Heidi Heitkamp, a Junior Senator from the pro-Trump state of North Dakota is described as a centrist Democrat, though she’s voted often for Trump policies, is pro-NRA and pro-bank deregulation. She was formerly an Attorney General and Tax Commissioner. She’ll have a problem whichever she votes on the Kavanaugh confirmation. She’s one of … Read more
Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham are leading Republicans pushing hard for Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Grassley, 17 September 1933, Iowa is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a reputation as curmudgeonly. Graham, 9 July 1955 SC, put himself forward as a presidential candidate in 2015, dropped out, supported Jeb Bush, … Read more
Barbra Streisand is leading a charge “in a war for the soul of America”, issuing her first album since 2005 with the lead single titled ‘Don’t Lie to Me’. In it she aims at “kings and queens, crooks and thieves” who “built towers of bronze and gold”. In 2016 she wrote about the … Read more
The unstoppable popular novelist Stephen King, known mainly for his horror, supernatural, suspense, fantasy and science fiction was 71 yesterday. He has written 58 novels, sold 350 million, written innumerable short stories, won multiple awards and is omnipresent on other authors’ book covers with complimentary puffs and on twitter. The litterati tends to … Read more
The USA Constitution has been shaken by in recent times by a president who clearly dislikes restrictions on his personal power. Which was why it was written 231 years ago by the founding fathers to put balances and checks in place. Signed on 17 September 1787, the chart is showing the stress of life … Read more
The full-scale trade war Trump is ramping up with China may be rooted in justifiable resentment about unfair practices as China has aggressively undercut the global market with state subsidies and systematic cyber theft and forced technology transfer. But he’s playing his usual game of chicken which is making the markets and companies … Read more
Barack Obama’s elastic finally snapped and he took the unusual step of issuing a full-throated indictment of his successor. He called Trump a “threat to our democracy” and a demagogue practicing the “politics of fear and resentment.” He likened him to Roman Caesars who placated the mob with bread and circuses. He said … Read more
John Steinbeck, one of the titans of American literature for his novels The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, East of Eden, a Nobel and Pulitzer winner, is described as a ‘sadistic womanizer’ in a new memoir. A manuscript written by his second wife Glyn was recently discovered, in which she says … Read more
General James Mattis is now the last man standing amongst the initial three forces top brass who felt it their patriotic duty to protect the nation from the president. McMaster is gone, Kelly is nearly gone; and Tillerson’s ‘moron’ moment saw him out the door. However much Trump loves pomp, ceremony and military … Read more
A disruptive start yesterday for Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court with the Democrats enraged by the blocking of hundreds of thousands of pages of relevant documents and the late delivery of 40,000 more the night before. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said “Any claim that this has been a thorough, … Read more