LinkedIn on Monday, May 19, 2026
I have a new rule that determines for whom I would be willing to vote to be President of the United States. To qualify for my vote, the candidate – male or female, it doesn’t matter, but let’s assume it’s a male for the sake of discussion – would have to be someone whom I would be want to date my daughter.
LinkedIn on Tuesday, May 19, 2026
I’m sure you’ve noticed. We have a President of the United States who is desperately trying to sustain his delusion of invincibility. He is dangerous and recklessly hurtful. Clinically, he’s a sociopath suffering from malignant narcissism. In simple, layman’s terms, he is as dumb as he is nuts. Complicating matters, he is a person in the process of being overwhelmed by the inevitability of aging and by adverse, anxiety-ridden situations he has caused, but cannot control. He needs help, professional help, but is instead surrounded by enablers fearful of his rath and/or who are taking advantage of him and his authority. For now, he’s stealing and leaving his mark as much and as often as possible while he can.
LinkedIn on Tuesday, May 12, 2026
It’s called “Mutually Assured Destruction” or “MAD” for short. It’s the principle that, if our enemy has them, we need to have them too.
LinkedIn on Monday, May 11, 2026
Full disclosure, I’m a registered Democrat, the son of Eisenhower/McCain Republicans, who is socially liberal, but fiscally conservative. Culturally, given the religion into which I was born, I am a member of a small, but historically prominent minority that is over-represented in Congress by a multiple of three. As for that over-representation, gerrymandering has had nothing to do with it.
LinkedIn on Thursday, May 7, 2026
After repeatedly telling us that his glorious ballroom would be funded by private money – without disclosing the sources of those funds – President Trump is now asking Congress for one billion dollars to pay for it. Not incidentally, one billion is five times the two hundred million he originally told us the ballroom would cost.
LinkedIn on Monday, May 4, 2026
Image is from “Real Time” marketing material.
On last Friday’s episode of “Real Time,” host Bill Maher complained that anti-Trump rhetoric was contributing to the political violence of our time – that the problem is not just the mean-speak of President Trump himself and his followers. Bill’s point was that Trump’s opponents should carefully consider the language they use to express dissatisfaction with the President’s leadership.
LinkedIn on Monday, April 27, 2026
We should take it provided that they agree to begin discussions of nuclear weapons development soon, let’s say within 90 days. That those discussions include Israel, which already has nuclear weapons, and other Middle East nations. And that those talks encompass Iran’s (and Lebanon’s) continuing tolerance and support for terrorism.
LinkedIn on Friday, April 24, 2026
As you know, the Trump administration is required to refund the more than $166 billion in tariff revenues it collected, but which the Supreme Court has ruled to be illegal. That’s a rough average of $500 per person. Keep that number in mind. If you’re a family of four, your household’s share would be $2000.
LinkedIn on Tuesday, April 22, 2026
As an alternative to Congressman Raskin’s efforts to affect the removal of President Trump via the 25th Amendment by proving the President is nuts – and various criticisms of that initiative – let me offer a much simpler, more likely to succeed proposal. Let’s just have Congress revoke the President’s Top Secret/SCI/SAP security clearance. SCI stands for “Sensitive Compartmented Information.” SAP refers to “Special Access Programs.”
LinkedIn on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Without a doubt, there are a good number of Republicans in Congress who have long been dreaming of the day when Donald J. Trump would go away. That day has come as a result of President Trump having threatened the people of Iran with annihilation. According to international law, just the threat of annihilation is illegal. More importantly, according to common sense and all manner of normal and reasonable considerations, it was a stupendously ridiculous and dangerous thing to do.
LinkedIn on Friday, April 17, 2026
Enough of writing about Donald J. Trump and his Looney Tunes cabinet. After hearing Secretary Hegseth quoting fictional scripture according to Samuel L. Jackson’s character in “Pulp Fiction,” I’ve had it for at least the next few days.
LinkedIn on Saturday, March 28, 2026
From the famous “Peanuts” cartoon series by Charles Schulz.
A week or so ago, on the verge of a bipartisan agreement that would fund the TSA, Coast Guard and everyone in the Department of Homeland Security except ICE – leaving problems with the latter to be worked out later – Trump shut it all down. He tells his Republicans that under no circumstances are they to make a deal with the Democrats. And like the lemmings they are, his Republicans throw themselves over the nearest cliff, politically speaking, to do his bidding.