George Will responds to The Donald


George Will sent this response to Donald Trump for criticizing him for terminating his lifelong Republican party affiliation: Mr. Trump has the advantage over me, he can say everything he knows about any subject in 140 characters or less.

Brilliant.

True genius


The combined genius of the Republican party and the NRA has suddenly become apparent during the latest gun debate. This fact is backed up by law enforcement agencies: unless you're a trained professional, guns in your house are more likely to be used against you as opposed to effectively defend you. Since it's obvious by Mr Trump's remarks the emnity he feels for Muslims in general by letting the most dangerous ones in, anyone who is or has ever been on terrorist watchlist they are way more likely to shoot themselves.

Trump's economic plans aren't racist


There is less, in fact much less, racism in Donald trumps economic plans than people may think. He's going to f**k up the lives and finances of middle and lower income folks of ALL races and creeds. An equal opportunity destroyer.

What President Trump Should do


Here's what we should hope a Donald Trump presidency would accomplish:
1) Unemployment would be cut in half
2) The number of uninsured Americans would be cut in half
3) As a result of this plus more information and more contraceptives available, teen pregnancies would hit historical lows
4) The Dow Jones would be up by over 250%
5)The annual federal budget deficit would be cut by 70%
6) Inflation would be at a historic low
7) Our domestic auto industry would be booming
8) Clean energy to America would be doubled
9) Two thirds of the Taliban and Isis high command would be killed
10) And when President Trump says don't you wish Obama had done this, some honest reporter, who knows - maybe even someone from FOX News - will say WAIT....that's exactly what he did do.

A good lesson In crucial personal or business situations, telling someone 10 things they may not need to know, is far far better than not telling them one thing they do need to know.

Excuses excuses excuses


The more creative your excuses, the less creative will be your achievements.

Friday Fauxlosophy

The Olympic motto is: faster, higher, stronger, given the obvious Russian doping proclivity perhaps we should add "fairer".

Rocky


60 years ago Rocky Marciano, the undefeated heavyweight champion in history with a record of 49 and 0, with 43 knockouts. Rocky is such a great name for a fighter and has been used many times since, in reality and fiction. But he was the one the true and the original Rocky.

Bibi, please speak up!!!


Previously Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not hesitated to give his opinions on American elections, and I guess that's his right. Now maybe he could be a moral good for America in the process, and while he may or may not agree with presidential candidate Ted Cruz's plan to watch Muslim neighborhoods of Muslim Americans in America, there is something on which he and I hopefully would certainly agree. And that is, since Israel has by public policy renounced torture, he might just comment on the suggestions by both major Republican candidates that such is the course they would follow as commander-in-chief, and personally recommend they not. 

Super Tuesday!!!


It's Super Tuesday, and the most super of them all for Republicans are in Ohio and Florida where under the new rules the winners take all. Many of these voters claim to be deeply religious and believe in messages from above, so maybe they should think about this message received right here on earth. In Ohio they are having tornadoes at the earliest part of the year and in Florida, which is always hot it's almost 90 degrees. And it's just mid March....

Yay police!!!


On Wednesday, March 9, the following episode actually happened at a Trump rally; A black man had been protesting, and was being escorted from the premises and he was going peacefully. A white, I assume angry man, sucker punched him, while he was in police custody. Police jumped in arresting no not the white guy who committed the assault, but the black man who got punched. Eventually the videos showed the guilty party and since the police didn't shoot the unarmed black man they are in line for awards.

Yale wins!!! Finally!!!

After 54 years Yale is finally dancing yeeeehahh. And to those especially from Princeton who doubted their worthiness I say to them: Yippee Kayay Mudda....

Friday Fauxlosophy

We often wonder what is the greater challenge, to improve our circumstances or manage our expectations

Black history month


February each year is both Black history month, and also the shortest month of the year. What  most Americans are surprised to learn (to hear the strident Republican reaction to the replacement of justice Antonin Scalia) is that black presidential terms are shorter as well, in that they seem to be insisting that Mr. Obama is not allowed a full four years to do his constitutional presidential duty of nominating Supreme Court justices. And when they say, "let's decide it by an election", newsflash; we already did. President Obama was elected by a combined 13 million votes in his two elections, compared to George W. Bush who's plurality was a little under 3 million in his two terms.

Some Republican Math


Watching the Republican debate, and what Paul Krugman calls their "Time Loop" approach to everything being about taxes and many of their personal pronouncements to be to fight "wealth redistribution", you can't help but remember when Bill Clinton raised taxes just a little bit on high incomes and....we had the best economy in the last half-century. And the stock market went up 300%, so let the saying go forth "A tea party Republican is someone who thinks with his taxes go down by 2% and his stock portfolio goes down by more than 35% he came out ahead." 

Our reference point is the stock market under a Bill Clinton presidency vs that of George W. Bush.