The biggest story out of Washington today was the Senate budget agreement adding billions to the deficit with increased for both defense and non-defense domestic items. The president has been lobbying for additional military spending consistently since taking office. But the bill may have issues in the House and Oval Office and a shutdown may […]
Saying goodbye to 2017
It’s that time of year again. It’s the time of the year when we look back at 2017 and reflect on the joys, pains, and sadness of the year. Here is a collection of 2017 look backs I thought you might enjoy:
Obviously Blogging Blue doesn’t have the wherewithal to buy access to premium internet services if we lose net neutrality. So will you still be able to get your daily fix of skewed political commentary and sarcastic responses to commenters? Will the page load at a reasonable speed? Will it be found at all?
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Oh Cripes: Twitter Diplomacy!
And no, this time I am not talking about President-elect Donald Trump. It’s the Russian Embassy!
President Obama expels 35 diplomats in Cold War deja vu. As everybody, incl people, will be glad to see the last of this hapless Adm.
I guess we don’t need diplomats anymore or ambassadors for […]
Ivanka’s Baubles Bangles and Beads
Apparently Ivanka Trump wore jewelry from her namesake line of jewelry while accompanying Donald Trump for his interview on “60 Minutes”. And someone from her firm sent out info touting it. And some people are making a big stink about it.
Really? I mean Really?
Donald Trump is about to destroy the legacy of […]
An Open Letter To The Online Media
This is totally a non-political rant…but I am mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore…well maybe I am. [for now]
But to all of the online arms of the print and broadcast media: You are making your websites unusable.
Now I understand that you need ad revenues to keep […]
Are They Right? Trump Is Obama’s Fault?
From the front page of the March 13, 2016 Sunday New York Times: Donald Trump’s Presidential Run Began in an Effort to Gain Stature
Donald J. Trump arrived at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in April 2011, reveling in the moment as he mingled with the political luminaries who gathered at the Washington […]
UFC Video Is Just Plain Sick
I imagine some of our readers here at Blogging Blue are fans of UFC and possibly Ronda Rousey. And I can sort of understand why fans would want to dress like Rousey for Halloween. And even if we accept the violence involved in UFC…and we shouldn’t…we really really should put this ‘sport’ out to pasture…this […]
Amy Schumer Mocks the Gun Culture on SNL
too close to the truth in some cases:
If Hillary can maintain and project the relaxed, engaged, funny woman she is on the Fallon show, she would be completely dominating all of her opponents in 2016:
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