Category: Politics

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Nationalism v. Socialism

Donald v. Bernie. Or someone in between? In Europe, Democratic Socialism is giving way to Nationalism in the wake of economic disparities. Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece v. Germany, Netherlands, France. Layer the refugee crisis onto that and xenophobia is on the rise. As immigration and ISIS take over the headlines in the U.S., will isolationism or income inequality win?

Voters will answer in tonight’s Iowa caucuses. The first test. Are we migrating toward polar extremes on either side or stick middle course? Cruz is just nuts.

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Jokers Wild

House of Cards script could not compete with last night’s political theatrics. The Trump Jet rolls onto the Des Moines tarmac with media frenzy and flashing bulbs. Long lines queue up around a small auditorium to await his arrival. Adele’s hits blaring through the hall. Across town, Cruz and Rubio snark at each other and Chris Wallace. Megyn Kelly holds court with a montage of each frontrunner’s flip flopping clips. A brutal hit job on both. Dulce Candy affords Jeb sweet revenge. But, too little too late?

Donald hugs it out with Huckabee and Santorum who won Iowa in past caucuses. Should he have gone to the debate? Of course not. It was his Frank Underwood (F.U.) moment. Could this get anymore fun? Bon weekend.

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Trump Change

Hillary gave uniquely genuine performance at the Town Hall. Her confidence and uncharacteristic charisma boosted by the President’s kind words. Bernie brought some heat. They both showed passion in a rather lackluster format. Obama will meet with Sanders at the White House to balance the scales.

The story of the day is Trump’s petulant refusal to join the Thursday debate on FOX. Megyn Kelly as host a jab, then Roger Ailes poked the beast. Amped up the snark to which Donald said screw you. His rules. What will he do?

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Lucid Lunacy

He’s done it. El Trumpo made himself the sane choice of the old Republican guard. He has replaced their view of him as the sideshow huckster with a scarier Carnival Cruz. The fringe right are out to dump the Trump which just confirms him as the more mainstream choice. If Mike Bloomberg doesn’t join the fray, at the end of the day it’ll be Donald J. Despite the fact that Sarah Palin is now in play. Predict cold open on SNL this weekend will feature Darrell Hammond and Tina Fey. Oy vey. Blame John McCain!

Full moon and just south a blizzard blows. Carolina v. Pats in the SuperBowl. Safe weekend.

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Ludic Dreams

My playful predilections and demented dreams are coming true. Entertainment alert. Who knew? Bern rising so much so that Morning Mika suggested that Hillary will need to team up with Elizabeth Warren on the ticket!! What a dynamic duo. Whoa. And Sarah Palin will indeed be “palling around” with Donald Trump. Not her old buddy Cruz. Can’t make it up. No one could conjure a more outlandish reality show. And I can see it from my house!

What’s next? Melania will leave Donald and hook up with Bill. Huma and Hillary will run away together. Mike Bloomberg will swoop in and become our next Prez. Yes!

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Cackles and Hackles

Cackalacky cackles. Hillary’s guffaws v. Bernie’s laws in the South Carolina debate. Preachy yelly. Painful telly. Hurts my neck. Yes. The Repubs are hectoring petulant adolescents. But, the Dems are pedantic lecturing bores. Loonbats v. Moonbats. Wall Street sucks. Unless they give them bucks. What?! Bernie & Donald have something in common? They don’t get funding from those hedge scum whores. This election cycle only Advil scores. Downton snores.

Football games weren’t that great, either. But, hey. Three out of four.

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Topsy Turvy

President Obama trashes Trump during State of the Union. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley also trashes Trump during her Republican Response.

Ted Cruz criticizes Trump for having New York values. Jeb Bush makes fun of Rubio’s Cuban high heeled boots. Trump says Cruz is a Cuban-Canadian.

Bernie Sanders, a 74-year old Socialist from Vermont who sounds like Larry David is beating Hillary with Democrat youth. Hillary is sending out Chelsea as her new attack dog. Bill Cosby took hubby off the table.

Oil is below $30 a barrel. PowerBall is over $1 billion.

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2015

GOOD

MadMen ending. The real thing.
The Affair. Ray Donovan.
Pope Francis charms the U.S.
New York weekends. Ocean Grill. Mermaid Inn.
Forked around Long Island twice. DSC_0050

Ogilvy Account Director mAdBen. Seattle star.

BAD

End of MadMen.
Emojis. Symbols that replace words.
ISIS thugs. Paris. U.S. World. Under Siege.
Guns. Guns. Guns,

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Cuban Sandwich

Trump the filler for a Cruz – Rubio face-off? Tonight’s Vegas main event showcases 9 contenders. Rush Limbaugh has signaled a turn from Donald to Ted. Could this be a watershed moment for tea party darling to win the decision? The other slice of the Cuban sandwich is Marco, Republican establishment sweetheart. Those with nothing to lose could go rogue. Jeb!? and Chris.

Drinking game words for the debate: Vet, as in Veteran or vetting terrorists and refugees. Radical Islam. Illegal immigrant. Visa. Paris. San Bernardino. Malik. 

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Trumpolini

Not really. Trump is not an ideologue who craves power. He is rather a pragmatic demagogue. His new call to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. is a dangerous extreme and crosses the line. That’s his negotiating strategy. Start with the most outrageous to shape the debate. Congress is already voting to ban immigrants from certain countries. His end game is to make America tougher.

Simplistic brazen narcissism? Yes. Will he win? Maybe. Unless rest of the Repubs can rally around one candidate. Not sure who that would be.