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I’ve got to confess: For safety’s sake I set up a plexiglass shield between me and the TV. OK — that’s a joke, but so were the oval barriers between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris. Although the set was the same as for the last
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I don’t ask a whole lot from politicians who represent me. Basically, don’t behave any worse than I do, don’t steal, cheat, or lie. You must be an adult. Brian Sims could not handle it. He was elected in 2012 to represent me and 65,509 other
President Donald Trump
2020 keeps throwing knuckleballs at us in an unending series of plot twists that would rival a Hollywood scriptwriter munching on wild mushrooms for lunch. But scriptwriters have to respect their audience. The willing suspension of belief the audience allows will last just so long. The fabulous success of the
Microaggressions
Remember in 2007, when Joe Biden said this, about the man who would later beat him in the presidential race: "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." It
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Vice President Joe Biden won the first presidential debate, and before my Trumpster friends have a stroke, let me tell you why. You did it to yourself with all your smoke about Biden’s supposed dementia, and his inability to put together two coherent sentences. You set the bar so
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In a mind-numbing 19 pages in the New Republic, author Kevin Baker lays out a case for a Bluexit, a departure from the union by the blue states, those under the Democrat's sway. There is a much shorter version on the internet (which someone will find and send
Homelessness
Not to sprain my arm patting myself on the back, but I thought yesterday’s satire on the “gated community” on the Parkway came off pretty well. It made a serious point, using humor. Just hours later though, I was topped by an Inquirer story. My satire seemed tame when
Homelessness
Memo from Seizem & Squat, Realtor Since its opening on June 10, what we call Camp JTD has been a jewel in one of Philadelphia's most desirable neighborhoods. Our exclusive gated community now is announcing expanded, tent-optional rental space for new residents. What are the benefits to you,
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As you may know, I am a Democrat, a disloyal Democrat. Democrat because over my lifetime I have generally approved of Democratic policies which were, in brief, pro-working class. In recent years, as Democrats have become progressively more progressive, they have become unmoored from the principles that once attracted me
Politics
In the past few days, two “C” issues have impacted the Presidential race, with less than seven weeks to go. Democratic candidate Joe Biden has seized on Covid as President Donald J. Trump’s Achilles heel. Only about one-third of Americans approve of his performance on that issue and he
Larry Krasner
What is a life worth, and what is an accident? These two questions were entwined with the sentencing of Matthew Oropeza, 25, to 2-5 years in jail for killing Drew Justice, 38, in January 2019. I wrote about the case at the time. Oropeza broke down at his sentencing, all
Philadelphia Inquirer
They have found a new way to shoot themselves in the foot, journalistically. I am talking about the declining local “paper of record,” the Philadelphia Inquirer, which announced why it will no longer print mugshots — except when it wants to — with only one of its four stated reasons supporting journalistic