Tag: politics
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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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OUR EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGE
Read the Atlantic attached article and if you have access to the Wall Street Journal the article “Behind Trump’s Public Bravado. We have an out of touch, emotionally unstable and incompetent leader. If you have time read about the intensive recruiting effort of the FBI and DOJ to backfill the multitude of professional staff who…
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TAPA # 189 OXYMORONIC
First let me say I’m thankful for the reprieve and I’ll gladly take the TACO However, Iran’s regime and uranium remain in place. The Strait of Hormuz is now restricted, with possible tolls that could cost the world billions. More than $50 billion in U.S. treasure has been spent. Russia and Iran continue selling oil,…
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TAPA # 186 A FOOL’S ERRAND
Well, I didn’t get a “TACO” from Trump, arguably the least bad option for the global economy. Instead, April Fool’s Day delivered a ‘fool of fools’ speech that was disjointed, convoluted, contradictory, and saturated with lies and distortions. In other words, the same old routine. We were told the Strait of Hormuz would “open naturally.”…
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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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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 # 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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