Debate Prep Chez Biden & Trump
At the Biden Camp “So Joe, here are the fact sheets. If you want to be prepared for the debate Tues night, it’s very important that you do some serious...
Trump Fatigue
Drained. Fatigued. Disgusted. I’m all Trumped out. Neighbors who moved into a house down the street a year or two ago used to fly a MAGA flag by their front...
Sox, Celts, Pats: Mixed Reviews, Mixed Expectations
During an apparent lull in the Trump-storm (if precedent is any guide, it won’t be for long), let me toss in my two cents on the Boston sports scene. I...
Voting By Mail: Am I Missing Something???
Maybe I’m just missing the point—it wouldn’t be the first time, it wouldn’t be the last. But I just don’t get it when people talk about concerns that the US...
Watching the RNC: It Takes a Strong Stomach
I told myself that if I were going to go wire-to-wire with the Democratic National Convention, I would force myself to watch most or all of the Republican National Convention....
The Republican National Convention: Realities and a Fantasy
After a week of taking it on the chin via the Democratic National Convention, Monday night Donald Trump and his bizarre troupe of relatives and enablers get to take center...
Thoughts on Watching the Democratic National Convention
I admit it. I’ve been watching the Democratic National Convention the last couple of nights, and not just the Reader’s Digest version on the networks, but all two hours each...
Donald & Vlad: Love Letters
Dear Vladi, Hoping your summer has been a good one. It’s a shame that this darned COVID hoax has kept us from our wonderful one-on-one sit-down conversations. I am writing...
Kamala Harris, Joe’s Veep
I would have preferred Val Demings. She’s a female of color, articulate, and experienced in Washington… alas, without much name recognition. Instead I got Kamala Harris—a female of color, articulate,...
Donald Trump Receives Word on the Vaccine that Will make COVID Disappear
Having knocked on the door, but reluctant to enter, the high level Presidential aide screwed up his courage and strode into the Oval Office. “Mr Trump, President, Sir, I’ve got...