Living On the Diagonal

THE ALMOST ENDLESS NEWS CYCLE WE ENDURE SHOULD INVOKE ONE EMOTION AND IT IS OUTRAGE! Ancient History recounts Nero who twiddled his fiddle while Rome burned to the ground. Today, a towering wall of flames, whipped by a relentless wind ignites underbrush spreading the forest and on to homes at a frightening speed. California is in flames! SORRY, CALIFORNIA IT IS YOUR FAULT In real time all of America witness the carnage caught as television images and we can only gasp in disbelief. Commentators on the scene are left aghast as the words escape them. It is the image of an apocalyptic fire unabated engulfs families and their homes. Those of us afar safe from the fury are filled with horror but empathy and compassion as well. The cauldron of fire, billowing smoke robs oxygen from the air and homes are in flames. Our first thought is that what unfolds before us must be the result of an epic Hollywood scene. It is not. California is caught in a deadly downward spire. CALI...

MATTHEW WHITAKER IS UNFIT FOR THE ROLE AS "ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL" This email secured and published by Miami New Times* is all one needs to know of Matthew Whitaker's character to intimidate by way of his prior position  to strong arm and silence any opponent, critic or threat. Does this strategy sound familiar? PRESIDENT TRUMP'S APPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW WHITAKER IS IN REALITY, TO AWARD A NEW "APPRENTICE" AS HIS "FIXER" AND MORE. (Note: You may need to use your magnifier to adjust size or Ctrl +) The language, tone and content contained in Whitaker's message is typical of a Trump attorney. In this message he is addressing yet another former U.S. Attorney who has filed complaints against Whitaker's employer, World Patent Marketing . The complainant indicates the existence of previous emails received from Whitaker. In this email the sender A Rudsky, alleges that Whitaker is "party to a scam"  and "...You will...

YOUR VOTE IS NOT ONLY THE MOST CRITICAL TO DEMOCRACY, IT MAY BE MAY BE YOUR LAST When the Mid-Term campaign began in September many in the media called out the Democratic Party as weak on a clear message to sustain the expected Blue Wave to take control of Congress. The pundits may be correct. But, in recent weeks President Trump did everyone a favor to declare that “a vote for Republicans is vote for me. This is a referendum on my Presidency.” Thank you, Mr. President! Believe me that never in American History has our Freedom, our democratic process hung on a precipice that teeters in free fall toward the politics of fear and hate and where we will be clearly subjected to authoritarian rule. It is unconceivable that an American populace will be duped once again in voting for a Republican Congress and to give a thumbs-up to Donald Trump. During the twentieth century more lives were lost in wars to overturn authoritarian rule than all conflicts combined in the h...