The title of today’s post is the Shakespearean equivalent of the oft misquoted line, “Play it again, Sam,” from the film Casablanca. Neither Ilsa Lund Lazlo (Ingrid Bergman) or Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) utter these words. Ilsa says, “Play it, Sam. Play “As Time Goes By.” Rick’s actually line? “You played it for her, … Read more
Today, we are being exposed to just one more example of how the pro-Trumpsters are making every effort to give Agent Orange (my favorite euphemism for Donald Trump) credit before it is earned. In this case, they are hailing Trump for the stock market bump since election day. Conservative economists who have always warned against … Read more
If nothing else the Center for Disease Control has been very busy since the November election. First, as disclosed on this blog site on January 30, CDC warned of a new pandemic DJT (Duh Jive Truth). Since the first report, DJT has spread like wild-fire infecting numerous members of the White House staff, Republican members of … Read more
I have heard more than one commentator over the last week compare the the raid on an Al Qaeda structure believed to house Yemen terrorist leader Qassim Al-Rimi to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion during the first days of John F. Kennedy’s presidency. The focal point for comparing the two is that both military actions were … Read more
Longtime Seinfeld fans will recognize the title of this post. On the sit-com’s January 5, 1995 episode, Jerry finds his current girlfriend’s roommate more appealing and asks George to help him find a way to make “the switch.” George replies: Do you realize in the entire history of western civilization no one has successfully accomplished … Read more