INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR 21st CENTURY… (…has yet to become a reality because of myopia and lack of vision) President Trump’s pronouncements about his grand plans to refurbish and restore our national infrastructures…by spending billions on repairs to our roadways, bridges,
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WITHDRAWING FROM THE FOREFRONT… (isn’t much better than leading from rear) President Trump’s formal declaration that he’s pulling America out of the Paris Climate Accord is just one more politically driven action aimed at pandering to that very narrow base
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE’S HILLARITY TONIGHT…IN MOSCOW… (because of Czar Vladimir’s vulpine grins about his successful disruptive plays with Washington) Much like peeling an onion the story behind any Trump connections with Russia seems to be unfolding, layer by layer. In
SCULLDUGGERIES IN THE SCULLERIES… (…at the core of that political swampland by the Potomac we call Washington, D.C.) We Americans have a long history of political muggings and other shoddy dirty tricks made by the players inhabiting our venal halls
TWEAKING THE TAX RATES… (…is neither tax overhaul nor tax reform) As usual, whenever we hear either a President or any member of the Congress making noises about “reforming” something we don’t just get nervous…but start shopping around for sources
QUO VADIS FRANCE.. (and can it make itself –belle – again?) The forces driving the furor and turmoil of the upcoming French presidential election cycle are much the same as those that brought about –BREXIT- in the United Kingdom, and
NEVER MIND O’REILLY…IT’S OUR ANXIETY FACTOR STUPID (…which is bugging the hell out of everyone!) The world seems to be stuck these days on a never-ending carousel ride of economic and political instabilities, along with a host of petty and
MAKING NICE WHILE TALKING TOUGH WITH EACH OTHER… (in a setting of ostentatious grand luxury) Things have really changed in this world of ours. Who could have guessed, even just a few short months ago, that the leader of the
COMING UP SHORT… (…because the rice-bowl syndrome got in the way) President Trump’s strong-arm efforts notwithstanding the Republican led House could not deliver on his campaign promise to repeal Obama Care and replace it with something supposedly “better.” While former
RUSSIA, RUSSIA…RUSSIA… (…fixating on finding a “Russian Connection”) If ever anyone needed further proof that politics, as we practice them here in America, are just as dirty a tit-for-tat game as can be found anywhere else in the world, the