Tea and Vitriol

Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is a liar. A big one. Even among politicians, that is quite a remarkable feat. Most people living in so-called "democracies," especially the western ones, have grown accustomed to usual political lying, especially during election years when grandiose promises are made to sway voters and keep themselves in office. Sadly, both the voters and the politicians know that the vast majority, if not all, of the promises the political candidates make will not be kept. Once elected, these politicians feel that they have a right to steal, that they can make any statement no matter how untrue, dare anyone to question them and ultimately threaten anyone who calls them out on their lies. One need only to look at the actions of Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan enforcing their displeasure against any and all who oppose them or dispute their narratives On local, more parochial levels, one doesn't have to look further than their own...

The European Union, at first glance, appears to be a powerful geo-political entity. Composed of most of the "democracies" of the Western European continent, including the economic powerhouse of Germany, it has tried to pose as one of the world's superpowers. Only it isn't. Comprised of frequently quarreling member states, possessed of a complicated and cumbersome constitutional framework that reveals its impotence daily in the European Parliament, its much-touted successes have always been dependent on the military might of the United States to protect it from itself and the threats to it posed by Russia and her allies. NATO was supposed to act as a deterrent to Russian aggression, at which it has failed repeatedly. Despite all of its economic and industrial potential, the European Union really only ranks as a second-rate power, although it has postured as something far greater. Until yesterday. European Union President Ursula von der Leyen surrendered unconditionally...

It's Monica Lewinsky's birthday! She turns fifty-two today! My, how time flies! It seems like it was only yesterday that she was crawling around the Oval Office in the White House on her hands and knees. Or maybe I should have said "The Oral Office." Monica Lewinsky needs no introduction to anyone who followed presidential scandals between the Korean and Russo-Ukraine Wars.  This rather silly, incredibly stupid college student was a major factor in the sex scandal that led to the impeachment of US President Bill "Horndog" Clinton. It was only the second time in history, at that time, that a US President had been impeached. Though it was unsuccessful, that fallout regarding US politics and its place of primacy in the world had become questioned and Horndog himself was mocked on an international scale, especially from the US's own allies. Let's take a little trip down Memory Lane. As I have stated, Monica Lewinsky was an incredibly stupid and silly col...

The Democrats had their primary election in the City of Rochester, New York today. Only registered Democrats were allowed to vote in Rochester, since there were no contests with a multitude of Republicans vying for the same seats. Since Rochester IS a one-party town, the results of the Democratic primary effectively predetermines the results of the general election in November. But we must go through with that farce to preserve the illusion of democracy, and much about democratic politics in the United States is illusionary. Or delusionary. The Republicans have long since ceased to be an effective force for anything within Rochester, having abandoned it for the more lucrative, less crime-ridden but no less corrupt suburbs. Just look at the Republican dominated Town of Greece, adjacent to Rochester on its northwest! The population of Rochester NY is estimated at a little over 210,000 souls, counting the illegals that reside here. Of that, some 85,000 are registered as Democrats. The uno...

Greta Thunberg is in the news again! She needs no introduction to those of us who have been subjected to the progressive liberal media's tortured attempts in the last decade to make a heroine of her. Unfortunately, all they did was make a celebrity of her, which whetted Greta's appetite to maintain that status. For those few of you who have remained blissfully unaware of Greta's asininity, allow me to enlighten you. Greta Thunberg was a homely pubescent Swedish girl with a learning disability whom the media made famous because of her constant activism about the environment. The fact that she was never in school as a result of these activities might have been the reason for the diagnosis of her having a learning disability. Just like one of her pages describes her as an "autistic, bi-polar activist." She has given us no reason to doubt that description. Greta started her career by whining about pollution, becoming an overnight sensation with her "How dare you...

The bromance between the world's most powerful man, US President Donald Trump and the world's richest man, Elon Musk has ended. It was inevitable that the relationship would end, because both men are too similar for any bromance to last. Both are narcissists. Both are exhibitionists, perpetually seeking the spotlight and taking center stage. The only thing that prevents them from donning trench coats and seeking the thrill of exposing themselves on streetcorners is that neither of them are blessed with faces or figures that make such actions amusing or interesting to others. Unfortunately, Elon forgot that The Donald IS the President of the United States and, while The Donald likes to associate with strong and powerful men, He also demands to be surrounded by "yes men." When Elon criticized The Donald's "Big, Beautiful Bill," he was finished. The Donald brooks no criticism of his regime, no matter how asinine and idiotic some of his actions and diatribes...

Tomorrow is Memorial Day in the USA. It is the unofficial start of summer, after which fashionistas can wear white shoes and white slacks until Labor Day without attracting the criticism from self-appointed arbiters of taste. It is a federal holiday, so all schools, government offices, courts and banks will be closed, and bully for all those employed in such fields. Most other businesses remain open, as are retail establishments, albeit with slightly shortened hours to "celebrate" the holiday. In my youth, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, EVERYTHING was closed on Memorial Day to honor our fallen war dead, to give Americans the time to ponder its meaning and perhaps spare a thought or two about them. Yes, there will be parades tomorrow, attended by politicians seeking re-election, accompanied by their fan clubs wearing "Vote for so-and-so" t-shirts with which to indoctrinate the crowds of people watching and proving their "connection" to their constit...