Monday, July 17, 2017

Lucy

When she arrived I wasn't sure.She looked like a pig,a pot-bellied pig.Why did we get a pig?No, it's a dog,a french bulldog,a Frenchie.Wow! She's got a face like a bat and a protruding tooth.She seems like a multiple,a multiple pet:a bat-faced,pot-bellied Frenchie.I'm definitely not sure about this.I'll need some time.We'll need timeBut the friendship is immediate,mutual actual,and natural-continuous.

And we will always be friends,always;friends that accept and support and love:always.I can see her smile,feel her presence.She's always here.I look around and see her,feel her,hear her.I turn and she's in the doorway,peeking,seeking...always.

She's gone but-No,No,No, she's not gone
Look...you can see her too!
See you tomorrow.

Saturday, July 15, 2017

The Ongoing Trump Russia Saga

The Trump saga has become a crazy narrative.Before it is over, there will be a dozen sub-plots and probably three movies.It is really pretty involved,this June incident.The News  media has tried to attack it from many different directions and analyzed it in sections.

But it might be about time to just step back and treat the whole saga as a conspiracy (that's more fun anyway).It is entirely possible that the conspiracy (Trump &Co.-Russia)were trying to set up a similar conspiracy between Clinton &Co.and Russia.There were enough plausible scenarios to do that.Both campaigns had enough Russian connections to create any number of plausible plots.

The June meeting begun by Goldstone may have been part of such an attempt.It's obvious from Trump's speech that they were planning an expose' and,say what you want,it was a conspiracy.It was a long shot,but enough time and money went into this plan to indicate that it was serious.

The conspiracy had already established a base.I think that it started with the European alarm of Russian money entering the US presidential election.The FBI was duped with e- mails:Podesto,DNC,Wiki- leaks,etc.I think that Obama was suspicious,but also not certain of what he could do,so he was somewhat tentative,but I think that he did enough to ultimately stymy the incident.

The June meeting reversed everything.The conspiracy  was no longer viable.They were caught,exposed;in other words,it was over.Now they had to concentrate on the cover-up and avoidance of collateral damage.It looks as if Kushner's problems have interfered with that.Money and power were the start and may be the end.The saga has reached a point where a bigger distraction may be needed.That may be military.Where? Hopefully, Ukraine,but I don't think that will be enough.Perhaps the conspiracy can be completely exposed before that,but time is a factor.Also,there are so many power people involved that anything could happen;maybe eventually more people will need to be involved.

Savior

Who can be the savior of the Democratic party?Elizabeth Warren? Perhaps they need or could use a woman.

Monday, July 10, 2017

Meetings

Trump & Co. Obviously wants no record of meetings of any kind.Putin meeting had no one taking notes.It was he said ,he said.That's the way all wanted it.Meeting was completely phony.There was no way to verify anything and that's the way everyone wanted it.It appears that that's the way it will be going forward.Keep the public in the dark.

Monday, June 19, 2017

News

News and the treatment of news seems to be a major problem.We don't even know what is real news anymore.We're in a pattern of breaking news.Everything is breaking news.Every incident is breaking news.

Supposed terrorists don't even have to be terrorizing to be treated as terrorists​.An individual can run a car into a pedestrian and  be investigated as a terrorist.Incidents with no organization are treated as organized terrorism.Everyone is a radicalized terrorist.It's crazy.We have no treatment plan,no policy.We have to stop this disorganized, haphazard news response to every questionable instance of violence.Any disoriented crazy can control the news.

We must start ignoring or at least tempering our response to these isolated incidents.Too many people are involved.Everone is given credibility.We have no standards of credibility.We used to use logic.Before Trump,we had common sense, practicality, sensibility,rationality, pragmatism.We need to revise our thinking, examine our policies,change direction.

We must stop investigating every incident as terrorism.Sometimes deaths aren't tied to terrorism; they are just coincidental deaths.News outlets have to quit presuming that every death is by design.It's just not true.Terrorists are taking advantage.The news people have to disallow that advantage.Ignore them.Don't magnify,exaggarate incidents.Just report the news.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Ramblings

Healthcare:without at least a public option,a bill will not be passed and probably not voted on until after the 2018 election.Republicans can not gamble on losing congressional majorities.An exception could be repeal only.There is some talk of that,but I don't put much credence in it.

Trump has been able to delay and interfere in the Russian collusion investigation with lies and distractions.Now he's back to blaming Obama for pretty much everything,more distractions.

Sanders is a big disappointment as a press secretary.At least Spicer was somewhat entertaining.Sanders does fit in better.She's  aTrump duplicate,has all of his disgusting qualities and no entertainment.

Trump continues to use tweets for distraction,both policy and and media attacts.They are effective because they can't be ignored.They do expose his lack of knowledge and crassness though.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

More Trump

Cable news is almost all Trump.The problem is that there is other news.Trump's overseas trip did limit the Trump obsession,but a fortuitous UK bombing allowed the shows to completely fill the time.

A bombing that should have been perhaps an hour of coverage was stretched over two days. Cable news is so used to constant Trump coverage,that it had a hard time adapting to even a concert bombing.

Now, suddenly, there is more pressing Trump news.Now it's Kushner and his dealings with Russia.He supposedly wanted to create a back communication channel with Russia using Russian equipment.He also didn't disclose this communication on his appointment papers which is a felony.

Trump's demise gets closer and closer.I'm inclined to think that if the parties were reversed,well...I think the GOP would be much less tolerant.But, eventually...?