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The Story of a Dictator

This is the story of a Dictator.  He is overweight.  He has awful hair.  He admires strength.  He offers only bluster. He feels entitled.  He attended good schools.  He came away not with education, But with an enhanced feeling of his own importance.  He traps himself in a cycle of arrogance. And ignorance.  He believes his bloodline makes him great. He demands loyalty, Yet offers none.  He creates days to celebrate himself. He is illegitimate. He came power due to cracks in the system, Not the will of the people. He is propped up by others, Created through artificial means. He antagonizes nations on his border. He embarrasses even his friends. He subsists on fear, And threats. He purges those who stand in his way. He survives on threats. He believes war is strength.  Be longs to bomb.  Let me show you this man,
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Donald J. Trump: The Worst Hundred Days

The worst President in the history of the country is...(drumroll)...Donald J. Trump.  Ok, yes, Trump is the worst.  And yes, I know it's only been 100 days.  But really, there's no other option.  Yes Donald Trump is the worst.  No matter what he does, he will be the worst.  And somewhere James Buchanan is going is dance of joy.  So why is he the worst? Well, Because he wants to build a wall, while a the same time cutting Meals on Wheels.  Because he wants to ban people.  Because he uses phrases like "America First".  Because he feels entitled because he's rich.  Because he thinks reality TV is a qualification.  Because he thinks he knows more than the Generals.  Because he says "only I an fix it." Because he claims a mandate, without even a popular vote victory.  Because he hires Nationalistic bigots to populate the West Wing.  Because he calls those who oppose him his "enemies," even when they are Americans too.  Because he wants to &
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Founders vs. Franers: A History Lesson

We spend a lot of time studying the founders.  Or is it the framers?  Well, we've come to use both terms to describe the same people, but really folks, there's a difference.  And no, this is not a semantic argument, this really matters.  This is history, and it's important to get it right.  Of course it's important to clarify at the outset that we're discussing the people, almost all men, unfortunately, who created America.  The "Founding" depending on how one views it, lasted for between 25 and 50 years.  Without question, it began in 1765 when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act.  When it ended is a matter for debate, but that's another story.  This is about the people.  Now, who are the founders?  Tough question.  There are literally hundreds, even thousands of them.  Anyone who contributed to the founding is a founder.  Pretty simple right?  Some examples: Anyone who signed the Declaration of Independence. Anyone who sighed the Con
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We Don't Want Your Fucking Wall, We Don't Want YOU Trump At All

You see Mr. (un)President, I don't want a wall. I don't want if if we must pay for it. I don't want it if you manage to wave a magic wand and convince the Mexicans to pay for it. No, I do not want it at all. I want a civilization. Walls, meant to keep people out (or in), are not civilized. I want education - that is civilized. I want healthcare - that is civilized. I want to take care of the poor - that is civilized.   I want to take care of the elderly - that is civilized. I want to take care of the disabled - that is civilized. I want to take care of the planet - that is civilized. I want to promote universal human equality - that is civilized. I want to take care of veterans - that is civilized. Ok? Got it, Mr. Trump? Got it nationalistic populists? There is no good reason for a wall. There is no good reason to keep pushing these faux national security policies if you intend to destroy the society you are supposed to be securing.
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Best & Worst Presidents: A Series

Over the course of the coming days and weeks, I will be offering up my list, from one through forty-two the Presidents from worst to best.  Why only 42?  Simple.  Technically, we are up to the 45th President.  BUT, Grover Cleveland is counted twice.  Add to that the fact the James Garfield served less than six months and William Henry Harrison only one month, it is my opinion that these two men did not serve long enough to be judged.  In fact, an list which includes them, as many aggregate lists attempt to do is acting irresponsibly and unfairly.  The series will begin today or tomorrow with Donald Trump.  Note:  I will lust the Presidents as *I* as a student of history view them.  I will base my views on the FACTS available.  My rules as far as judging Presidents limit the judgments only to the terms of their Presidencies.  As such a lesser President such as U.S. Grant gets no credit for his military success, nor would a man such as George H.W. Bush be blamed for the mistakes of
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A Note on the Importance of Former Presidents in the Age of Trump

You know, in this time of governmetal insanity I take some confort in knowing that we have several decent living ex-Presidents to remind us what government CAN be. The intellectual internationalism of Carter and Bush 41, the active pragmatism of Clinton and the Progressive optimism of Obama. And even Bush 43 is a monument to decency compared to what we have now. At the very least we have examples to show is that competent government has existed and can exist, during this, ... the most incompetent period in the history of American government. And I am therefore struck with the fact that during the height of Watergate in 1974, there were no living former Presidents. Nixon was it. I don't suppose there's much point to this post, but I find this staggering.  I find it impossible to imagine navigating the Trump's America without having the great living reminder of Obama's, and Clinton's and Carter's and Bush's.  We need these monuments to a bett
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