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| Macbeth and the Witches (1770: Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
I try not to traffic in the obvious — always pausing to suppress the urge to add a final k to that word and make it "traffick," which to me would give it more of an archaic, Salem witchcraft deal with the devil vibe. But it's not a modern word, and I usually decide against it.
So there was no point to draw attention to develops that are already clear, like the grotesque criminality and self-dealing of Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund. More of the same, larger in scale. Besides, everyone else already has decried this leap into large-scale naked corruption, and there is no need to join in chorus.
Yes, I was tempted to point out that while Republicans objecting to this enormous shit upon the rule of law, rather than emitting the usual "bah" and shuffling in whatever direction Trump points, might be considered mildly hopeful, if you're feeling upbeat, the GOP has in the past put up feeble resistance to other departures from law, reason, sense, morality, tradition, decency, etc., only to eventually revert to form and get back on their knees. Don't have the party quite yet.
However, when I read Monday that the president, in his continual thrashing trying to extricate himself from the tar pit of a war with Iran that he swan dove our country into, alone, was now suggesting that Iran, and other Middle East nations — Saudi Arabia, Qatar — consider joining the Abraham accords, and recognize the state of Israel, I did have a thought that might merit sharing:
Maybe, while he's at it, he could also entice a few American universities to join in recognizing Israel as a legitimate nation, despite doing bad things, like every other nation, and existing on land somebody else wants, like every other nation. Now that would be an accomplishment.
So there was no point to draw attention to develops that are already clear, like the grotesque criminality and self-dealing of Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund. More of the same, larger in scale. Besides, everyone else already has decried this leap into large-scale naked corruption, and there is no need to join in chorus.
Yes, I was tempted to point out that while Republicans objecting to this enormous shit upon the rule of law, rather than emitting the usual "bah" and shuffling in whatever direction Trump points, might be considered mildly hopeful, if you're feeling upbeat, the GOP has in the past put up feeble resistance to other departures from law, reason, sense, morality, tradition, decency, etc., only to eventually revert to form and get back on their knees. Don't have the party quite yet.
However, when I read Monday that the president, in his continual thrashing trying to extricate himself from the tar pit of a war with Iran that he swan dove our country into, alone, was now suggesting that Iran, and other Middle East nations — Saudi Arabia, Qatar — consider joining the Abraham accords, and recognize the state of Israel, I did have a thought that might merit sharing:
Maybe, while he's at it, he could also entice a few American universities to join in recognizing Israel as a legitimate nation, despite doing bad things, like every other nation, and existing on land somebody else wants, like every other nation. Now that would be an accomplishment.
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