Living On the Diagonal

June 27, 2017 THE MEAN REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE LET’S TAKE A BREATHER, CONSIDER THE HEALTH  of OUR TIGERS Doug Fister (RHP) Boston Red Sox Astute Detroit   Tiger fans may have noticed a surprise this past Sunday when the MLB Network televised the Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox game. Like most major league teams, the Red Sox are desperate for a pitcher, a good pitcher, a decent pitcher or a pitcher that can find home plate! With one eye on the Internet and the television tuned to a game of little interest in normal Tiger seasons, I heard the broadcaster announce “ Doug Fister takes his last warm-up and ready to throw his first pitch to the team that released him . Strike One!” Six of his first seven pitches were strikes and he set down the same team that gave up on him one-two-three. The announcers went on to say that Fister was dropped from the Angel’s 40 man roster in the spring and assigned to an AAA team. From what I understand the one-time Tiger had to wai

Friday, June 16, 2017 A HOUSE DIVIDED  PRESENCE OF PERSONALITY DISORDER?    Today Washington D.C . and particularly the White House is often described by not one, not five but as many as thirty (30) "sources" the media has interacted anonymously, of course with a lower level staff trembling through no fault of their own are within earshot of the President. The image that comes to mind is these frightened employees have moments of a panic as they push shut their office doors or crawl under their cubicles.  As if this is not enough we easily visualize the Commander-In-Chief stomping up and down the hall of the West Wing  pausing only to scream at live cable news broadcasts throughout the workday. There must be a long bank of the latest HD/Ultra/4-D/Televisions one expects to see at a Best Buy. This optic only makes James Comey and the grandfather clock three times in his written narrative, later testimony. FBI Director Comey  his adroit memory of his

Speaker Paul Ryan & Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Call For Unity During Time of Tragic Shooting  "On days like today, there are no Democrats or Republicans, only Americans" - Nancy Pelosi "For all the noise and fury, we are a family. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us." - Paul Ryan The tragic shootings in Alexandria, VA this morning gave Speaker Paul Ryan a moment to pause and address the entire House in leading a prayer for Rep. Steven Scalise and the other victims of the lone gunman's attack on a baseball field. His words were poignant and heartfelt. Similarly, Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Minority Leader followed his lead. Pelosi used the metaphor of sports, in this case baseball to illustrate how the one-hundred year tradition of the two parties playing this annual charity event promoted good feelings, teamwork and competition. Speaker Ryan and Rep Pelosi actually agreed that this is a time to "take pause&q

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 LOYALTY OATHS ARE  TO COUNTRY, NOT TO THE PRESIDENT  THE FLAG I PURCHASED THE DAY AFTER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY WAS FIRED In light of the President firing then FBI Director James Comey and the ridiculous Cabinet meeting, it is clear Federal Employees should demonstrate where true loyalty lies as they labor everyday to protect Our Freedom and Democracy.  I would suggest that at 3 PM today, all non-essential FBI, Department of Justice, NSA, CIA ... all Federal Employees take an extended break from their work, leave their desks and gather outside to demonstrate and send a message to President Trump and support James Comey, Susan Yates and Bob Mueller. "WE DO NOT SUPPORT LOYALTY OATHS TO ANY ONE MAN, BUT ONE NATION" where Justice for All prevails and no man is above the law. And, Federal Employees don't make it a matter of protocol to suck up to the boss and tell him what we wants to hear. Our gratitude to General James Mattis.

Thursday, June 08, 2017   Trump & Comey Meet at Center Ring  In the event President Trump invites James Comey for a second dinner, who knows there, may be a confrontation. Here’s how they measure up. TALE OF THE TAPE DONALD TRUMP JAMES COMEY Age / Date of Birth 70 / June 14, 1946 56 / December 14, 1960 Height 6’ 2” 6’ 8” Weight 253 lbs 225 lbs Chest 44” Unknown Waist 38” Unknown Biceps 13” Unknown Body Type Average Trim / Fit Eye Color Blue Moss Green Hair Color Blonde (Light Brown) Brown Birthplace Queens, NY Yonkers, NY Residence Manhattan, NY Washington, DC Washington, DC Hometown: Allendale, NJ Ethnicity German/Scottish Irish Religion Presbyterian Born Catho