Eccentric and Idiosyncratic Commentary on Current and Military Affairs
2/24/2025 Donald Trump has already quoted Napoleon, declaring that “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” Up next? Perhaps Louis XIV “L’etat c’est moi?”
2/21/2025 Purge among the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior military leadership. When do we stop talking about being on the verge of a constitutional crisis and admit we…
2/20/2025 I have been seeing a nephrologist who is attempting to treat my hypertension and kidney disease. As part of the attempt to control my blood pressure the doctor prescribed…
2/18/2025 Dante need to be reincarnated so that he can devise another circle of Hell specifically for telemarketers.
2/17/2025 I am awestruck: I thought it would take Trump a couple of years to destroy the United States, but Trump has already made an impressive start in his first…
2/13/2025 Apparently Donald Trump, President of the United States and Vladimir Putin, President of Russia are to meet and end the war in Ukraine. Ukraine is not invited. I would…
2/12/2025 There is an old story, well known and beloved by most in the military and by military historians, and almost certainly legendary, that goes like this: Supposedly, the old…
2//9/2025 Big Thought of the Moment: We are not, as Senator Andy Kim, Democrat of New Jersey, has suggest, “on the cusp of a Constitutional crisis.” It is rather that…
2/9/2025 Today is the High Holy Day of my people. I am prepared to fulfill my obligations so as to merit the blessings of the Heavens. I have procured the…
2/7/2025 There has been a lot of confusion over how to describe the role of Elon Musk in the Donald Trump presidency. Some, pointing up the power the Musk wields…
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