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May 27 2019
Existential Crisis
I understand what an Existential Crisis is. (A) central proposition of Existentialism is that existence precedes essence, which means that the most important consideration for individuals is that they are individuals- independently acting and responsible, conscious beings (“existence”)- rather than what labels, roles, stereotypes, definitions, or other preconceived categories the individuals fit (“essence”). The actual …
May 26 2019
More Agenda
Between Sanders and Warren the good ideas just keep coming. Senator Sanders and Representative Lee Propose to Make Wall Street Pay Written by Dean Baker, Center For Economics and Policy Research 21 May 2019 This week Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Barbara Lee are introducing bills in the Senate and House for a financial transaction …
May 26 2019
Formula One 2019: Monaco
Also Indy 500 Look, were I a total Motorhead I’d be covering Jetboat races from Australia (fascinating by the way) and Tractor Pulls. I choose Formula One as a demonstration of Late Neo Liberal Capitalism crashing decadently to a close and of course nothing epitomizes that like Monaco, Libertarian paradise of the Mediterranean. Seriously, to …
May 25 2019
The Agenda Fallacy
Institutional Democrats and Credulous Centrist Commentators constantly whine and complain that the Democratic Party can not be electorally successful without having a positive future plan instead of mere opposition and obstruction. Surprisingly, I agree as far as it goes. How far is that? First- Democrats have an Agenda! This Democrats in Disarray crap is at …
May 25 2019
House
StarCo4ev. Jack Sparrow – The Lonely Island featuring Michael Bolton Sabotage – Beastie Boys The Politics Of Dancing – Re-Flex Even my Therapist, when I attempt to describe situations metaphorically in terms of popular culture, insists she’s never seen, heard, or read the source and makes me recapitulate in excruciating detail. Because she’s Cognitive I …
May 24 2019
Witness Tampering And Suborning Perjury
Before we forget, this week we also saw several releases of previously redacted Mueller court filings that, if true and they most likely are, indicate serious criminal behavior on the part of Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio’s Defense team. One of these was the revelation that Jay Sekulow personally coached Michael Cohen’s perjured (legally settled fact) …
May 23 2019
What Happened?
What day is it? How did I get into bed? What are all those empty Tequila bottles? Actually it wasn’t like that at all. I had family obligations that took most of the day and it’s only going to get more like that as we move deeper into Spring/Summer/Fall travel season. I try to be …
May 23 2019
Who won the Cup Final in 1949?
The KISS Army It was in fact, Wolverhampton Wanderers who beat Leicester 3-1 Get Out