MacTrump/Act V

  Act V/Return of the Jeb-i Scene I: Queen’s Anteroom Gentlewoman (Megan Kelly) [to doctor (Ben Carson)] Lo you, here she comes.  This her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep.  Observe her, stand close. Lady MacTrump (Steve Bannon) In, damned Spot!  In, I say! What becometh of the King’s loyal canine.  Has he … Read more

A Matter of Timing

  Between November 2, 2012 and July 10, 2016, Donald J. Trump posted a total of 64 tweets expressing his opinion of the person who occupied the oval office at the time.  Considering Barack Obama left office with an approval rating of 55 percent (now 60 percent in hindsight), it’s clear a majority of Americans … Read more

Wag the iPad

  If nothing else, the Trump campaign organization and White House have proven to be a masters of misdirection.  And unfortunately, for the most part, they have been successful in setting the narrative.  But that may have changed on Monday, when the liar-in-chief was exposed as a hack conspiracy theorist by FBI Director James Comey … Read more

Good Days, Bad Days

  Does the name Alfred E. Lewis ring a bell?  Probably not.  Yet it was under his by-line the Washington Post reported the June 17, 1972 arrest of five individuals at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate office complex.  The opening paragraph stated: Five men, one of whom said he is a former employee … Read more

MacTrump/Act IV

  Act IV: A New Hope Scene I: The Oval Chamber [Lady MacTrump enters with the castle budget.] MacTrump Thou anticipated my dread exploits.  The flighty purpose never is o’ertook unless the deed go with it.  From this moment, the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my tiny hands. Lady MacTrump (Steve … Read more