Monday, January 27, 2020

Odds . . .

. . . and ends . . .


(from https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/national-poll-us-majority-wants-see-trump-removed-office-n1120961?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR1pwLArzoSnTGG5TvAoJzc9XjZH4YAO5V9JBgsMYMAiTJkHfEAVwh8eG8E)
". . . National poll: US majority wants to see Trump removed from office
The latest polling suggests Republican rhetoric about Trump and his scandal isn't resonating nearly as much as the party likes to think. . ."


(from https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-national-debt-increase-3-trillion-first-three-years-presidency-1483660?fbclid=IwAR2_M3mZaNaXTNSSOeNEqITAqE6z2fyktBuRqQXxchPnYP0bJHUChAGR89M)
". . . Nearly four years after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would eliminate the federal debt in eight years, the deficit has since risen by more than 16 percent under his presidency. . ."


(from https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2020/1/vfw-expects-apology-from-potus?fbclid=IwAR1Z6kOfhuCIGyaJlLxlXWrLzAmenBGJUTeVby6D2c9hwt_uxGWlqHZD33Q)
". . . "In light of today's announcement from the defense department that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries as a result of Iran's retaliatory strike and President Trump's remarks which minimized these troops’ injuries, the Veterans of Foreign Wars cannot stand idle on this matter. . . TBI is a serious injury and one that cannot be taken lightly. TBI is known to cause depression, memory loss, severe headaches, dizziness and fatigue — all injuries that come with both short- and long-term effects. . ."


'. . . Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly berated a reporter for NPR with abusive language after an interview in which he was questioned about Ukraine and issues that are at the center of the impeachment trial against President Trump. . . NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly revealed during a segment on “All Things Considered” on Friday that Pompeo questioned whether Americans even care about Ukraine and if the veteran journalist — who had recently returned from reporting in Iran — could find the country on a map. . .'


'. . . people who hated Obama, who previously hated politics and politicians generally, or who just didn’t pay much attention, suddenly were in the electoral mix. They heard Trump say things — crude, nasty, politically incorrect things — that they had previously heard only on conservative talk radio or on FOX programming. They liked it. Trump spoke to them. His simple us-versus-them view of the country, his America First worldview — it all appealed to them. They took his lack of impulse control for candor, his attacks on Democrats (their fellow Americans) as patriotic. Perhaps that’s all emotional. I think it’s more primal than that. . . Republican senators, led by the tortoise-like Mitch McConnell, have never seen anything like this before, and I believe Trump has stirred up fear in all of them — fear of the people he’s pulled into politics, the MAGA crowd, the cheering, jeering men and women who have responded to Trump, stand by him and ignore his constant lies. So spineless senators, fearing backlash from zealous Trumpistas, eschew their responsibility to deliberate and consider the evidence. They’re all-in with the worst president in U.S. history. It’s not complicated. It’s self-preservation. It requires no thinking. It’s all lizard brain stuff. . ."




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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Common . . .

. . . mistake . . .


(from Fearless;  A Cartoonist's Guide to Life by Robb Armstrong)
". . . Prosperity is often mistaken for success. The resemblance is so strong, the two of them are practically twins. But loo a little closer. Success is older and wiser. Success has wrinkles around the eyes that weep for the struggles of others. Success has a bloodline that runs through the greatest achievement of humankind. Success is a descendant of Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass, Leonardo da Vinci . . . Success can easily trace its roots back to Moses and Jesus Christ. Success as you can see from this celebrated lineage, isn't always rich. Prosperity, on the other hand, is rolling in it. Success wants company. Prosperity is alone in a crowded room. It is difficult to meet with Success. You have to get past a bodyguard named Abject Failure. . . "

robb a




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Saturday, January 25, 2020

Nickname . . .



A rose that you called anything else,
It's said would smell as sweet,
Though the subject's not clear,
He may very well claim,
This tune takes its title
From his own nickname


Harrissiny
©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from the album Chromatose



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Friday, January 24, 2020

Hope . . .

. . . springs eternal (in the human breast) . . .


(from https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/conservative-senator-hints-impeachment-trial-may-be-moving-republicans-gop-caucus-has-learned-a-lot/?fbclid=IwAR0NYKAcpvqp5FovDYsS8CO6gs216UThSJnX5ZGJpzJQytJ3ApPT9LngoUU)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)". . . is one of Trump’s biggest defenders, even though he ran for Lousiana attorney general, state Treasurer, and U.S. Senate as a Democrat, before switching parties. Kennedy acknowledged that Republican senators were not familiar with the case. “I’ve learned a lot. Everybody has. Senators didn’t know the case,” Kennedy admitted. “They really didn’t.”. . ."





Thursday, January 23, 2020

Instrumental . . .


. . . version (from Chromatose) . . . lyrics below for you to sing along



You never want to have to hear a word
From me again
Never want to have to see my face
At your door
If there's so much as the mention of
My name
You can feel an uncontrollable
Fit of pain
I'm the one
That you said
You would love
Til the bitter end

This must really be
This must really be the end
Nothing could be fitter
This must really be
This must really be the end
Make no mistake it's bitter

You never want us to be seen again
In public places
Can't explain it to another friend
How it goes
You say there's torment that you feel inside
From many things
I can tell you that I still don't know
What that means
Long ago
We were friends
Far removed
From this bitter end

There's no candy coating
To make it go down easier
Not so simple to digest
No bright colors and no
Exotic flavors sweetening
What you see is what you get

You never want to have to hear a word
From me again
Never want to have to see my face
At your door
If there's so much as the mention of
My name
You can feel an uncontrollable
Fit of pain
With one fell
Swoop you sent
Me direct to the bitter end


The Bitter End
©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak



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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Unfortunately . . .



(from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-s-defense-looks-shaky-first-day-impeachment-trial-n1119901)
". . . "GOP Senators may vote to acquit, but there is something truly cleansing to the national conscience to see Adam Schiff walk into their chamber and shove a full dose of truth down their throats before they do," former Rep. David Jolly, who served as a Republican from Florida, wrote on Twitter. . .?






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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Personal . . .



A song is a statement
Which comes straight from the heart
With a little bit of input from the head
Containing lyrics or having none
The sentiment's no weaker
Nor less valid
An artist which accomplishes this
Is both wily and quite versatile
His work is comic, topical,
or often very personal



Pam's Song
©1976, 2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak
(from Chromatose)



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