Donald Trump's Chinese Toy

I just watched Margaret Brennan's interview on Face The Nation with Attorney General (emphasis on "general") Barr and I am still shaking my head. The man continued to give a version of this past week's happenings that even cell phone videos cannot justify. This would have worked in the 1960's, but not today. Thank you technology!

"To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle."

George Orwell

I have come to the conclusion that questioning, reporting on, quoting, or opposing this president and his administration is an attempt in futility. One would have better luck trying to grow corn in a field of quicksand. Donald Trump and his minions can produce a falsehood as easily

 and thoughtlessly as you and I produce carbon dioxide.

It's more like that little 

Chinese finger trap we played with as kids: Put your fingers in and simply pull them out again, right? The harder you pulled, the tighter the woven toy became. The harder we try to expose the truth and mechanisms of this administration, the more we get caught in the maze of lies, misdirections, and bullshit. 

I Just Don't Get It....

My husband returned home from running a few errands just after noon today, Sunday. He stopped into Gander Mountain in Turkey Creek here in West Knoxville for a minute or two. This store, for those of you unfamiliar with the name, is a huge sporting goods store catering to every type of leisure activity imaginable. Also, Turkey Creek is a mostly upscale "shopping experience."

The line for gun purchases was L O N G....and you had to take a number. He said he'd NEVER seen such a thing. I guess all the conservative Right Wingers had gotten home from church, and had eaten lunch.......or maybe they had finished watching the tele-evangelists on the local stations. Whatever.

What-in-the-name-of-cheese-and-crackers is WRONG with people? Twenty-seven people, most of them just babies in my mind, were recently killed in cold blood........and MORE GUNS is the answer???? On the morning talk shows gun laws were re-hashed and some sensible options were put on the table.....at least on Face The Nation. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3460_162-57559441/bob-schieffer-to-what-depths-of-horror-must-we-sink/  On another program David Gregory noted that 31 pro-gun Congressmen (Republican?) were asked to appear...but they all declined or "were unavailable for comments." Well, when you're on the wrong side of the question......or debacle......

Not a word from the National Rifle Association.
But THIS might interest you: http://truth-out.org/news/item/13364-big-money-alec-and-the-gun-agenda

The time for national debate is NOW. The president MUST act. CONGRESS must act. WE must make them.

If some such tragedy occurred with one of the Congresspeople's kids or grandkids.......there would BE no debate.....you can count on it!