An illusory journey, an American tale. November 8: After the elections, AG Merrick Garland may appoint a Special Counsel to oversee bringing indictments against the Trump Administration (1) I am a septuagenarian, and as my short-term memory may be iffy, please explain to me — am I having a ‘Rip…

Why do ‘they’ put ‘us’ through this? sally-rally: an assembly of plotters urging each other and being urged to take action though the consequences remain unclear, hence a form of political dissembling and expansion of space for violence and chaos. Dear Reader/listener, As the 2022 mid-term election smoke clears and…

Apocryphally speaking, one recent notorious election denier was Joseph Kennedy, father of JFK and friend of Chicago — mobs, booze and all. (1) Another was Jimmy Hoffa and the Charleston, WVA boys. The rest of the apocryphal Presidential Election of 1960, a squeaker, was, as they say, ‘history.’ Illinois and…

Katie Hobbes’ victory cleanses Arizona of election deniers. Once again mainstream media misses the point, ruining a moment of ‘schadenfreude.’ That’s politic-speak for “I knew it…” or “I told you so…” or “Duh dum dum…” It’s not that Katie Hobbes took down, as one snarky reporter described Lake, “Donald Trump…

Above: Garlin Gilchrist II and Gretchen Whitmer, Election night. Photo courtesy Ann Arbor News Betsy DeVos and Donald Trump lost in the 2022 midterm Michigan election. Their money and influence with the Republican voter did not turn Michigan red. The state has returned to blue, for the first time in…

Above: Steve Kornacki. Photo courtesy of Vox Campaign Coverage Night: Fox News felt angry… MSNBC felt like a chummy frat party…the polls were having a 2016 moment… November 8 Except for Steve Kornacki doing Shakespearean length “updates” in front of “the big board,” everyone on MSNBC seemed to be having…

Nothing really happens until a vote is cast. (1) Correction: if there is a takeaway for Tuesday’s election it is that the Supreme Court is more out of touch with the American public than one can imagine. It’s shameful, really. And on the political violence horizon, the J6 Committee Hearings…

‘Let’s see what happens’ replaces ‘I can change this.’ I usually vote Democratic Party but candidate (fill in the blank) is a business (man, woman) so I was ‘won over.’ We need someone from ‘outside’ to come in and fix the problems. Business acumen, a rare commodity in late-stage capitalism…