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McConnell and Trump – Odd but Dangerous Bedfellows
Alan Zendell, September 21, 2020 President Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell couldn’t have more different styles. They have two things in common, however, which make them extremely dangerous when their self-interests align: both are corrupt and addicted to money … Continue reading
The State of Trump’s Union
Alan Zendell, February 5, 2019 Most of us are engaged in some form of negotiation all the time. Raising our kids, managing relationships with significant others, haggling over the cost of rugs and chickens, negotiating business deals, getting along with … Continue reading
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Tagged beligerrence, Chuck Schumer, commitment, congress, courtesy, emancipation proclamation, etiquette, executive powers, insults, lies, lincoln, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, national emergency, negotiation, Paul Ryan, Trump, trust, truth
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Waves (Blue, Red or Purple)
Alan Zendell, October 21, 2018 For the next few weeks it will be impossible to watch or listen to news or social media and not be reminded that there’s an election on November 6th. Many millions of dollars will be … Continue reading
The Week in Hypocrisy
Alan Zendell, September 13, 2018 If it weren’t so disturbing this might be funny, but then, there’s really very little about hurricanes that’s funny. I know because I spent my honeymoon in one of the most devastating storms of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 3000 dead, 9/11, border wall, Brett Kavanuagh, FEMA, first responders, Florence, florida, Harvey, houston, hurricanes, Irma, Maria, Mueller investigation, new orleans, nine-eleven, Paul Ryan, presidential immunity, puerto rico, roe v wade
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Mueller and the Court
Alan Zendell, August 5, 2018 As frequently noted here and elsewhere. Donald Trump is a master of obfuscation. While those of us who are trained in logical discourse and scientific method are often appalled by his relatively incoherent style, it … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, congress, jeff sessions, Kavanaugh, midterm election, NATO, Nixon, obstruction of justice, Paul Ryan, rod rosenstein, russia, supreme court, trade war, Trump, watergate
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A Sad, Embarrassing Wreck of a Man
Alan Zendell, July 18, 2018 We’ve all had two days to absorb the Helsinki press conference in which Russian President Putin smirked and our president misread the expression as a friendly smile. No doubt we’ve all formed our opinions about … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, autocrats, Bush, Clinton, dictators, George Will, Helsinki, integrity, Kim, Mitch McConnell, NATO, Nixon, Paul Ryan, Putin, reagan, republican leadership, Richard Clarke, Russian meddling, security, strength, Trump, Xi
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Under Siege
Alan Zendell, March 20, 2018 “Under siege” is one of those phrases that’s so overused it’s almost a cliché. This week it’s being used by every news outlet to describe the Trump White House. To me, it evokes memories of … Continue reading
Chaos Theory
Alan Zendell, March 2, 2018 The theory goes, if you’re smarter than everyone else and a genius at tactics, timing, reading the crowd, and knowing where the escape tunnel is, you can juggle dozens of balls at once and no … Continue reading
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Tagged confusion, DACA, governing, guns, immigration, lies, Mitch McConnell, North Korea, obfuscation, Paul Ryan, scandal, Steve Bannon, strategy, Sun Tzu, tactics, tweets, warfare, west wing, white house
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Draining the Swamp or Trashing the Constitution?
Alan Zendell, February 1, 2018 Populist candidates for president often like to cast themselves as outsiders who will ride in on a white horse and clean up the Washington swamp. Donald Trump did it, and he managed to energize the … Continue reading
Conspiracy versus Stupidity
Alan Zendell, December 21, 2017 It’s sometimes difficult for people who aren’t in the inner circle to tell the difference between ulterior motives and sheer incompetence. In my experience, which includes nearly fifty years working for one government or another … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, estate tax, incompetence, lies, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, payback, reagan, tax cuts, taxes, the one percent, Trump, voodooeconomics, wealthy donors
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