Monthly Archives: September 2020

The New York Times story on Trump’s taxes is going to be another Rorschach Test for America

Posted on September 28, 2020 by a1skeptic

The “bombshell” report published by the New York Times yesterday on President Trump’s taxes will be another Rorschach Test for America. Conservatives will see it as more proof that this President is smart enough to avoid paying taxes. Progressives will … Continue reading →

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The Republicans now have their Perfect Candidate in Amy Coney Barrett

Posted on September 27, 2020 by a1skeptic

Let’s be honest here, Amy Coney Barrett is a Republican wet dream. She is just about the perfect candidate with whom they can replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She is like Clarence Thomas replacing Thurgood Marshall, only immensely more likable. This … Continue reading →

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Trump is guilty of exactly what he accuses others of

Posted on September 25, 2020 by a1skeptic

One of the remarkable things about President Trump is that he’s guilty of exactly what he accuses others of. The publishers of the Atlantic, in their October edition, are publishing a story that details how Trump is planning to steal the … Continue reading →

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Republicans who think Brett Kavanaugh was the victim of a character assassination are living in a kind of “Opposite Day.”

Posted on September 22, 2020 by a1skeptic

I’m just fascinated, I must confess, by the Republicans who think that Brett Kavanuagh was the victim of some kind of character assassination. And that picking a new justice to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsberg is some kind of “payback.” Seriously? … Continue reading →

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Our Hypocrisy is not like theirs, part 24

Posted on September 21, 2020 by a1skeptic

It wasn’t in the least bit unexpected, but the speed at which Mitch McConnell overthrew his alleged principles really was breath-taking. He wasn’t the only one. We also had Senator Lindsay Graham, who in 2016 invited us to hold his … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump keeps arguing with his own scientists about when a coronavirus vaccine will be ready

Posted on September 19, 2020 by a1skeptic

My father was born in 1927 in pre-Hitler Germany.  In 1939, when he was 12, he decided he wanted to be a physicist.[1] I always found his choice of profession to be fascinating, because physics is probably the least political … Continue reading →

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What’s the meaning of the “Abraham Accords” normalizing relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain?

Posted on September 16, 2020 by a1skeptic

Yesterday we had the spectacle of the signing of the “Abraham Accords” – which is the full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on the one hand, and also separately the full normalization of relations between … Continue reading →

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The Susan Rice, Samantha Power and Michael Cohen autobiographies underscore the difference between Obama and Trump

Posted on September 14, 2020 by a1skeptic

Over the last week, while on vacation, I happened to read the autobiographies of Susan Rice, Samantha Power, and Michael D. Cohen. Susan Rice, as most people know, was on Joe Biden’s short list for Vice-President.  A national security “Wunderkind,” … Continue reading →

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Did President Drumpf really call military veterans “suckers” and “losers?”

Posted on September 5, 2020 by a1skeptic

An article published in the Atlantic on September 3, 2020, made the explosive charges that President Drumpf had called military veterans, including deceased military veterans “suckers” and “losers” over the course of the last few years. Why is this information … Continue reading →

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Republican are drooling crazy mad because Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a hair appointment in San Francisco this week

Posted on September 4, 2020 by a1skeptic

Republican are drooling crazy mad because Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a hair appointment in San Francisco this week. So let’s get this out of the way: was that a mistake? Sure it was. Pelosi should have known better. If she … Continue reading →

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