Recent Comments

1. 3 days ago on La Cucaracha

   So DJT (aka Mr. America First) wants to take over Gaza and wants European boots on the ground in Ukraine? Or will he be too busy facilitating Elon Musk taking a meat cleaver to the Federal Government? Either Trump tanks the economy with his policies or Musk will overstep himself and get thrown under the bus. It’s likely gonna get bad before then, but tyranny always has an expiration date.

2. 5 days ago on La Cucaracha

   At least DOGE is being challenged by the courts, and that the hoo hah over the cuts are giving the Democratic minorities in the House and Senate their voice. In a few weeks, there will be two special elections in FL (one for Matt Gaetz’s old district). Hopefully, the Democrats will win one or both of them. If they win both, the Democrats will go from a 215 seat minority in the House, to a 217 seat majority. Last January, in a special election, a Democratic candidate in OH won a State Senate seat in a district Trump won last November. So it’s possible that the Democrats can gain a majority (albeit a slim one) in the House before the midterms. But people need to show up in that special election.

3. 11 days ago on Adam@Home

   Here in DC, we are expected to get a couple of inches tomorrow night and Wednesday morning before switching over to rain later on Wednesday. It should be nice to look at on Tuesday afternoon/evening. But it’s expected to get pretty soggy Wednesday night and the coming weekend as well. Oh well, we need the precipitation.

4. 15 days ago on La Cucaracha

   At least the Democrats are punching back now, although it took Trump and Musk’s proposed spending cuts to do it. But at least they’re finding their voice again. In a recent special election, a Democratic candidate won an Ohio State Senate seat in a district Trump won in 2024. The Democrats need to put themselves out there to win more statehouse seats in November as well as flipping the Governor’s office in VA this November. Time will tell if they can, though I’m rooting for them.

5. 15 days ago on La Cucaracha

   NYT columnist Ezra Klein recently wrote in a column that a main reason DJT is issuing these EOs is because he knows that with the extremely slim GOP majorities in both houses of Congress legislation would get stalled in both chambers. And the recent moves by both DJT and Musk have sparked the Democrats in Congress to start pushing back. And kudos to the judges who have ruled against DJT’s spending freeze as well as birthright citizenship (which goes against the Fourteenth Amendment, which states that anyone born inside US borders is a citizen).

6. 18 days ago on Prickly City

   You’ve left out reflection. The Democrats won key Senate and House races across the country and had ensured the GOP in the House has a historically slim majority (by three seats). While the Senate GOP has a 55 seat majority (with 45 held by Dems). But they also are reflecting on how approximately 43% of eligible voters didn’t turn out. They need to do better to bring people out to the polls, knowing that the hard core MAGA voters would crawl over broken glass to vote. They are also finding their voices in the Capitol and elsewhere. Also, in a recent special election, a Democratic candidate won an Ohio State Senate seat in a district Trump won last November. And, the Democrats are already gearing up for the coming off-year races across the country. When there will be statehouse elections in about 30 states as well as the Governor’s races in NJ and VA. My hope is that the Democrats can win back the House and/or Senate in 2026 and the White House in 2028, and Trump/Vance will be seen as the anomaly.

7. 18 days ago on Prickly City

   In 2024, approximately 43% of eligible voters didn’t cast their ballots. It wasn’t as bad as 2016, when approximately 49% didn’t turn out (for reference, about 30% of eligible voters didn’t turn out in 2020), but they still should have voted. IDK why the no-shows in 2024 didn’t vote, if it was over Gaza or they didn’t want to vote for a woman of color (Kamala) or if they didn’t want to vote for either Trump or Kamala. But these people should have realized that staying home (or voting third party) was essentially voting for Trump. And, when you don’t cast your vote, you’re letting someone else who did vote speak for you. In 2018 (the midterms after the 2016 race), the US saw a near record voter turnout. So I’m hopeful that at least some of those no shows from 2024 turn out.

8. 22 days ago on La Cucaracha

   There are apps like Clapper and YouTube where you can watch videos. But there is still much to be said for putting down your phone for a bit and taking a walk in a nearby park or curling up with a good book. Or listening to an album you haven’t listened to in a while. You can control your smartphone/tablet or it will control you.

9. about 1 month ago on FoxTrot Classics

   I remember Jack Sheldon, he was the voice on I’m Just a Bill and Conjunction Junction and others. Those were my favorites.

10. about 1 month ago on La Cucaracha

    I’m not watching the Inauguration this year, and I am glad that it’s taking place indoors because of the bone chilling temperatures (it’s the first indoor Inauguration since Reagan’s second one in 1985). He may be President for the next four years (if he lives that long), but I don’t have to like it! My hope is that the Democrats can keep the worst of his agenda from happening and can win back the House and/or Senate in 2026 and the White House in 2028 and Trump/Vance will be seen as the anomaly.