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There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.
wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Impeachment would make it abundantly clear how far from morality, patriotism, and integrity the Republican party has moved.
[foxnews.
wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2019:
This arrogant idiot will destroy our nation if he is not removed by one means or another.
Had to arrange an academic disciplinary with one of my personal students.
wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2019:
You did not let her down. Her behavior violated your trust.
Most political punditry is saying Trump will likely win reelection in 2020.
wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Hogwash!!!! Trump's ratings are going down to a base of about 33-35 percent. And, his erratic, greedy, cruel, and corrupt behavior is driving more and more people way from him and strengthening the resolve of those who oppose him to make sure that he is never again elected to any public office. And, he WILL be indicted and convicted when he is defeated.
Deutsche Bank begins process of providing Trump financial records to New York's attorney general
wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2019:
I hope that the cooreration of Deutsche Bank will be complete. It is a known fact that Russian oligarchs have laundered billionsof dollars into Deutsche Bank. I am certain that there is a connection between that fact and the willingness to loan Trump money when no other bank would. There will be the proof of Russia owning Trump's allegiance.
Maddening foot injury prevents hiking
wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2019:
It is both frustrating and saddening when our aging bodies tell us that we need to lessen activities that we genuinely love.
@Admin and everyone else: I have a suggestion that I think will help with the current lack of ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2019:
Whatever it takes, restore the Community forum, or I am gone. I was a member of the site long before there were any groups. I joined the site because of the Community Forum.
Yes, we removed the general forum.
wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Unless the general form is restored, I will leave the site. One of the greatest problems we face in our society today is that too many people are segregating themselves into self-reinforcing groups. And you want to go to the same model? Not smart and not in our best interest.
Why Romantic Relationships are not the Cure for Loneliness.
wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Loneliness is largely due to the absence of meaning or the feeling of significance in one's life.
Religion is lazy way of governing/parenting.
wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Most, if not all religions are total system ideologies. That is, they purport to include and explain everything. There are also total system political ideologies, like communism, which also purports to include and explain everything. When one becomes a "true believer" in any total system ideology, he or she is giving up personal control to the absolutism of the dogma and to tyranny of the true believer group.
Do scientific and religious explanations necessarily contradict each other?
wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Yes, unless the religion accepts the reality of scientific facts.
OMG.
wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Another loony bin pronouncement. The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in the matter.
Trump showdown with House Democrats ignites into all-out war The White House and congressional ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Trump is so stupid. By investigating his corruption so strongly, Democrats are deliberately drawing Trump into a conflict that will inevitably lead to his impeachment. Keep it up and pour it on!
Trump's New Enemy: Survivors of Sexual Violence
wordywalt comments on Apr 23, 2019:
Trump and his cabal are despicable!
Gallup Poll: US Global Approval Rating Plunges but Americans Believe the Opposite
wordywalt comments on Apr 22, 2019:
I disagree with the results of that poll. I genuinely believe that only "Trump's base high on hate, racism, ethnocentrism, an aggressive nationalism believes that international approval of the US has gone up. But, their intoxication on the fumes of fetid moral putrescence makes them delusional.
I've been tasked to teach Social Studies in Summer School this year.
wordywalt comments on Apr 21, 2019:
I also wove true stories into history which no textbooks show, pointing out that two major factors in our winning the Revolutionary Ware were a madman and a fungus. The madman turned the battle of Saratoga, and the fungus profoundly influenced the behavior of Cornwallis at Yorktown. If you are interested, I would be glad to share the two stories.
I've been tasked to teach Social Studies in Summer School this year.
wordywalt comments on Apr 21, 2019:
As a former teacher certified in both science and social studies, the first thing I would say is that doing justice to the teaching of history in a summer school setting is most difficult. If I were offered that choice, I would decline. Second, you are right. Texas state textbook selection processes are the most whitewashed and biased in the entire country-- and have been for close to a century. . When I taught U.S. History years ago, I never followed the textbook closely. Instead, I asked the questions that need to be asked, introduced information from many sources and asked the students to think for themselves. I also used both case study and inquiry methods to get the students really involved in thinking for themselves. I also tried to make the study of history a multidisciplinary matter -- examining and weaving together the political, economic, social and cultural contexts to give a much richer picture of each historical period. But all this was in Florida, a long time ago.
Mmmh. First time I heard of this. Is the world tired of dogmatic practices?
wordywalt comments on Apr 21, 2019:
A lot of us atheists have long since rejected dogmatic religious, political, and economic ideologies. That is true of me for almost 50 years. If you want to really understand how total system religious and p0litical ideologies entrap and control people, read Erich Fromm's ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM.
In your view, what is the single most significant/important US/Western cultural development in the ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 21, 2019:
It is the breakdown of a sense of community our towns, cities, states, and country. That breakdown is due to two things. First is the growing power of special interests with no interest in maintaining the workability and viability of the local situation. The focus of that special interest may be political and/or religious ideology, and/or personal privilege and profit. Second is the corruption of our political process led by Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Dick Armee, and Mitch McConnell. That team made ideology, not results the focus and turned politics into a win-lose blood sport. Then teaming with the special interest, they are deliberately destroying any real sense of community.
Fearless is not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it Fearless, not stupid it sharpens my ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Fearlessness is only warranted in 2 circumstances" (1) when one feels certain that he or she has all of the needed information to safely undertake a matter successfully, or (2)when one is prepared to face disastrous consequences, even death. I have always been a risks taker. but fear always made me assess the situation and prepare to face known risks, so that my efforts were calculated risks, not wild stabs in the dark. I do not fear death, as I know it is inevitable and I know that here is no afterlife.
Are positive illusions a necessary condition for being happy?
wordywalt comments on Apr 20, 2019:
Yes, we all need to have some positive illusions, especially in a time of crisis. But, we cannot carry that to an extreme in which we lose contact with reality.
I think Donald's chances of winning a second term in 2020 just diminished a little bit. Lol
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Not just a little bit. And, we must make sure that he loses. Then he will be indicted and sent to jail! That is what we need.
Do you feel mentally exhausted by analysis of Robert Mueller's Report?
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
No. Im amazed by the brilliance of Mueller's work. Trump is headed to jail in 2021.
The Mueller Report, even in a redactred from, contains so much clear and unequivocal evide3nce of ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Mueller is brilliant. What he has done is to provide the evidence needed to indict Trump once he leaves office at tghe end of this term. That makes it ESSENTIAL that Trump is defeated in 2020. If he is defeated, he is headed for jaul without a doubt.
Human morality has acquired two faces.
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Leon Festinger, in his work on groups, noted that in cohesive groups governed by the sharing of a rather rigid set of beliefs and values act in a very controlling manner. People outside the group are treated as a lesser "other." Within the Group, if a member acts in a manner that violates the norms of the group, the group cajoles him gently, reminding him of the norms. If he or she continues to violate the norms, their pressure mounts and becomes more coercive. If the violation is viewed as major enough and if the violator does not conform, he or she will be expelled from the group and treated as a lesser, untrustworthy heretic. Of course, this most true in groups dominated by adherence to strict dogma -- social, religious, political, or economic.
Ok, I finally removed the "Group" posts section from the main page.
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Good. I think that the focus should be on he exchange between members, not self-segregating groups.
Are Mueller and his team in on the Deep State coverup?
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
The "deep state" is a whole cloth fabrication of the rabid right. Trump did obstruct justice. If if were not for the Justice Department stance that a sitting president cannot be charged, he would have been indicted. There were some 90 contacts with the Russians, but they were not able to get the direct evidence of intent instead f simple stupidity-- but if the House can get Trump's financial records, that may well yet be proved.
I was flipping through channels and briefly paused on the ID channel (true crime.
wordywalt comments on Apr 19, 2019:
White southern cordiality extends only to fellow white believers and defenders of the conservative and racist southern order. I know, as I grew up in the rural south, and saw the same all throughout the region.
Is there any way that religion can be proved to be man made?
wordywalt comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Simple. Religion did not exist prior to lthe time that evolution produced the modern homo sapien.
I'm going to see my brother tomorrow.
wordywalt comments on Apr 18, 2019:
If he begins to focus the dialog on religion or politics, I would simply say, " I came here to focus on our family and on the good things we have shared., not to argue about religion or politics. I ask you to keep the same positive focus and not destroy it." If he does not honor your request, I would walk out on the dialog.
On track to one of the worst [projects.fivethirtyeight.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 17, 2019:
His unpopularity is not high enough.
Counties that hosted a 2016 Trump rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
I believe it 100 percent. Trump's entire persona is built on hate, fear, racism, greed, and sociopathy. People who like Trump share some, if not all, of those attributes.
I wish Nancy Pelosi (or as Chump calls her, Nancy) would run.
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
I like Pelosi, too. But, we Democrats need her exactly where she is.
Thought I share something that made laugh and smile.
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
I am 82 and my wife gets irritated at me because I say similar things when I see Trump on the TV screen. She is no Trump supporter either, but likes to be less outwardly expressive or her disdain.
The Bible Says Jesus Was Real, but is There Other Proof?
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
Even if Jesus did exist, there is no reason to believe that he was the "son of God." History is full of figures claiming to be gods, spokespersons of gods, and god-related figures, and they were all impostors.
Scientists have established a link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
I can believe that.
Bill interviewed Julian Assange right after he posted thousands of DNC emails.
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
I would not believe one damned word of anything Assange says.
Rick Santorum: Separation Of Church And State A Communist Idea, Not An American One
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
Santorum is an outright liar -- a demagogue who tries to twist reality to fit his false "reality." He is a despicable man. He has a condo next to that of a longtime friend of mine. He has managed to change my friend to a loiving, moderate Christian to that of a hating fundamentalist who not believes in right wing political conspiracy fantasies. I detest the man.
For me, my motivation is the present moment.
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
The best path is to live in the moment WHILE still building for the future. Ignoring either leads to undesirable consequences.
Interior’s watchdog opens an ethics probe into Bernhardt four days after his Senate ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
Any person Trump names to any post should be swcritinized to the Nth degree, given his and their track record. However, it is so sad the the Republican's in the Senate are so lacking in moral fiber that they would name Bernie Maddoff to a government post.
Chump's "peace plan" for Israel/Palestine [haaretz.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 16, 2019:
Given how corrupt the three people involved are, how could it include a Palestinian state?
Michelle Bachmann....getting Religulous; [wp-media.patheos.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Bachmann has always been more than a few bricks shy of a load.
Is there a gap between Homo sapiens and other animals?
wordywalt comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Vertebrates from birds to chimpanzees display some ability in all of those areas. It seems to be a matter of degree, not the presence or absence of those attributes or skills. And, that is not surprising. After all, we, like they, are the products of evolution.
Everyone dies, but not everyone lives We have pushed Death away from Life, the dying away from ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 15, 2019:
No. Here is a repeat of my metaphor about the issue: My old friend, the conductor to death, still waits quietly in the wings. But, as I go through my final years, I converse with him. I tell him that I do not hold his role against him as I know that it is the natural order of things. He responds that he appreciates both my understanding and my willingness to face reality. I tell him that I appreciate the fact that act when the time comes to relieve me from the agony of mental confusion and/or physical pain. He assures me that he will act. I share with him my reflections on aging as a process of being forced to give up many things that add quality to life , a time of loss of dreams and aspirations, a time when (with few new experiences) we are driven inward to reflect on past experiences. life chapters, successes, failures losses, memories. He tells me that such inward reflection is a healthy way for people to gain a sense of who they are, a process that is not possible in an aspiring young person. Such is the nature of our dialogue. Both the conductor to death and know that when the time comes, he will step forward and say, 'it is time.' I will shake his hand, gesture for him to lead the way, and follow him into peaceful oblivion. That is as it should be. I find that most comforting."
I've recently given up my faith because of a few comments people gave made to me here.
wordywalt comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Base your moral code on the concept of minimum violation of human dignity and well-being and of the environment which sustains us. Add to that the existential position that we are responsible for all of our decisions and actions, for in all cases we could have chosen otherwise.
Don't you think it is wondering and disappointing that more than 50 % of the world population ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Disappointing, but not surprising. Read Erich Fromm's ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM.
Mar-a-Lago is a counterintelligence nightmare - The Washington Post
wordywalt comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Trump has the unique capacity to screw up anything and make it a clear and present danger.
When plunder becomes a way of life....
wordywalt comments on Apr 14, 2019:
A perfect description of what Trum and the culture of greed are trying to do to us -- and a red flag warning telling us why we had damned well better stop it -- NOW!
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 14, 2019 - GoComics
wordywalt comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Tragically funny.
As increasing numbers of US citizens self-identify as "without religion" in both red and blue ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 14, 2019:
No they will not, as they are spread across political perspectives from the extreme right to the extreme left.
Real journalists only repeat government approved progaganda. ;)
wordywalt comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Assange is not and has never been a journalist. He is a narcissistic, self-absorbed provocateur who thrives on creating chaos.
What can I say to my daughter?
wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2019:
If I were her father, I would tell her that I want her to go to a non-sectarian liberal arts school because I feel that she would be better served by being exposed to a wide range of information and ideas.What religion, if any, she chooses is up to her, but I do not want her to mix education and religion. Also I would tell her that I will not support any or her costs at ORU, but will help all that I can in a liberal arts college choice.
What others say about the Orange Toddler. 😱
wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2019:
They know -- better than anyone else.
11-year-old ordered deported without her family
wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2019:
A despicable act!
Evangelical Taylor U community in uproar over Pence speech: "Deeply at odds with following Christ"...
wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2019:
At least some evangelicals are wising up to how morally bankrupt the entire Trump administration is.
How (and Why) Americans Were Taught to Hate Atheists
wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2019:
The demonization of atheists and atheism has existed since the Great Awakening in the 1730 and has existed ever since the strong emergence of evangelical Calvinism in America. The article is wrong. To all evangelicals, a key element in their belief is the promise of a heavenly afterlife to be awarded to those persist in their belief through the travails of life. ANYTHING which challenges that promise is viewed as a great threat to be condemned. Ergo, evangelicals tend to believe that atheists are to be both condemned and persecuted.
Are human rights universal or linked to a particular culture? -
wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Human rights area human conception, a human creation. Each culture has its own definition of what rights accrue to each of us. Our modern "western" concept of human rights is derived from from the belief in the dignity and worth of all human beings. I believe that is derived both from (1)the observation that both the person and the culture do best when each person is treated with dignity and respect and when opportunity is available to all, and (2) a more enabling and open culture. Such norms will not develop in an authoritarian society, or in one controlled by dogma -- religious, political, or economic.
Donald encourages law breaking. [nytimes.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Of course, he does. He has done it for decades.
Funniest thing I've read today.
wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2019:
To Stone: Tough, trumpeting turkey.
That strawberry business...
wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2019:
He is off his rocker much more than Captain Queg.g
Will Drumpf hand over tax returns or drop out of the race or declare martial law? [thehill.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2019:
It will go to the Supreme Court. If the court ru;es against him, he will be forced to hand them over. By the way, it is martial law, not "Marshall Law." Even he is not dumb enough to declare martial law. He would be imprisoned for that.
Hi all.
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I believe that the death penalty should be reserved for the most extreme cases in which the person is actually caught in a cruel and vicious attack or deliberately sociopathic action which is terribly dangerous to others; and only such cases that there is a clear and persistent pattern which makes the person a clear and present danger to society. In such cases, there is no doubt that such a person MUST isolated from society, but we have no obligation to expend public funds to keep such a person alive. Ergo, such a person merits the death penalty.
Ive been asking myself lately how I could have been so ignorant to have followed the myth of ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
If you have not read Erich Fromm's ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM, yoo may find it useful in explaiuning why religion had a hold on you for so long. Let me know if you do find it helpful.
From BBC news website today: Retired Pope Benedict XVI has published a letter which blames ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Benedict is a knowing liar. He was always an ultraconservative fraud.
As a gun owner myself, I feel we need intelligent gun regulations.
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I am also a gun owner, and was rated "expert" with the M-1 rifle in the Army. Still, I believe that NO ONE needs a pistol, an automatic or semi-automatic weapon of any kind, or an assault rifle as a private citizen. The same does for large capacity magazines or armor piercing bullets. The NRA of today is a corrupt organization dominated by greed. It receives tens of millions of dollars from gun manufacturers. It has the clout that it does due to the influence of money in our politics today, and due to a cozy relationship with Republican politicians.
What helps you manage impulses?
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I used to be a sweerahoolic, Nt first wife would make a lemon pound cake and I would snarf down half of it in one day. Once I developed diabetes and understood what the disease could do to me. That all changed, but regretfully. I thought, "Damn, think of all the good stuff I have to give up."For the last 35 years, the only sweets that I eat are whole fruit without any sugar.
Trump Goes Beyond Cronyism—To Something Far Worse [theatlantic.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 10, 2019:
He is using his corrupt cronyism to try to destroy our institutions.
Does anyone recognize this plant. It's flowering for the first time.
wordywalt comments on Apr 9, 2019:
It is a round cover plant known in Florida as "wandering Jew."
Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 9, 2019:
What else does one expect from the corrupt cabal?
Looking for some positive alternatives talk today.
wordywalt comments on Apr 8, 2019:
I think that you will find a number of people on this site who have long since rejected all ogma-based religious, political, social, and economic ideologies. These are people who believe in treating all humans with full dignity and respect and simply getting things done which benefit all of us. Generally we believe in democracy in its fullest extent, That is, we believe on representative democracy as a structural concept, but with the full underpinnings of treatment of all with dignity and respect, respect for the rights of all, equal opportunity, and institutions which put these underpinnings into full play.
Yet another way religion is killing us - [futurity.org]
wordywalt comments on Apr 8, 2019:
I am sure that the assertion is correct for evangelicals. For the rest of Christians, I doubt it.
For all you history buffs out there...
wordywalt comments on Apr 8, 2019:
Why do you waste time with inanities?
Kirstjen Nielsen just revealed how Trump’s pathologies and lawlessness will get worse By Greg ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 8, 2019:
My only question is why it took so long for her to stand up to Trump on his cruel and immoral policies. Her hands are not clean, as she acted as Trumps enabler for far too long.
DID BILLIONAIRES PAY OFF REPUBLICANS FOR PASSING THE TRUMP TAX BILL?
wordywalt comments on Apr 8, 2019:
In one way or another, of course.
Trump's eScores .
wordywalt comments on Apr 8, 2019:
I am an old white man, and I detest Trump and everything he stands for. Be careful about over-generalizing, please.
How do you deal with manspreading?
wordywalt comments on Apr 7, 2019:
What you call manspreading I call impudent arrogance.
Secrecy behind Saudi nuclear talks infuriates Congress [thehill.]
wordywalt comments on Apr 7, 2019:
As it should!
This is the BEST thing I've read all day.
wordywalt comments on Apr 7, 2019:
Survival of the fittest.
Oh brother. This was shared 40K times in 2016. smh
wordywalt comments on Apr 7, 2019:
Having been reared a Christian, I can say with certainty that anyone who voted for Trump is ignoring his or her Christian heology.
Has there been such a thing as "moral progress" in the history of mankind?
wordywalt comments on Apr 7, 2019:
Humankind shows a history of ebb and flow in relation to moral progress. When we have moral progress, it is due to multiple factors, chief among them norms of treating all with full dignity and respect. Oter factors include education, norms and institutions which foster critical thinking, the free exchange of ideas, minimization of formal social stratification.
AI can predict when someone will die with unsettling accuracy.
wordywalt comments on Apr 7, 2019:
Interesting.
If you knew of a way to use your estate following your death to greatly benefit humanity would you ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 6, 2019:
Yes.
Michele Bachmann has made it clear she thinks it's the end of time, Jesus will come back soon.
wordywalt comments on Apr 6, 2019:
Bachman has always been more than a little loony.
The first if my Irises to bloom this year.
wordywalt comments on Apr 6, 2019:
Lovely!
Do any of you hope to read the news, and see a modern version of what happened on April 30th 1945?
wordywalt comments on Apr 6, 2019:
Ohhhh yes! There was great sadness on the date in 1945. If it were to happen on this April 30th, there would be great joy and celebration.
Republicans have put the US on a path of warp-speed decline - and they want you to think it's worth ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 5, 2019:
Republicans have lost all sense of honor, moralityk, and patriotism.
The republican party of Death or as they state it the party of health care!
wordywalt comments on Apr 5, 2019:
Greatly liumit, not end corporate power.
Trump and Merkel
wordywalt comments on Apr 5, 2019:
The only disagreement I have with these descriptions, is that Trump is not and has never been a "star" at anything.
A PREDICTION I am absolutely convinced that the Democratic ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 4, 2019:
There is quite a range of opinion within the Democratic party and its candidates. Tell me which proposals you see as so extreme. I have a hunch that some of the things you see as extreme I may see as common sense.
Society is divided on precisely those facts that are morally relevant because they concern the six ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I doubt the figures in that study. It is the far right, the libertarians, the religious right which are driven by near absolute commitment to political, economic, and religious dogma. Commitment to dogma is the driving force behind extreme group pressures. On a continuum those right wing elements are much farther to the extreme than he vast majority those on the left. My observation is that the farther to the extreme, the more they are controlled by dogma, resulting in the highest group pressure.
There's still hope! [nytimes.com]
wordywalt comments on Apr 3, 2019:
One way or another, I am certain that the entire Mueller report will be made public nd that very damaging facts about Trump will be revealed.
Learning to punt while cooking
wordywalt comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Looks delicious.
"We shouldn’t forget that our identity is largely a social identity.
wordywalt comments on Apr 3, 2019:
If you have not read Erich Fromm's ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM. It is group dynamics that creates and sustains religion. Van Schalk and Michel are dead wrong.
Sooooooo Authoritarian!! Sanders warns that Democrats are playing a ‘dangerous game’ by ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 3, 2019:
She is simply an ill=tempered professional liar.
Neil Gorsuch says no-one can sue to stop government establishing religion
wordywalt comments on Apr 2, 2019:
If Gorsuch said that, he obviously is failing to honor the US Constitution, and should be removed from the Supreme Court.
Attachment is the beginning of sorrow.
wordywalt comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I agree partly, and disagree partly. When we become attached to a person, if the relationship ends when we did not want it to, we do feel some real sorrow and regret. But, if the relationship had real quality and longevity, we are still left with warm, loving memories which we will always hold on to. I am an American and will always feel patriotic to the image of what American can and should be. I will always fight to foster the attainment of those images. The America I grew up in is both better and worse than the America of today
Last I heard, the backers of the Hollywood Walk of Fame were discussing removing Trump's star ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Love it!
Waiting for 45 to tuck tail and run.
wordywalt comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Right! We MUST keep ramping up the pressure on this cowardly, mean-spirited blowhard SOB until he sneaks away in shame!.
He cheats at golf, he cheats on his wives, he cheats his business partners, .
wordywalt comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Of course he is! As you point out, that is Trump's core pattern of behavior.
Mitch McConnell moving toward ‘nuclear option’ to approve Trump’s judges even faster: ...
wordywalt comments on Apr 1, 2019:
What else do you expect from the morally bankrupt McConnell. He cares about nothing but political advantage, political ideology, and greed.