Question--who is that fellow in the leading picture? I do recognize him, but cannot place him or recall his name. A TV actor from the early 1960's maybe?
I agree that democracy, just aborning, is at risk. However, the MAGAs are antagonistic towards democracy AND government by the people. So, instead of championing the electorate, I'd suggest we refer to the citizenry. 'Cause those are the people that govern.
“The Department of Veterans Affairs, for the first time in its history, will provide abortion services and counseling to veterans in cases of health dangers, rape and incest, even at federal facilities in states that have outlawed the procedure,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Thinking of inflation, last week I was in downtown San Jose; only bits and pieces of what I remember from the 1960's remain, but all of a sudden, there was "Original Joe's" restaurant. I ate there only once, back around 1967 or 1968; I went there for their locally famous $5 hamburger; it was pretty impressive, but too expensive to ever have again. According to the federal inflation calculator, $5 in those days would be equivalent to $42.50 today. Their current menu shows their fancy house hamburger to cost $21. Back in the $5 days, a miserable little regular McDonald's hamburger cost 15, and later 17, cents. For 25 cents one could get a good hamburger at a hole-in-the-wall lunch stand.
My first reaction, too. No doubt his buddies will say he only ever had the folders and had handed in the documents. Sell those guys seaside property in Florida, quick!
“Still, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is conducting a risk assessment – not a damage assessment – of Trump’s unauthorized retention of classified documents, signaling that at least for now, it believes the material has not otherwise been compromised.”
😮 Oh my goodness! Be sure to update us when you hear what happened. Hoping they're okay and just got lost or something. Hoping you get a re-do soon, too. 💖
Thanks, Susan; that's a good read. If what that reporter says is even half true, I will rejoice at having lived to see it. As for the headline question: "If Democrats can win after all, Trump is toast and the current GOP is finished. But what comes after that?"
I have been giving that careful thought for a long time. I figure that in the short term it will be like the demise of the Whigs, which spawned in addition to the Republicans, the Know Nothings and other regional extremist parties, none of which lasted for long. Since our system of government implies a 2-party system, the Democratic Party will be one because it has the ability to endure by reinventing itself, but what about the other major party for the future? I think the Democratic Party could bifurcate into a center-right ("moderates," "blue dogs," "New Dems") party and a center-left ("progressive") party. If that happens, getting there from here will probably be a bit of a rough ride, but I know which side I will be on. "Speaker AOC" sounds all right to me.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that democracy, just aborning, is at risk. However, the MAGAs are antagonistic towards democracy AND government by the people. So, instead of championing the electorate, I'd suggest we refer to the citizenry. 'Cause those are the people that govern.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Hannah; I looked it up on Wikipedia. I didn't have a TV set in those days.
Delete“The Department of Veterans Affairs, for the first time in its history, will provide abortion services and counseling to veterans in cases of health dangers, rape and incest, even at federal facilities in states that have outlawed the procedure,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
ReplyDeleteThinking of inflation, last week I was in downtown San Jose; only bits and pieces of what I remember from the 1960's remain, but all of a sudden, there was "Original Joe's" restaurant. I ate there only once, back around 1967 or 1968; I went there for their locally famous $5 hamburger; it was pretty impressive, but too expensive to ever have again. According to the federal inflation calculator, $5 in those days would be equivalent to $42.50 today. Their current menu shows their fancy house hamburger to cost $21. Back in the $5 days, a miserable little regular McDonald's hamburger cost 15, and later 17, cents. For 25 cents one could get a good hamburger at a hole-in-the-wall lunch stand.
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ReplyDeleteMy first reaction, too. No doubt his buddies will say he only ever had the folders and had handed in the documents. Sell those guys seaside property in Florida, quick!
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Delete“Still, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is conducting a risk assessment – not a damage assessment – of Trump’s unauthorized retention of classified documents, signaling that at least for now, it believes the material has not otherwise been compromised.”
"Please don’t go into detail about the clothes . . ."
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ReplyDelete😮 Oh my goodness!
DeleteBe sure to update us when you hear what happened.
Hoping they're okay and just got lost or something.
Hoping you get a re-do soon, too. 💖
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DeleteThanks, Susan; that's a good read. If what that reporter says is even half true, I will rejoice at having lived to see it. As for the headline question:
Delete"If Democrats can win after all, Trump is toast and the current GOP is finished. But what comes after that?"
I have been giving that careful thought for a long time. I figure that in the short term it will be like the demise of the Whigs, which spawned in addition to the Republicans, the Know Nothings and other regional extremist parties, none of which lasted for long. Since our system of government implies a 2-party system, the Democratic Party will be one because it has the ability to endure by reinventing itself, but what about the other major party for the future? I think the Democratic Party could bifurcate into a center-right ("moderates," "blue dogs," "New Dems") party and a center-left ("progressive") party. If that happens, getting there from here will probably be a bit of a rough ride, but I know which side I will be on. "Speaker AOC" sounds all right to me.