Another day in the arena of the courtroom.  A nice guy who is good at digging holes got screwed by a large undercapitalized general contractor who decided not to pay him after he went deep into debt to buy equipment to deliver their work.

Being an independent sort, he tried to fix an impossible cash flow hole by himself for almost two years before disaster hit.

As usual ,the US Attorney is trying to throw him to the wolves on a million legal fictions . She is an Obama holdover who seems to dislike whites, men and male Caucasians in random order.

So once again, on the witness stand, being cross examined by this entrenched swamp creature, explaining the situation to the attorneys for those owed money (Including the … Continue reading →

An actual bloody shirt is not enough to constitute a bloody shirt these days. This is because the Republican Party is in control, with President Donald Trump at the helm.  

Meanwhile, the shift in voters continues, along with donors and allegiances.

Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO  executive is said to visit the White House weekly and is on the phone daily.  http://iotwreport.com/afl-cio-union-boss-trumka-says-trump-better-than-obama-on-trade/

This is a pillar of the Democrat support structure. Apparently , he understands the aspect of leadership that when your followers are going a different direction, it is best to get in front of them and yell “Follow Me!”

Here is where purists on the right will choke. To win WW2, we cut a deal with Stalin. To beat back the progressives, we need to cut a deal with Trumka. We just need to keep the deal short term.

The real enemy is the SEIU, who has a vested interest in the swamp.

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This morning a gunman opened fire on Republican Representative Steven Scalise and members of his staff while they were practicing baseball. Scalise was hit in the hip. The gunman is dead, shot by security. Apparently before opening fire the gunman asked whether the players on the field were Republicans or Democrats. This has the indications it was political violence, not a gang-banger looking for cred.

My questions: Will the “Resistance” realize they have pushed the assassination theme too far, and pull back from political violence? If not, is this the starting gun (quite literally) for what some have predicted – the Second American Civil War? Remember, civil wars do not always consist of marching armies. They can also develop into partisan warfare, like Bleeding Kansas.

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It’s that time of the week again, when we connect for another townhall meeting in the Village of the Darned.

Wednesday 9pm EDT

The fix is in. Despite lies told by politicians and media, the Mueller investigation has little to do with any Russian or other hacking or any other actual crimes. It’s an ad hominem fishing license for process crimes. Given that the Trump administration seems populated with extremely bad liars, the perjury traps will make Scooter Libby seem like a saint. I’d say the over/under is five perjury trap prosecutions.

If the software tells you that you’re the only caller, don’t you believe it!  Press on with the access code and you’ll probably find us in there!

US: 515-604-9908

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It is always good when someone you respect agrees with you. VDH is unique in his calm and reasoned way to observe and arrange the obvious such that even the Never-rights reluctantly have to pay attention.  His latest is a fine piece and worth your time.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448562/donald-trump-ironies-wrecking-ball-long-overdue-may-benefit-country

I do believe we are facing a nation as divided as the one Lincoln got. Our political class is still as lousy as the one that presided over that era.

We will make some progress, but it will be a god awful fight uphill with one foot in a bucket and taking fire.

I do believe the more the courts , the media and the political class keeps attacking Trump, the more his support will solidify. I may be wrong, … Continue reading →

The paradigm is shifting again and as usual, nobody is noticing very much.

Having spent my time in the high tech world and spent half the 90s in silicon valley, I observed a number of folks who were changing the world.

When I was asked , usually at some bar in Oakland, or Pleasanton or San Mateo for my take on who was changing  things the most, who was causing the most disruption, I would always pick my go to disruptor- Mr Bezos and Amazon.

He has really changed the daily lives of people, changed the nature of retail, created untold startup opportunities and it continues.    Windows and the Iphone were just progressions of tech, but Amazon really changed things.

Now we have the new stuff.

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This is from Ueshima Coffee Company, UCC.  On the bottle there is a gold circle. In the gold circle it is written “No Sugar”.  There are three levels of sweetness, regular sweetness, mild sweetness, and no sugar. The non is the best. It comes in a 930 ml bottle and is great for a hot summer day. I usually add milk to have a cold latte in seconds.

What is your summer drink of choice?

This is a reprint of a review I wrote published over a decade ago in the Daily News of Galveston County. It was one of my favorites leading to a long article in National Herald, where I did an extended interview with the author.

Seawriter

Author outlines influence of Byzantium

By Mark Lardas
The Daily News

Published September 3, 2006

“Sailing From Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World,” by Colin Wells, Delacorte Press, 335 pages, $22

In “Sailing From Byzantium,” Colin Wells explains how Byzantium influenced the development of three civilizations: that of Western Europe, the Arab World and Slavonic culture. The influence of the Byzantine Empire on these three civilizations is a story largely forgotten today.

You may never have heard of Byzantium, or … Continue reading →