Stu•pid•i•ty* noun – an idea, act, or expression that shows a lack of good sense or judgment “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” ―Albert Einstein “Human beings always[?] do the most intelligent thing … after they’ve tried every stupid alternative and none …
(and doubting Thomas!) “Trudeau elbows MP” (Time 1:19 min.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teqCY8cZGxc Even when reasonable people watch the same video, opposing points of view emerge.1 Case in point is the Canadian House of Commons fracas of May 18, 2016. Here is how I see it: Several NDP MPs were game-playing in the aisle of the House. The Conservative …
Several years ago, the US was courted by two faux rogues and in this most recent go-round (&-round &-round), it seems a third “rogue” has arisen—endorsed now by the second.1 So, in review, here is the “Rogue Repeat.” Rogue (as defined by some) is to BE everything “Washington, DC” is NOT; as in honest, true, chaste, …
(OR, Alas! Alas! Wo is US!) In remembrance of the 120th year of the death of Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (1 February 1838 Vienna – 19 February 1894 New York) … an Austrian-born American cartoonist and caricaturist, who greatly influenced the growth of satirical cartooning in the United States;[*] and the 125th year of the publication …
Words of wisdom and warning from another time to “wring” (or fling) out the old and bring in the new: Jeremiah S. Black: How shall we avert the dire calamities with which we are threatened? The answer comes from the graves of our fathers: By the frequent election of new men [and women]. Other help …
~A short, multiple-choice exam for Nations, their presidents, prime ministers, kings, rulers, magistrates, electees, appointees, dictators, usurpers, etc., AND their lawyers, advisers, employees, go-fers, and sycophants. Examinees have 7 options: A= YESB= NOC= MaybeD= I don’t rememberE= I take the American FifthF= I’d rather go-to-hell than tell (Caveat emptor: this may constitute a technical redundancy.)X= …
(to the right and to the left) * Rogue (as defined by some) is to BE everything “Washington, DC” is NOT; as in honest, true, chaste, virtuous, wise, free of undue influence, etc., etc.. Because John (as in McCain) and Sarah (as in Palin) have claimed (and/or unclaimed) rogue-status, they will, of course, find themselves …