After weeks saying the Russians stole the elections for Trump and not putting US - Russia relations in any sort of jeopardy, oh noes, no sabre rattling there.
Now the press is saying, typified by the NYT, but, but:
Hey, it's songday. I pick a song that I believe warrants it and publish an assortment of the covers of that song by various persons and or groups. Pick a few that are new to you and have a listen. It is also, of course, an open thread to talk about anything you feel like. Hey its Saturday, so kick back,...
Today's song is: Baby What You Want Me to Do (Jimmy Reed)
The unemployment rate dropped to just 4.5% in March, the lowest since 2007. Happy days are here again, right?
Big Al just published a remarkable essay: about the fifth anniversary of the Syrian War. Not only is the essay itself quite good but most of the commentary is very informative. The variety of sources relied upon by the community is remarkable.
Good evening all.
To me, playing with the camera means something like using it as a medium for trying out different moves or strategies; sometimes happily discovering in the process one that moves you. The element of surprise is one that keeps me engaged and wanting to play with the camera.
unless we should.
Remember playing Which Hillary during the primary?
How about pointing out that the list of job titles on Her resume did not qualify her to be President because she had done poorly in each of those job titles?
Or pointing out that she "weathervaned?"
Or that she never met a war or surge she didn't like?
Wowza! Was the left ever wrong about all that!
Despite the nearly universal acceptance by our government and the US media that Syria conducted a deadly Sarin Gas attack on a small, rebel held town near its border with Turkey, an attack to which Trump responded with a cruise missile attack on a Syrian airbase, we don't know as much about what actually happened to the people of Khan Sheikhoun on this past Tuesday as many think we do.
Doug Henwood's Facebook page had this paragraph emblazoned upon it today:
It's not surprising that the news media loved Trump's new pointless war against the Syrian government.
