Monthly Archives: April 2016

It’s comical watching Ted Cruz and the Republican establishment try to stop Donald Trump

Posted on April 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

It‘s kind of comical watching Ted Cruz, John Kasich and the Republican establishment try to stop Donald Trump. I thought both of their attempts were kind of clever: First, Cruz formed an alliance with Kasich to try to “divide up” … Continue reading →

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The louder they bray, the more I distrust them

Posted on April 28, 2016 by a1skeptic

It’s not only the Republicans who do this, but it does seem to be the specialty of “family values” Republicans to get caught up in some sexual escapade. Or sometimes something much darker. In the case of former Speaker of … Continue reading →

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It’s people like us who are running nuclear power plants

Posted on April 26, 2016 by a1skeptic

I came across this great picture of a wolf at Chernobyl. For those of you who don’t remember, that is the nuclear power accident that happened back on April 26, 1986, or exactly 30 years ago today. And laid waste … Continue reading →

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The Story of my Father and Zev

Posted on April 24, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week we lost my father. It was both expected and unexpected: he had been in cognitive decline for a while, and he had trouble swallowing, and he didn’t exercise at all, and he had been getting thinner and weaker … Continue reading →

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So, it’s the Donald and Hillary in New York

Posted on April 20, 2016 by a1skeptic

So, it’s the Donald and Hillary in New York. That shouldn’t be a surprise at all, given that the Donald is from New York and that Hillary has lived there since she and Bill retired from the White House the … Continue reading →

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Hillary and the Donald co-existed for a long time in New York

Posted on April 15, 2016 by a1skeptic

As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton move further along into their campaigns, and start to focus on each other – Hillary calling the Donald a racist, and Trump calling Hillary a liar – it is interesting to note how peacefully … Continue reading →

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You have to enjoy the show while it lasts

Posted on April 14, 2016 by a1skeptic

Not sure how many of you remember Phyllis Schlafly, who is now 91, but she came to prominence in 1972 as a very effective right wing activist, initially as one of the women who was opposed to the Equal Rights … Continue reading →

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This isn’t how a major American newspaper should be making its point

Posted on April 12, 2016 by a1skeptic

The Boston Globe got some blow back last Sunday for creating a mock front page for April 9, 2017, demonstrating what life might be like if Donald Trump were our President. This wasn’t done on April 1st, but just on … Continue reading →

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A 17-year old shouldn’t be prosecuted for this

Posted on April 8, 2016 by a1skeptic

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts heard a case yesterday involving one teen encouraging another teen to go ahead and commit suicide, which he eventually did. She is arguing that she shouldn’t be prosecuted for this criminally, and I agree. … Continue reading →

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It’s been too long a campaign already

Posted on April 5, 2016 by a1skeptic

A Presidential campaign in the United States is much too long. We already know that. In countries like the Great Britain and Canada, elections for Prime Minister last a matter of weeks or maybe months. No more than that. So … Continue reading →

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