The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
The Republican vote on the support of our allies was not as bipartisan as it seemed. The GOP actually voted 112 to 104 against passing the bill. So, their vote mirrors a similar one that a very different GOP made against helping
We are told that Iran’s attack on Israel on Saturday night was carefully planned to do no real damage. In fact, the administration and the pundits were congratulating each other on Sunday morning news shows on the fact that as planned, almost
The Israeli strike that hit World Central Kitchen targets and killed their workers cannot be excused. The remaining question is, were they deliberate? Netanyahu was quoted as saying it was a mistake. Mistakes happen in war. Yeah, but they really happen when
Pre-trial detention. It’s the cure for the infection that is Donald Trump. It’s part of the law for the exact purpose of gagging criminals like Donald Trump who ignore judge’s instructions and continue to threaten those associated with the criminal actions that
The conjecture about whether Trump would come up with the half billion bond he will owe as of Monday had reached fever pitch. But then the judge lowered the bond and gave the fat crook more time to raise the money. But
Martha Raddatz did a piece on the “double haters” this weekend. Those are the people who do not want either Biden or Trump as candidates. When asked what they plan to do about this problem, they ae truly stuck for an answer.
South Carolina Senator Nancy Mace was a guest on This Week. In the past Mace has bravely spoken to the fact that she was raped when she was sixteen but recently has puzzlingly announced that she was supporting Donald Trump who has
Last week I wrote about the departure of Mitch McConnell. I tried to mitigate my antipathy for him by referring to his intelligence, but that turned out to be a huge waste of time. This week he proved his uselessness by endorsing
The GOP primary in South Carolina happened on Saturday and once again it looks like Nikki Haley will get her brains beat out. Not that it makes any difference. Trump will fart and lie about what a winner he is, despite losing
The GOP and the MAGA nuts, Bob Costas refers to them as the ‘brain less and the spineless, keep whining about wanting to fight the election based on the candidates plans for the country. But the Trump camp has no plans, just