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TAPA # 185 FOOL OF FOOL’S
I hardly know where to begin. Today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and the President is set to “address the nation” about the Bone Spurs “Excursion.” But with him, who knows even the topic is subject to change. The only certainty is this: there will be lies, layered, repeated, and wrapped around occasional fragments…
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TAPA # 183 A TIME TO ACT
America’s current condition is best described as a toxic blend of Captain Ahab aboard the Pequod and Captain Queeg on the Caine. In truth, we might be better off with either of them at the helm. The ship of state is stranded on a sandbar, drifting toward the shoals, while those who could act, Republicans in Congress, sit…
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TAPA # 182 IF THE SHOE FITS – DON’T WEAR IT !!!
The Trump administration, or the “Bone Spurs Goes to War” saga, makes the Mad Hatter’s tea party in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland look like a Mensa meeting. With Trump-speak, you assume the opposite is true and the commitments are false. Anyone who knew Trump from his casino days knows the drill: hype the business, spend recklessly, borrow to prop…
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HONOR vs. SLEAZE
There are no words fit for public use that fully capture the character of “President Bone Spurs.” His latest comment on Robert Mueller’s death echoes his disgraceful insults toward a true hero, Sen. McCain, and others of integrity, like the Reiners. Trump’s pattern is consistent: diminish others, belittle achievement, and attack those whose service and…
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TAPA # 181 SAVE??? AMERICA ACT
The Save America Act is a desperate attempt by Republicans to stem the political damage caused by Trump. But remember what “America” means to him. He said we shouldn’t worry about rising oil prices because “we make more money.” That “we” refers to those who live off investments, not the majority of Americans who rely on weekly…
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TAPA # 180 WHICH ROAD???
History is replete with examples of bullies who overplay their hand and suffer the consequences. Many of us saw it on the playground as children. David felled a giant with a simple sling. Some may recall Colonel Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men. A man who abused his authority, ordering Marines to punish a fellow Marine…
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TAPA # 179 THE BULLYING PARADOX
The attached article from The Atlantic is about an old, nasty, ignorant, ingrate neighbor who trash talks everybody and nobody wants to talk to or hang out with anymore. They have ostracized him. Can you blame them? What did he expect? Sadly, he can’t figure out why. Dementia? Stupidity? Narcissistic megalomania? VOTE!!! RESIST!!! & EDUCATE!!! Trump Is…
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TAPA # 178 WHAT A DEAL…???
The attached Robert Reich article provides the detail behind my TAPA #176, “WHAT A DEAL.” The administration, led by “Hillbilly” JD Vance, is quick to cut or freeze funds that save lives while enabling those who profit from death and destruction. It is just one more example of the Trump administration’s irresponsible, devious, and self-serving behavior; filling their coffers…
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TAPA # 177 ‘NOBLESSE OBLIGE’
“Noblesse oblige”: with privilege comes responsibility, is an 1808 French phrase that mirrors Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much will be required.” It means that those with wealth and privilege, whose lives are largely removed from the daily struggle for life’s basics (food, clothing, and shelter) have a moral responsibility to help those who do struggle.…
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TAPA # 176 WHAT A DEAL???
Sometimes liars, in their effort to obfuscate and redirect, reveal what they are actually thinking and doing. Trump’s tweet yesterday did just that. Until the Trump Republican war, “old bone spurs” was touting low gas prices. And it was true: low gas prices were good for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. They…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 