Tag Archives: Donald Trump

True colors (stroking the tyrant one last time)

Posted on August 8, 2026 by oddmanout215

These are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others. — Groucho Marx How low can Republicans go? Look no further than Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who just delighted Donald Trump by casting the vote that … Continue reading →

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Contempt of Congress is justified in this case

Posted on August 7, 2026 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit approached me as I was writing about the know-nothings who ambushed Anthony Fauci last week at a McCarthy-esque Senate hearing that showcased their hostility to science and good sense. “This is just a rant,” Swamp Rabbit … Continue reading →

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Beware the pool creature’s wrath

Posted on August 2, 2026 by oddmanout215

The creature from the green lagoon invited bad publicity in June when his minions arrested a passerby named David Hearn at the Jefferson Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. This week the U.S. Department of Justice — an Orwellian name … Continue reading →

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Immigrants vs. the new Know Nothings

Posted on August 1, 2026 by oddmanout215

My ne’er-do-well neighbor Swamp Rabbit was annoyed. “Give it a rest, Odd Man. You just wrote about the disappearing immigrants last week. Get off your soapbox for a while.” We were discussing an article about the MAGA mindset on immigration. … Continue reading →

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The media could help unmask ICE agents

Posted on July 27, 2026 by oddmanout215

“They wear masks, carry guns and show no identification. They grab people off the streets and whisk them away in unmarked SUVs. They stage raids on private homes and workplaces, make arrests without warrants, shoot and kill with impunity. Who … Continue reading →

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Oops, I got my mad kings mixed up

Posted on July 6, 2026 by oddmanout215

It was too hot to exercise, so I nodded out with NPR on the radio. When I woke, the network’s hosts and reporters were reading from a list of grievances: He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for … Continue reading →

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Green is the new orange

Posted on June 27, 2026 by oddmanout215

NYT columnist Maureen Dowd tweaked the title of an old monster movie for a recent headline: “The creature from the green lagoon.” Could there be a more apt way to describe the shiny beast who polluted the Reflecting Pool at … Continue reading →

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Trump’s VP is making (up) history

Posted on June 17, 2026 by oddmanout215

Years before becoming Donald Trump’s vice president, JD Vance suggested that Trump might be “America’s Hitler.” That may have been his last truthful moment. Now he’s one of Dear Leader’s most prolific liars, and most of his lies tend to … Continue reading →

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Matching Trump’s flunkies with Hitler’s

Posted on June 11, 2026 by oddmanout215

We were discussing yes-men last week when I raised a question: How do Donald Trump’s sycophants match up with Adolph Hitler’s? I mentioned Rudolph Hess, the longtime Hitler comrade who flew solo to Scotland with the idea of persuading the … Continue reading →

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Trump’s flunkies — ‘willfully ignorant’ or just stupid?

Posted on May 17, 2026 by oddmanout215

I was telling my neighbor Swamp Rabbit that Doug Burgum, the Secretary of the Interior, says solar farms aren’t a good alternative to gas and coal because “when the sun goes down, they produce zero electricity.” Swamp Rabbit’s bloodshot eyes … Continue reading →

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