John Dean famously warned Richard Nixon of a “cancer on the presidency.” The diagnosis today would be that the presidency has a tapeworm. That would seem to be assessment of Adam Serwer, senior editor of The Atlantic. He writes to empathize with those flustered as they attempt to connect the dots between the varied outrages…
DetailsIt goes and goes and goes — the stretching of credulity by the team of scoundrels Donald Trump has assembled to oversee our air, our forests, our waters. We have Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt with his $3.5 million round-the-clock security detail and the $43,000 soundproof phone booth he had built in his own…
DetailsThe old farmer says, “Don’t eat your seed corn. You need it for planting.” What would Steve Mnuchin say about that? Donald Trump’s treasury secretary clearly would say, “It depends. Can it be sold on the futures market?” We know what Trump’s man heading the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, would say: “Seed corn makes…
DetailsI overheard the voter stand by her man, Donald Trump, the day after the “Access Hollywood” tapes showed him in vibrantly misogynistic Technicolor. “I’d rather have someone coarse than someone corrupt,” she sniffed — the latter reference being to Hillary Clinton. What does that Trump voter smell now? Roses, no doubt. This, though we’re learning…
DetailsThe vespidae were aloft over Boulder last week. Vespidae – the family of hornets. The Boulder City Council stirred up a hornets nest. It voted to abolish the sale and possession, unless registered, of what the city defines as assault weapons, as well as bump stocks and high-capacity magazines. The action is yet to be finalized, but…
DetailsDid I hear Donald Trump say that someone in Washington should resign because of an unsubstantiated claim? Yes I did. He tweeted that Montana Sen. John Tester, a Democrat, should resign over claims that may or may not hold water regarding the bizarro comportment of Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, the…
DetailsWho in Hades is Roger Stone? Many were asking this when they read that Donald Trump’s one-time key adviser called newly deceased and widely venerated Barbara Bush a “mean-spirited, vindictive drunk.” Said Stone, “She is descending into hell right now.” What a sweetheart of a guy. And what timing. His comments caused a group of…
DetailsUntil the other day, the most significant thing to know about Paul Nehlen was that he had been banned by Twitter. This happened when he tweeted out a photo of Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle in which he mocked her mixed race. He replaced her face with a re-creation of Cheddar Man, an ancient…
DetailsDoes Nino hold Scott Pruitt’s hand on plane flights? We know now that Pruitt, has demanded that a special agent sit next to him in first-class in his many travels. For that awesome task, he summoned retired special agent Pasquale “Nino” Perrotta. This in addition to a team of 20 agents scattered elsewhere in the…
DetailsIf the Anti-Saloon League could be consigned to ancient history, so can the National Rifle Association. Remember the Anti-Saloon League? Of course you don’t. It’s a musty, dusty relic in history’s cellar — a cask of vinegar where once was a mighty potion. Similarities? Oh, my. Like the NRA, the self-righteous and ultra-powerful Anti-Saloon League…
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