Tag: news
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TAPA #200 OCCUM’S TEXAS RAZOR
Texas remains Republican-leaning overall, but Democrats make up a very large minority of the state and dominate several major urban counties including Harris (Houston), Dallas and Travis (Austin), along with increasingly competitive suburban regions. Trump’s endorsement of Paxton for the U.S. Senate was not surprising. Birds of a feather, as they say. Trump is a…
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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
Happy Memorial Day, 2026. Last week I attended a Memorial Day concert at my grandson’s middle school. The kids did a wonderful job performing the familiar patriotic songs. What disturbed me, however, was the behavior during the national anthem. Many of the parents, mostly Generation X, failed to show the respect the anthem and the…
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THE COLBERT WAY
Stephen Colbert’s last show was such a nuanced display of integrity, intelligence, mature comedy, and honest satire. As Bruce Springsteen said, “This is the first show ever canceled because a president couldn’t take a joke and … the owners of CBS are simply kissing the fat ass.” Colbert did not get emotional or “act out.”…
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PATSY!!!
All I can think of when I listen to Republicans, or read newspaper reports about Trump’s newest scam flowing dollars into his pocket, or into the pockets of people he believes will help funnel even more money into his pocket, is the word “patsy.” That is what many Republican MAGAs have become. Trump began his…
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TAPA # 199 REPUBLICAN COMPLICITY
Over the weekend I listened to a podcast, read about the Louisiana primary where Senator Cassidy was defeated by a Trump supported rival, and reflected on the Indiana primary where Republicans who dared oppose Trump suffered a similar fate. Then I read the Sunday article, “Lamar Alexander Wants Republicans to Stand Up to Trump.” Alexander,…
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TAPA # 197 ONLY THE FACTS MAM
As Trump diverts from Epstein, the economy and national security, he heads to China for a meeting with President Xi. Trump is weakened and clearly inept. The fear is Trump will make some deal to rehabilitate his image and add to his family fortune with a deal that puts the American people in the woodchipper.…
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TAPA # 193 WHO’D A THOUGHT???
TAPA (The American Poseidon Adventure) #192 was titled “Stupidity on Display.” But after listening to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch report on the Comey indictment, even that feels like an understatement. This latest episode doesn’t just match #192—it surpasses it. The predicate for the indictment is, frankly, preposterous. A photograph of seashells arranged on a…
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TAPA # 191 LET’S KEEP IT REAL
The attack on the White House Correspondents Dinner was sad, but not surprising. The tenor of violence in America has been ramped up over the past few years. The data illustrates the uptick of political violence since 2016, and I don’t need to detail why. It is very apparent. What is also sad and a…
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TAPA # 190 TRUMP’S, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Just returned from two weeks away and read the attached article, which highlights the face of Trump’s America. A face that, abroad, vacillates between farce and tragedy. The question many now ask as they watch the labile character of America under Trump is simple: What happened to America? Every day the storyline changes, but the reality of…
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