Two expressions from the newspaper world: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” and "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.” One thing I’ve wondered about — and came to a conclusion about — through this Trumpian nightmare: What happened to pride in calling out bullshit? I know lots of people … Continue reading If your mother says she loves you . . .
Jury nullification: It’s what Senate Republicans are primed for, an appalling disregard of clear evidence against Trump
Maryland’s highest court just issued a ruling that resonates with relevance to Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the former president’s current trial before the Senate. The ruling tempts me to declare that the 44 Republican senators who voted against putting Trump on trial — and who appear ready to acquit him despite overwhelming evidence that … Continue reading Jury nullification: It’s what Senate Republicans are primed for, an appalling disregard of clear evidence against Trump
Senate Republicans insult every American who ever had jury duty
This post is related to my latest column in The Baltimore Sun. To read that column, click here. -o- I realize we are long past the time when we might expect Republican senators to stand on principle and set a good example for the rest of the country. But, in fleeting moments of weakness and … Continue reading Senate Republicans insult every American who ever had jury duty
So this eagle and a fox meet in a cornfield . . .
Congratulations and thanks to Joseph Alascio for capturing these photographs of a meeting of an American bald eagle and red fox in a cornfield in Harford County. The photo you see at the top of this post is not what you might think -- a cross-species romance or the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Instead, … Continue reading So this eagle and a fox meet in a cornfield . . .
The Wires: Baltimore’s ugly overhead blight will finally get some attention
This is my third column on this nuisance, and there's some good news for all those Baltimoreans who wrote to me about it and sent photographic evidence. Someone has finally stepped up to do something about a blight on Baltimore and suburban neighborhoods — the tangles of telephone wires and television cables, many of them … Continue reading The Wires: Baltimore’s ugly overhead blight will finally get some attention
Comparing ‘cancers’ on the Republican Party, 1954 & 2021
Much is made of how, in 1974, Republicans in Congress forced President Richard Nixon to resign to end the Watergate scandal and remove "a cancer" on the presidency. Compared to Republicans of the Trump era, the GOP senators and representatives of Nixon's time were giants of principle and conscience. As a followup to my most … Continue reading Comparing ‘cancers’ on the Republican Party, 1954 & 2021
The river didn’t smell so bad in winter
There was a place in my hometown I considered my own, and itwas just a five-minute walk up WestUnion Street, toward a place known as Cinder Hillbecause there used to be an ironworks with a bigfurnace in the area. There was a spot on the MatfieldRiver where, in summer, I would wait in the mudto … Continue reading The river didn’t smell so bad in winter
A film every American, especially Republicans, should watch
As long as Republicans stand by Trump, as long as they fail to rebuke the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene, as long as the cowards and seditionists roam the halls of Congress with impunity, the American democracy is at grave risk. If you think we've seen the last of the insurrectionists, you are mistaken. Those … Continue reading A film every American, especially Republicans, should watch
With Trump controlling the GOP, Andy Harris and other seditionists will be tough to beat
Depending on what happens in the next 18 months, Maryland Republicans will have a choice: Stick with the travesty of Trumpism and support Andy Harris for a seventh term in Congress — a term he once said he would not seek — or back a primary challenger who would be more moderate and less embarrassing … Continue reading With Trump controlling the GOP, Andy Harris and other seditionists will be tough to beat
Citing his ‘unforgivable betrayal,’ Heather Mizeur to challenge Rep. Andy Harris in 2022
After she lost the 2014 Maryland Democratic primary as a candidate for governor, Heather Mizeur, a former state delegate, said she did not intend to run for public office again. But, as a resident of the 1st congressional district, her representative is Republican Andy Harris, and his recent actions have pushed Mizeur to return to the … Continue reading Citing his ‘unforgivable betrayal,’ Heather Mizeur to challenge Rep. Andy Harris in 2022
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