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

MacTrump/Act III

  Act III: The Transition Scene I: Castle Penthouse MacTrump (Donald J. Trump) With victory in hand, tis’ time to pivot.  Or have I in blood stepped so far that, should I wade no more, returning were so tedious as go o’er. Lady MacBeth (Steve Bannon) A shift in manner may come later, as there … Read more

How Joe Biden Got It Wrong

  During a January 5, 2017 interview with Judy Woodruff on the PBS Newshour,  outgoing vice-president Joe Biden implored the so-called president-elect, “Grow up, Donald, Grow up.  Time to be an adult.”  To drive home this point, an anonymous Tweeter using the handle @MatureTrumpTwts, began posting alternative presidential messages “so they appear to be written … Read more