If voters ever make the connection between the Trump family getting richer by billions of dollars and the financial distress felt by the typical American family, Trump's approval numbers will be expressed as negative numbers. Trump hopes we are too stupid & poorly informed to make the connection.

The biggest single mistake that Biden made was his refusal to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices. I understand his reasoning, but nonetheless it was a huge, consequential mistake.

Impeach Trump!

Trymp's talk of pulling troops from Europe is a continuation of his irrational feud with NATO. He's angry that NATO has declined to help him in Iran. However, in Iran we initiated hostilities whereas the NATO Charter, Article 5 is for defensive purposes whe member states are attacked.

Listening to Hegseth's testimony yesterday and today,I came away with the conclusion that he believes Biden was responsible for the great flood, the crucifixion, and the inquisition. Meanwhile Hegseth and Trump have performed brilliantly and the war in Iran has already been won on Trump's terms.

The six conservative justices on the Supreme Court are actually conservative Republicans who are disguised by judicial robes. This is still a republic governed by democratically elected representatives. Who elected these six millionaires? They represent no one but the Epstein class.

In today's SCOTUS decision regarding racial gerrymandering in Louisiana, the court's conservative majority has again shown their racial bias. They dislike the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was passed to restore voting rights of afro-Americans, because it offends their lily-white prejudices.

Todd Blanche should be fired and disbarred for abusing his authority and whatever is left of the rule of law.

The news that the former Dept. of Justice, but now the Dept. of Injustice, is trying again to indict Jim Comey. Anyone connected with this effort should be fired and disbarred. Also: Impeach Trump.

People will rightly criticize the violence we see every day. But every day we hear news of violence from the White House. POTUS wants to wipe out a civilization. How about Hegseth ranting about the need for lethality. How many strikes on fishing boats and videos of missile strikes? Tone it down!

Fareed Zakaria's special on "The Imperial Presidency" was scheduled to broadcast Sunday evening. Instead, CNN chose to run a "Breaking News" special about the shooting at the Hilton Saturday. Boring in the extreme. But this is CNN and this is why I stopped watching CNN years ago.

The failure of mainstream press to properly cover Trump's declining physical, mental, and emotional problems is a story of national importance. So, why is the press unable or unwilling to give the story the time and space it deaerves?

NYT quotes Hegseth saying that the Iran blockade will "last as long as it takes." No, it will last until Trump and Hegseth are replaced with people--men and women--who are competent, rational, and coherent.

We don't "have all the time in the world' in Iran. Time to remove Trump, Hegseth, and their sycophants. Launching a war to satisfy the super-sized egos of two badly mangled personalities of Trump and Hegseth.

A great way to raise the probability of winning an armed conflict is to ensure that the best possible people are in charge at the Pentagon (a.k.a., Fort Fumble). This is not now the case. Hegseth and his buddies might be good Christian nationalists, but they are grossly incompetent.

Diaper Don is the commander-in-chief, but as Nicolle Wallace and other journalists and analysts are pointing out, Trump is also the grifter-in-chief. He, his family, and his sycophants are crooks and their criminality is on an historical scale.

The 2020 election was not "stolen" as Trump and many conservatives contend. Biden won and Trump lost. It's that simple.

The U.S.A. does not have a functioning Justice Department. What we do have a corrupt, inept, and disgraceful organization. This situation was caused deliberately by Trump, who was actively supported by Bondi and now by Blanche. Meanwhile, the equally corrupt GOP led Congress acquiesced.

John Brennan investigation - I am convinced that John Brennan has done nothing wrong. Because Brennan uncovered the Russian-Trump campaign connection, he has earned the wrath of Putin's pal, Donald Trump.

Hegseth's latest stupid stunt (i.e., quoting from "Pulp Fiction" while claiming to quote from the Bible) is just the latest evidence of his unfitness to have a position of authority in our government. The stunt was also laughable as press around the world reported.

Justice Clarence Thomas is quoted as saying that progressives are a threat. A bigger threat is SCOTUS justices who lie and behave unethically. Anita Hill was right: putting Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court was a very serious error in judgment.

During a Daily Besst podcast, David Rothkopf referred to the "Epstein class." I think he nailed it. We need to being those in the Epstein class down in terms of power and influence to the working class. It's an aspiration. We might never get there, but it's worth a try.

Cearly remember during the Cuban missile crisis (1962) that Kennedy wanted to establish a blockade around Cuba. But then someone told him that establishing a blockade was an act of war. So they established the blockade, but called it a quarantine. Trump says his is a blockade. Is it an act of war?

MSNOW reporting China is sending weapons to Iran. Important to remember that China claims to have a "carrier killer" missile. As a USN retiree I don't want to contemplate Iran having access to such a weapon. Each carrier has approximately 5000 persons.

Vance says he left the final and best offer on the table. Nothing is final when conducting international diplomacy. Standby for final and best offer #2.

Understand NASA plans to build some kind of habitat on the moon. I would like to nominate Diaper Don to travel to the moon to take charge of the habitat for a period of about 10 years.

Does anyone in the Trump maladministration comprehend that, while we have given them power, they are there to work for the good of the citizens and not to enrich themselves, or punish the voters, or to enhance the huge ego of an emotionally unbalanced, cognitively impaired, senile old man?

Trump writes that the authoritarian Viktor Orban is "highly respected." That's true but only in the White House and Mar a Lago. Not so much elsewhere (e.g., Europe and the United States).

Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. The man is no longer sane. He should not have access to the nuclear launch codes. If he were to order nuclear weapons to be launched, it could literally kill millions and turn a large part of the planet into a radioactive no man's land.

Trump and the idiot Hegseth are celebrating their imaginary victory over Iran. On March 6, Trump was demanding "unconditional surrender" and said there would be "no deal." As we can see, there has been no unconditional surrender and the ceasefire is based on a deal proposed by Iran. What victory?

Vance is paying an official visit to Hungary to support the reelection of the dictator Victor Orban. Trump often speaks highly of Orban. Orban has also recently visited Vladimir Putin because dictators stick together. But why is the VP of the U.S. boosting the reelection of a dictator?

The armed forces of the U.S. are facing a once-in-a-lifetime moral challenge. No one would challenge their physical courage, but we soon will see if the military leaders have the moral courage needed to manage the challenge Trump's orders pose. I hope the leadership remains faithful to their oaths.

I find it incredible that a president of the U.S.A. would threaten to destroy another country in violation of U.S. law as well as international law. The man is deranged to the extent that he is unfit for the high office he holds. Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible.

Monday's "Deadline White House"/MSNOW/ Nicolle Wallace was outstanding. Nicolle hosted a master class show with knowledgeable guests focused on Trump's War on Iran. I might watch it again tomorrow because of annoying interruptions here.

The failure of conservative Republicans in Congress and the White House (including VP Vance), to remove Trump speaks volumes about their cowardice and the extent of their moral and ethical rot.

We soon shall see whether the four-star officers at the Pentagon will honor their oaths or will they follow the lead of an emotionally unstable, cognitively impaired POTUS and a SecDef who is obsessed with "lethality" and ignoring any laws or rules that might curb his obsession for lethal warfare.

Sen. Lindsey Graham's most recent expressions of support for escalating Trump's War on Iran are the latest indication that, like Trump, Graham is in the process of cognitive decline.

The president of the U.S. and our Secretary of Defense probably are war criminals. Their orders to senior military officers probably are illegal, putting the officers in an extremely difficult position: refuse to obey the orders or violate their oaths and the rules of war.

I've repeatedly said that SecDef Pete Hegseth was appointed to sabotage the U.S. military services. Since his appointment, Hegseth has dismissed dozens of senior officers, all of which were highly qualified and replaced them with white males who, he thinks, are more loyal to him.

If Ukraine loses its war with Putin's army, then the U.S. and other democracies lose too and the efforts of those in Russia who aspire to replace Tsar Putin with a democratic leader will find their efforts set back a decade or more.

So, Diaper Don has just issued another ultimatum to Iran: Do something before I change my mind again. (Signed) Taco Trump

Trump wants to dictate to Congress and to We The People how to allocate our tax dollars. The King hath spoken. We can only hope our craven representatives will (for a change) truly legislate in a way that is representative of the taxpayers. This Trump’s War, not ours.

Has there ever been a more dysfunctional Congress or a more crooked, incompetent presidential administration? And then there is the most pointless war.

Hegseth is a threat to our military and that is a threat to us all. Hegseth needs to be fired and, to use Hegseth's own phrase, the sooner the better.

Make no mistake: What is going on in Iran is Donald Trump's War. No one else.

Hegseth must be dismissed. The military defense of the country depends on it.

Trump says the U.S. has plenty of oil. If that is correct, then why is the cost of gasoline going through the roof?

Bondi and Noem are gonein a month. Maybe Patel and Hegseth and some others should be keeping an eye on the "help wanted" ads.

Epstein-Trump Files: Where are the unredacted files.

Marco Rubio's negative comments about NATO show just how incompetent he is as Sec'y of State and why he should never have an elective or appointive position in the U.S. government.