By Michael Woyton Even though there was some chatter about how the economic policies the felonious president-elect wants to impose on the United States — economists? What do they know? — there wasn’t too much in the mainstream media. After all, it was more important to cover some horrible thing that Donald Trump said ratherContinue reading “How Much Are You Willing to Pay for That Avocado?”
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A Restorative Visit to FDR’s Hyde Park Library
By Michael Woyton How’s everyone doing? It seems like the last week has been a helluva year. We took some time off Thursday. As we did after Hillary lost in 2016, we took a trip up to the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. Subscribe to On Second Thought for free: TheContinue reading “A Restorative Visit to FDR’s Hyde Park Library”
4 More Years; Be Careful What You Wish For
By Michael Woyton I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get much sleep last night. In my estimation, the headline for today is that a majority of voters in America just gave a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist the keys to the kingdom, and he can do whatever he wants with them. Donald TrumpContinue reading “4 More Years; Be Careful What You Wish For”
What if the Worst Happens?
By Michael Woyton We ain’t seen nothin’ yet. That is what I keep saying to myself on this Election Day Eve here in America. As I looked through the news and the social media Monday morning, I started thinking about how things felt eight years ago as we were plunged into the impending first termContinue reading “What if the Worst Happens?”
Did Trump Simulate %*$#!^@ at Milwaukee Rally?
By Michael Woyton How many of you remember what a big deal it was for presidential candidate Bill Clinton to appear on MTV in 1992 for a campaign event in order to appeal to young viewers only to have one of the questions and answers become the big story? He was asked whether he preferredContinue reading “Did Trump Simulate %*$#!^@ at Milwaukee Rally?”
Trump’s Daily Outrage Escalates, with Liz Cheney as Target
By Michael Woyton It’s pretty frustrating, after taking a late-night look at the news and deciding what the next daily outrage story will be, only to wake up the next morning and find something else about which to be more outraged. That is typical of a Donald Trump presidency as well as his mere existence.Continue reading “Trump’s Daily Outrage Escalates, with Liz Cheney as Target”
Biden ‘Garbage’ Comment Brings Out the Snowflakes
By Michael Woyton Yes, the president could have picked a better word than garbage to include in his answer to a question about comments concerning Puerto Rico. And yes, Joe Biden sometimes stumbles over words when he speaks — hell, who doesn’t every once in a while? But seriously, The New York Times and TheContinue reading “Biden ‘Garbage’ Comment Brings Out the Snowflakes”
Crashing U.S. Economy ‘Sounds about Right’: Musk
By Michael Woyton People versed in economics have said that the tax policies Donald Trump is proposing for his possible second term would be really bad for the country. According to a survey of economists, the convicted felon’s policies would cause an almost 9 percent drop in the GDP, mostly because of his threatened massContinue reading “Crashing U.S. Economy ‘Sounds about Right’: Musk”
Fallout over Racist Rally Comments? Who Would Have Thought
By Michael Woyton It’s no (October) surprise that there’s fallout for the convicted felon’s presidential campaign over vile racist comments about Puerto Ricans at his Madison Square Garden hate-fest rally Sunday. According to Politico, the fallout is “spreading like wildfire” in the swing Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Subscribe for free: The news site said Monday thatContinue reading “Fallout over Racist Rally Comments? Who Would Have Thought”
Trump MSG Rally: ‘Tomorrow Belongs to Me’
By Michael Woyton Donald Trump has long wanted to headline Madison Square Garden, and on Sunday, he got his wish. I’m not so sure that his name received top billing, though. It seems that the real star of the show was HATE. Subscribe for free: From a so-called comedian’s vile comments about Puerto Rico, toContinue reading “Trump MSG Rally: ‘Tomorrow Belongs to Me’”
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