February 2017 – The Octogenarians

New Format

Readers: We ran into trouble with our old twenty-ten theme and temporarily lost items.This is a newer theme that WordPress deems more responsive.hoping that it enhances the dialogue...

The Low Hanging Fruit Option(Overdetermined)

23 Feb 201724 Feb 2017

About a month ago the victorious Trumpeter addressed his followers by announcing that he was appointing people who would get things done and he didn't need them until the next…

Why I rarely listen to PBS news

23 Feb 201725 Feb 2017

RMV writes:Taken from Marvin Kalb, Trump's troubling relationship with the press;www.Brookings .edu.blog 2/22/17 Eric Sevareid once said "Our rigid formulas of so-called objectivity have given the lie the same prominence…

The Retrospectoscope Moves Again.

As the retrospectoscope reviews Yale's decision to rename Calhoun College to Grace Murray Hooper College( as Calhoun was too onerous a figure),and the refusal of the House Oversight Committee to…

Syllogisms Part Two

So much fun! Let's try some more. Trump's Temporary Ban is based on information previously processed by security operatives of the Obama administration. Trump's ban is based on information that…

Syllogisms To Build A Dream On

14 Feb 201714 Feb 2017

Flynn acted on his own in briefing the Russian ambassador the day of Obama's Sanctions. POTUS has been concerned for weeks about Flynn's discretion. Why was he concerned. There are…

Thanatos & Destruido

11 Feb 201711 Feb 2017

There appears to be a race going on between the moral and structural disintegration of the country and the destruction of Trump's administration.Voices are being raised nationwide expressing some kind…

POTUS Launches Attack On California

Yesterday 136 residents of California mostly Angelinos were rounded up by agents of I.C.E.,the Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency which is one arm of the Department of Homeland Security created…

A Business Strategy Born Of Desperation

In a discussion on Business News Tonight this evening,Michael Farr of Farr, Miller&Rasthogton(?)in noting increasing opposition to Trump by leaders in the tech and science industry,seriously suggested that a task…

Bradymania May Be Justified

6 Feb 20176 Feb 2017

The New England Patriots came storming from behind to bring off a Super Bowl victory after appearing to be dead at halftime.Maybe the dazzling half time performance by Lady Gaga…