04/1/19

Mayor Pete

I have decided I will write about politics one day a week — maybe two, but definitely one — until the 2020 election. As you know, I predicted that Donald J Trump would win both the nomination and the election back in 2016.

Since his Inauguration, I have consistently held the position that I support some of his policies. I have previously described him as the political chemotherapy our nation needs. Chemo kills the bad cells before it kills the good cells. It is not really a compliment.

I only applaud policy, nothing else.

Chemotherapy Party Candidate? Trump

Today, I write about Mayor Pete Buttigieg (pronounced: “butt-edge-edge”) an exciting new Democrat candidate for his party’s nomination. Here is a picture of Mayor Pete threatening to poke Spartacus in the eye with his fingers.

“Booker, I’m going to stick these fingers in your eye!”

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08/10/15

Politics as Startup — The Donald Startup

Big Red Car here. Another — another — great day in the paradise that is the ATX.

On Earth as it is in Texas.

So, the Big Red Car is interested in the phenomenon that is The Donald from the perspective of assessing a political campaign as a startup. The Donald Startup!

In the end, isn’t a one time campaign the ultimate startup? The Donald Startup, y’all!

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05/19/13

The Incompetence Defense

Big Red Car here.  The Boss is off to church so I’ve been watching the Sunday morning talk shows.  They are a blast to watch the hand wringing and accusations.  Everybody is having fun.  Some of it is just not very funny though.

Lots of scandals — the unending Benghazi debacle, the IRS kerfuffle and the seizure of the phone records of the reporters at the Associated Press.

The entire ecosystem of the White House smacks of White House corruption?  Corruption as evidenced by wholesale lies and premeditated lying?

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