Tag Archives: Obituary

Trump Spills Classified Info to Russians

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Leaker-in-Chief: In a report that might drown out every other uproar over President Trump, The Washington Post broke a story that says the president revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting …

Cyber Monday, The White House Mess

Monday, May 15, 2017

CyberWorld: The worldwide ransomware attack could get worse today as people return to their offices and open their computers, according to cyber security experts. Many office workers, particularly in Asia, had logged off their office computers Friday before the WannaCry …

Trump Warned Twice About Flynn

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Moscow on the Potomac: Two days after the election, President Obama warned Donald Trump not to make Gen. Michael Flynn his national security adviser, the White House admitted after NBC News broke the story.  Trump appointed Flynn anyway and had …

France Goes to Polls, Trump Ad Rejected

Sunday, May 7, 2017

As France Goes: French voters went to the polls today to choose between two political outsiders, a far right nationalist, and a moderate political novice whose campaign was hacked just days before the election. Emmanuel Macron, 39, wants to strengthen …

Government Stays Open, 13 Reasons

Monday, May 1, 2017

Open for Business: Congressional leaders yesterday reached a bi-partisan agreement that will avert the threat of a government shutdown until Sept. 30th. The bill includes no money for the president’s border wall and mostly preserves the Environmental Protection Agency. To …

A Laughable Stunt, Healthcare Revival

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Wish List: The White House yesterday released President Trump’s sketchy plan for tax reform, a one-page bullet point list of changes that would be a windfall for the wealthy and provide some relief for more average taxpayers. The plan did …

Trump Close to 100, Double Execution

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

100 Days: While dismissing the first 100 days of a presidency as an artificial standard, President Trump is putting on a political and PR campaign to make his first 100 days look great. Although he’s already declared that he has …

French Right in Runoff, Spicer’s Great Ratings

Monday, April 24, 2017

French Toast: France’s far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen finished a close second in elections yesterday and moves on to a May 7 runoff. Emmanuel Macron, a centrist and political newcomer who supports staying in the European Union, finished …

March for Science, Low Ratings

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Quod Erat Demonstandum: Hundreds of thousands of people, if not more than a million, marched in 600 locations around the world yesterday in defense of science and scientific facts that are under assault under the Trump administration. They carried signs …

Tough Talk on Korea, You Get Egg Roll

Monday, April 17, 2017

DMZ: Vice President Mike Pence was talking tough on a quick trip to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Pence said, “The world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in Syria and …