October 4, 2019 Forgive us, pardon us, and grant us atonement….  Yom Kippur liturgy

Even some Republicans are squeamish about Trump treasonously bartering U.S. security in eastern Europe to coerce the Ukrainian president to fabricate a political ambush. What they’re not squeamish about is the other rampant corruption in the Trump milieu: Ex-lobbyists in cabinet positions in blatant conflict of interest, bureaucrats’ disgraceful excesses in travel, furnishings, and expenses, EPA debasement benefiting Big Coal and Big Oil donors, flagrant violation of Constitutional emolument articles to enrich Trump resorts and hotels, and, of course, Trump’s persistent slander of those who fail his solipsism benchmark or who oppose him. May we all find absolution in 2020.  May you, our readers, all be inscribed and sealed for a good year.