Tea and Vitriol

"Witch?" Clearly, I misspelt the word I intended to use. Today, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic "Hag Supreme" of the United States House of Representatives announced that she would not run for re-election in 2026! Older than Methusaleh, Pelosi was the first woman Speaker of the House and was in Congress for decades. Forty years, although it seems like hundreds! She and her husband were able to leverage her position in government and connections into acquiring a personal fortune worth several hundred million dollars, which is not bad considering her relatively modest annual salary as a Congresswoman. In that, Pelosi and her husband are no different from other shady politicians, notably the Clinton, Schumer and Biden Crime Families, all of whom owe their wealth to insider trading and influence peddling with both US allies and enemies alike. No politician I ever knew left office poorer than they were when they went in. In fact, while the government shutdown continues and fede...

Yep, that's right! Disgraced Rochester ex-police chief LaRon Singletary settled his lawsuit against the City for $75,000! He sued Rochester because the administration of ex-Mayor Lovely Warren "blackened" (pardon the pun) his reputation and sought $1.5 million in compensation. If Singletary thought his damaged reputation was worth that much, why did he settle for only 5% of the dollar settlement he asked for? The lawyers will get most of that. Some people, including me, think that his reputation wasn't that hot to begin with.  It was created two years before Mayor Warren appointed him Chief of Police, to make his promotion seem logical. It was a successful public relations stunt to arouse public interest for a product that nobody wanted, needed or could use, but had a catchy name and attractive package. It was all just hype. As part of the settlement, Singletary had his medical benefits restored, which were eliminated when Mayor Warren fired him in a fit of vindictive...