Irony is a cruel mistress. The most recent election is still very fresh (some might say "raw") in everyone's minds. We all still remember the chants of "lock her up!" from the tRump supporters. Republican politicians held numerous hearings with testimony from recently fired FBI director James Comey and Clinton herself. The upshot of all of it was that some emails weren't correctly marked as "classified" and made their way to her private server (which - btw - was never hacked).

Nonetheless, it was a source of controversy for her campaign, and she was painted as "crooked", untrustworthy, and cavalier with state secrets. These myths were picked up, amplified, and promulgated by American and Russian media, and tRump made hay with them at his rallies. It likely wasn't the only reason she lost the election, but it played a big part in the narrative - again, primarily from the tRump campaign.
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53 comments (Latest Comment: 05/18/2017 20:11:17 by livingonli)

Good Morning.

Heading right to Washington. With all the other problems we've got going on, you of course know what the budget priority is. That's right - eliminating the sequester caps on the military so we can have more war.
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47 comments (Latest Comment: 05/17/2017 01:53:23 by BobR)

Good Morning.

I've got three stories today to cheer you up. President Trump recently had the idea to slash the budget for the "drug czar" to the tune of 95%, as was reported in this space a week ago. This will, of course, touch off a snowball effect throughout the United States. There is an example of this starting already, even without Mr. Trump's help.
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 05/13/2017 15:25:02 by Will in Chicago)

Everyday, as a new fresh hell is brought upon us by this administration, we ask ourselves "when will somebody do something?" There have been SO many scandals that would have brought down any other administration (or prevented it from occurring in the first place). Bill Clinton used to be known for not letting various news stories affect his popularity. pResident tRump isn't popular, but he seems to have made the Congress and other governmental agencies impotent.

It's nearly impossible to predict, but there is always that tipping point when the fulcrum is breached and the downward slide begins - slowly, at first, almost imperceptible, but then gaining speed as the parabolic curve is traversed. This is what those who play the stock market (especially those who sell short) gamble on.
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31 comments (Latest Comment: 05/12/2017 00:13:09 by Scoopster)

Good Morning.

Actually posting on Monday evening - I've got a 7am meeting in Southie tomorrow, so I won't have time to run this in the morning.

I've actually only got one story today. Veterans of America that voted for Trump - YOU'VE BEEN HAD.
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15 comments (Latest Comment: 05/09/2017 19:43:50 by livingonli)