Pardon Me

Politics

            New Orleans       One news report indicates that President-elect Trump is trying to make a deal with Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis that he might be appointed Secretary of Defense, and while I’m at it, how about appointing Laura Trump as Florida’s Senator when Marc Rubio steps down from that position to become Secretary of …

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Conceding the Field?

Politics

Heerlen           After being hit on the head with a 2-by-4, it’s usual to be a little wobbling and to have some trouble getting up off the floor.  If you don’t personally know the feeling, then you’ve seen it in enough action movies to get a sense of what it would be like.  The recent election …

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The New Loyalty Oath

Politics

            New Orleans       Whoever believed that sucking up doesn’t work doesn’t have a clue to understanding the emerging Trump administration.  The litmus test for thriving and surviving in Trump world is the ability to master limitless groveling, it seems.  The evidence is everywhere. Foreign leaders, remembering the first term, are reportedly reminding each other …

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