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Mr. Trump Goes to Warsaw
Trump is visiting Poland today which means I have to institute a Polish media blackout because the whole sorry spectacle is too painful/boring to pay attention to. Poland is, of course, historically one of the more…. fervent pro-American countries though … Continue reading
Trump, the Scandalist
I once read that one meaning of scandal, lost in English but retained in some other languages, is roughly “uproar in the theater”. This might be due to star feuds or controversial staging or slipshod performance or messy personal lives … Continue reading
Let’s Shake…. Your Hands! Your Hands! The Horror! The Hooooorrrrrooooorrr..
Since people were commenting on Trump’s very weird behavior with Merkel I thought I’d share my theory thanks to a bit of info I recently found out (apparently old news in Germany). Merkel is a compulsive fingernail biter, apparently to … Continue reading
What Trump Offers Conservatives
In light of the current Milo contretemps I decided to finally get around to a sequel to this post. There I pointed out what Trump gives progressives (short answer – a reason to live and escape from responsibility). The answer … Continue reading
Bill Kristol Explains Everything…
The single best explanation for why Donald Trump won the election in 2016, come quite unintentionally from well-known Neocon (and asshole) Bill Kristol. The occasion was an American Enterprise Institute discussion earlier this week, which was quite fortunately recorded. While … Continue reading
Changing the Conversation = Winning
This is very wrong. Even if judges strike down all of Trump’s immigration orders then he’s still won because he’s changed the conversation. The idea that the US must take in large numbers of immigrants and/or refugees is now dead. … Continue reading
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Calling President Pence
What’s interesting here is that many who hate Trump would probably prefer Pence though in a lot of ways he’s far worse. What the most strident Trumpophobes sense is that while Pence is terrible, he’s terrible in a familiar way. … Continue reading
