The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
And Other Notes From the Past Couple Weeks Donald Trump is really pitching for that Nobel Peace Prize. This month, he sanctioned Russia’s two top revenue-producing oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil. Both are blocked from doing business with any American company, and
So, Donald Trump looked at the calendar last month and panicked. The statute of limitations was running out on one of his least favorite people, James Comey. But the chief prosecutor didn’t want to bring charges because he recognized the case Trump
The mostly absent George Stephanopoulos finally showed up on “This Week with him,” and watched as a battle ensued between Chris Christie and Reince Priebus over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a functional genius or a terminal asshole. Priebus’s problem is
Marco Rubio, the Donald’s Secretary of State, was all over the tube last Sunday trying to logically explain what is happening in the peace talks, but forever frustrated by Trump’s affinity for the big lie. Trump has lied so definitively over his
The deafening noise this week was all about the friendship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein and whether it was based on business, buddy stuff, or Epstein’s ready supply of underage flesh. Mainly because we’ve seen or heard it with our own
Lindsey Graham was recently on Meet the Press lauding the president for his possibly successful attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He worked so hard, I began to wonder how far he’d really go for a couple of hours of free greens fees.
Lindsey Graham was recently on Meet the Press, lauding the president for his possibly successful attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He worked so hard, I began to wonder how far he’d really go for a couple of hours of free greens fees.
It’s fascinating that in a time when our country is led by a man completely without character, General Stanley McChrystal, the man who led our special forces in the Afghan war, has written a book specifically about character. Even more interesting is
The media has been swamped lately with the news that Trump has reached his 100th day in office, and if you care to listen, you will find that Trump tells us we’re in the middle of an economic revolution, so we must
So, Trump invaded Yemen, blasting the Houthis for their involvement in piracy in the Gulf. Yeah, Yemen. That’s about his speed. He won’t stand up to Russia or China, not when he can kiss their asses. But, like any other bully, he