A Day at My Desk
Took care of my home office chores. Really tired
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Trump and the OK Corral Or Maybe High Noon
We have had a president who played a cowboy in the movies. But Ronald Reagan, despite his love of his horses and his ranch, knew he was no cowboy and knew he wasn't really up for a high noon style pistol duel. We have had a president in George W Bush, who lived on a ranch in Texas who sent us cowboy-like into wars of choice in the middle East and on the Asian continent. He could fly a plane, but he knew that he couldn't single handedly dive bomb his enemies into submission. And when he retired he took up a less macho hobby and bought a house in the suburbs. Now we have Trump who went to a military high school, but like many of his generation, dodged the draft. Who could blame him? Vietnam was literally a sucking swamp,destined to fail from day one. But now this man envisions himself rushing unarmed into a hail of bullets? This man who lies in bed watching only his supporters on Fox News while munching on McDonald's sees himself as an avenging angel who could have halt...
More Disapprove
I think that the real story here is that even as Trump’s disapproval numbers go up, there are still a somnolent by rabid 40% who stick by him. A sort of Manson Family syndrome. Source 538.com
Friday With Dave Douglas and My Cuz
At Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center Beautiful venue. Wonderful jazz. Great company.
