Day: April 20, 2019

My TV news blackout broke down temporarily last night. As usual, in ten minutes of viewing I was exposed to less news than punditry. In this case the pundits were "reporting" that the President's defenders were taking two tracks. 1) The President didn't really commit crimes because his underlings ignored his illegal orders. And, 2) The President didn't really commit crimes because he didn't have "criminal intent" to commit crimes. (Accidental crimes and crimes committed due to blundering ignorance don't count I guess.) Pretty weak stuff.

News Journal opinion editor Matt Albright joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about ad hominem attacks and the Delaware Way. Also, a reading of "A Clinton-era centrist Democrat explains why it’s time to give democratic socialists a chance” from Vox.

I need to ask you guys a favor. If you are served up a crazy right-wing ad please click on the little blue "X" in the upper right corner of…

Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" is a bullshit song. Woodie Guthrie answered the bullshit in real time by writing "This Land is Your Land" in response. So I'm never sad…