Bookworm Beat 08/13/22 — the it’s a mad, mad, mad, mad America illustrated edition
I’m a day late with this illustrated edition but definitely not a dollar short. You’ll be dazzled by all the political (and other) memes.
Continue readingConservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I’m a day late with this illustrated edition but definitely not a dollar short. You’ll be dazzled by all the political (and other) memes.
Continue readingWatching Putin’s blitzkrieg, I realize that I have to revise my whole view of things. My fundamental principles have remained unchanged: America shouldn’t be the world’s policeman and it’s absolutely horrific to think of sending America’s young men to war with Biden as the Commander-in-Chief and his woke Pentagon calling
Continue readingIf Trump is crazy, he’s crazy like a fox. As for members of the media, they are stupid — not stupid in a smart way, but genuinely, truly stupid. I’ve been mentally composing a post in my head today about Trump’s negotiating tactics with Putin, not to mention his other
Continue readingDoes it get any better, after Donald Trump’s spectacularly successful first year, to watch him “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift style? I missed last year this cute Auto-Tune video, which gets Trump to sing a verse and chorus from Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off. I don’t know if I would
Continue readingFollowing his unexpected victory, Trump is quickly becoming America’s most consequential conservative president, making him a one-man flock of Black Swans. A “Black Swan Event” is one that: Comes as a surprise – i.e., a “high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare event . . . beyond the realm of normal expectations in
Continue readingIf you’re the world’s strongest country, and you have a moral compass, it’s your duty to lead — although those who benefit should help pay. Obama refused to lead, boasting instead that he “led from behind.” His passivity let the dogs out — and then he piled on by feeding
Continue readingMy post caption is not a joke: According to USA Today, the newest NATO tactic in Afghanistan is, in essence, to pretend there is no enemy: Military commanders in Afghanistan have stopped making public the number of allied troops killed by Afghan soldiers and police, a measure of the trustworthiness
Continue readingI know nothing about US Admiral James Stavridis. I don’t know whether he attained his high rank because he’s a brilliant military strategist or just another political hack. I don’t know if he believes in a strong America, or believes America’s best defense is to role over and play dead.
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