot harder to find good news these days. Maybe it’s the feed I get on YouTube? Or from the Washington Post? The New York Times? Fox News? Okay. The last one...
It’s the Stock Market, Stupid!
Teddy Bites the Bull What Is Not Rocket Science Back in the day, they used to say, “It isn’t rocket science.” I guess they still say that. Whatever “it” is, it has to be easier to do than rocket science, which is supposed to be pretty hard. I’ve never tried it....
Getting Rid of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
They're here! I don’t know about you, but I agree. The government should get rid of them. Who in their right mind wants to live with waste, fraud, and abuse? Nobody I know. Even my most progressive friends are against them. Even my most reactionary friends are against...
I Don’t Think So
“The coronavirus panic is dumb.” Elon Musk, March 6, 2020 This statement was made by the man who today is believed to be the richest man in the world. Elon is reportedly worth more than four-hundred billion...