On Wednesday Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly made a bad decision. After intentionally hitting Yankee first baseman Tyler Austin, Kelly was treated to a bit more than just a “Bronx Cheer.” Kelly’s pitch was indisputably deliberate as it struck Austin ON HIS BACK. It wasn’t a “brush back” or an “expanding the strike zone” pitch. It came in at NINETY
Errata: There is an error in my last post (Don’t Think There’s A Deep State? Think again., 4/12/18). I listed James Clapper as previous head of the CIA. The correct listing should have been John Brennan. Clapper was Director of National Intelligence. I regret the error.
The term “deep state” did not, as some believe, originate with the “resistance” to the Inaguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The term was first used to refer, surprisingly, to the government of Turkey in the 1990’s. In fact the term is a translation of the Turkish term “derin devlet”. DEEP STATE. Nor is the “deep state” concept the province only
As Robert Mueller’s “investigation into Trump/Russia collusion” drags on interminably, America is forced to witness a parade of pathetic attempts by Mr. Mueller to justify his multimillion dollar budget (5 million in the first FIVE months according to Greg Price, Newsweek, December 1, 2017, and now is likely well over 15 million). While his indictments of Paul Manafort and George
All of us have a certain degree of sympathy for losers. All of us have had failure of one sort or another in our lives and we can recall the bitter taste of defeat. We instinctually understand the denial and the anger and the need to make excuses and deflect blame by the unfortunate soul that came up short. But
The following is written in conjunction with guest writer LRM. Soon my husband and I will be making our annual pilgrimage to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC. When are we going? That’s classified…not by us… or the CIA…or the DOJ… but by the cherry blossoms themselves! Originally predicted to be the earliest peak bloom in history, the recent
One of the most vivid memories I have of the Reagan years is when, on June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall with cameras from every news source in the world running, and, pointing to the massive wall behind him, said in a measured and clear voice: “Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR… DOWN… THIS… WALL!” Unconcerned
The following essay is written in conjunction with guest writer LRM: Dear readers, who among us DOESN’T yearn to be part of “the resistance”? After nearly a dozen episodes of Star Wars, who wouldn’t want to join Luke, and Lea and Obi Wan? Who WOULDN’T want to pick up a lightsaber and battle the Empire? The image is romantic and
On Friday (2/16/18) I posted an essay on the Parkland massacre. At the end of that essay I listed a number of things that I felt needed to be done in order to counter our country’s epidemic of mass shootings. FIRST on my list was the need to review and revamp the methods by which the FBI evaluates and investigates
What is this world coming to? We have learned recently that porn star Stormy Daniels (née Stefanie Clifford) intends to break her contractually agreed upon gag order regarding a laison that she may or may not have had with Donald Trump in 2006. The contract, signed in 2016, was a non disclosure agreement regarding any relationship with Donald Trump. For