Two Gents' Worth
April 26, 2025
Donald Trump
So here’s what we know after fired FBI director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee today. We know that President Trump will still be President Trump – perhaps for a long time — because Comey had no smoking gun showing that Trump colluded with the Russians during last year’s presidential campaign….
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Fresno
The mess that is the Fulton Mall’s ongoing deconstruction — converting it back to a vehicle-welcoming Fulton Street — shows no sign of coming to an end. What makes that interesting is that, back in February, the Fresno Bee ran a piece under the headline, “Fresno’s painful remake of Fulton Street should be done in…
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So here we are, after another incredibly bad week in the incredibly bad presidency of Donald Trump, and the question really has become: How much longer will Trump be allowed to occupy the Oval Office? To review this week that was: On Monday came word that Trump had revealed highly classified information to two Russian…
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Donald Trump
As a public service — just in case you haven’t been able to keep up with Donald Trump in the past few days — here’s a recap of what our current president has been up to. He fired FBI Director James Comey, who was leading his agency’s investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Trump’s…
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Donald Trump
Well, well. It turns out that Hillary Clinton has learned nothing — absolutely nothing — about her loss to Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election. How else to explain her ludicrous remarks today that she was on her way to winning until a combination of FBI Director James Comey’s letter revealing a new investigation…
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I don’t know about you – but I’m looking forward to flying United Airlines again. I mean, think about how United has changed its ways for the better – in the aftermath of that horrible incident where authorities dragged a doctor off a plane earlier this month. The airline has now reached a settlement with…
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Donald Trump
So it has actually happened – the biggest name on the right-wing Fox News Channel is gone. Fox’s decision today to kick Bill O’Reilly off the network may be shocking to those who believe that Fox News really is “fair and balanced” and that O’Reilly is as close to a God-like figure as you can find –…
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These past few days, I’ve been wondering why so many people and institutions have seemingly lost their senses — why they’ve lost their ability to reason, and to avoid saying or doing stupid things. Example: United Airlines. Why in the world would any United employee on board that jet think it was a good idea…
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Donald Trump
If I were Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa — and I’m not, I tell you, I’m not! — I’d be mighty upset at our own upstart Valley Congressman, Devin Nunes. For years now, King has worked hard — hard, I tell you, hard! — at becoming known as the Worst Congressman in America. He…
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