I have not been a registered Democrat since 2010, and this morning someone named Robert Cruikshank, whomever that might be and I really don't think I care, is sending me a fundraising letter on behalf four persons he is pleased to designate senate heroes. Warren, Brown, Sanders and Baldwin.
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.
Today's song is: Spoonful
Howlin' Wolf
“January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.”
- Donald Trump
One thing Obama taught me was to look at the cabinet choices to see how the Administration will govern. You should simply ignore the inauguration speech, except to use it as contrast.
The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, had this to say in his inaugural speech.
“Today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the people,” Trump said.
or 'Getting to Grips with a New Camera'.
I've had the camera a couple of weeks.... and am still trying to work out all the options (seemingly thousands).
Of the shots I've taken, this one is my favourite:
Portrait of a Cat
Not much else that is very noteworthy, so here's a shot from last year.... a misty, Minnesota lake.
All the best news comes out when they think you aren't looking.
Robert Reich posted an article in his blog titled The Life of the Party: 7 Truths for Democrats. In it he argued that it is urgent that the Democrats (and presumably the left wing as a whole) need to stop "squabbling" and recognize the seven truths he enumerated:
Yesterday Virginia's Del, Robert G. Marshall (Prince William) was livid at members of the Virginia House General Laws subcommittee as his plan to remove transgender people from public life in his state was tabled by the Republican-controlled committee.
It seems Trump is now a Nazi and an anti-semite for using the phrase "America First" in his Inaugural address according to numerous media reports including
this one by the Washington Post:
