Quote of the Day
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers
Quote of the Day
We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure,
I’m Telling You Now - Freddie & the Dreamers
Quote of the Day
The man who does not read good books
BOB DYLAN "Like A Rolling Stone"
Russia has been second to the US in diesel exports, maybe about 10%. It's true Russia has caught off exports as production shrinks, but Trump's typical shallow analysis is incompetent and misleading. https://t.co/aoA8T6PbWc pic.twitter.com/ydSiw6db6A
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
Partisan hypocrites.https://t.co/Kg53QKUjKT
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
Bo French is a disgusting Republican who contradicts GOP claims to a civil rights legacy and embarrasses me as a native Texan. Another statewide candidate I refuse to support, along with Paxton.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
A Trumpkin-dominated Kennedy Center is predictably, disingenuously threatening imminent financial collapse short of tacking on Trump's name without Congressional approval. Trump's pissing on the Kennedy Center to mark his territory is reprehensible. pic.twitter.com/UiBL2nL0Pb
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
Trump is so old that he forgets earlier in his term, he took credit fot lower gas prices. So, now of a sudden he is trying to blame out-of-office Biden for rising prices. It is patently absurd. Biden, unlike Trump, had the judgment to stay out of war with Iran. pic.twitter.com/7T7SHUzafi
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
SCOTUS rightly rejected Trump's unconstitutional scheme to control the midterm elections.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Can we have one KC Chiefs game telecast without a camera check on Mrs. Taylor Kelce's reaction?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
A third measles death in Pennsylvania. Heck of a job, RFK Jr.!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Of course, the Fascist-in-Chief is having a Trumper tantrum over SCOTUS blocking his unconstitutional attempt to control the midterm election.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
I've had my fill of the Dotard-in-Chief. Trump attacked his former SCOTUS nominees as insufficiently personally loyal to him for not rubber-stamping his unconstitutional power grab over the midterm elections. It turned out, unlike Trump, they took their own oaths seriously.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
This is Soft Rock America. The Beatles are right: he's a mean old man.https://t.co/oAcHxUbdXZ https://t.co/fQrUVWPfQ8
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
First, the idea that Trump deserves credit for an ongoing trend is patently absurd. Unaffordability is, however, a legacy of Trump's unprovoked trade wars and his war with Iran. https://t.co/ZYQCMxcz2c pic.twitter.com/HedkYacOGm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
First, crime has trended downward for decades, except during the pandemic (including Trump in 2020). Second, almost all police work reflects local/state implementation, not the general government. https://t.co/gSYKj1jCZw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Yes, Trump has made such an unproven, ludicrous allegation. This is Trump, as usual, playing the victim card. The fact is a large percentage of Presidents have faced actual or failed assassination attempts, few for partisan reasons. https://t.co/SwVIPDmzTo pic.twitter.com/1RjHbmrZ7e
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
The Russian sanctions legislation is an unnecessary, economically illiterate abomination, not only at the expense of American consumers but also another lose-lose exchange in a global trade war, killing American exports. https://t.co/NFGQyuGqUB
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 16, 2026
Kudos to the Fed for protecting the dollar from the corrosion of Trumpflation. Tariff Man insists American consumers will suffer his revenge, even as he prayed for an interest rate cut to boost the economy in time for the midterms.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 16, 2026
Kudos to Tom Massie for initiating the long-overdue impeachment of Hegseth.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 16, 2026
Give me a break! Trump is responsible for about 30% of the federal debt, although he was POTUS for only 6/250 years. Remember his promise to liquidate the national debt? The Dude starts each fiscal year with around $2T in deficits. All he does is spend, like the war in Iran. pic.twitter.com/AD5DDPoGpM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 16, 2026
Only an economically illiterate Dumbass-in-Chief could have the audacity to claim that over 3% inflation merits a 1% interest rate or lower. Who would ever buy a bond that loses money from day 1? This is a dude who shed his company's debts in 6 bankruptcies; he has no shame.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
This is Soft Rock America. Diesel fuel is at a record high due to Trump's unprovoked war with Iran. Jigsaw had a relevant tune: https://t.co/6GL8cpicLz
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
Trump is pissed. Canada is looking to build its trade relations with Europe, both of which Trump has sabotaged with his incompetent, failed negotiations. Trump is the kind of dude who would threaten suitors for his ex-wives,
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
This is Soft Rock America. Vance is pleading for American voters to give the GOP a second chance. Steve Winwood has a take on this: https://t.co/ViwdOA5W6m
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
Trump's paranoia reflects mental illness. The Fed's unanimous decision to raise rates includes governors Trump himself selected. The idea that they intended to politically embarrass him is a crackpot departure from reality.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
The Russian sanctions bill is grossly immoral and economically illiterate. Giving Tariff Man more authority to f*ck up the global economy and punish US consumers is enabling evil.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
Scott Lincicome is correct here. I'll rephrase: Congress giving Trump new tariff laws to abuse is like putting a toddler with a fork in a room full of electrical sockets; only you get the shocks.https://t.co/ozGZfrcyea
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
What Trumpkins like Johnson don't point out in their continuing to scapegoat Biden for Trumpflation is that Trump hasn't been able to fix it or why voters should expect any improvement with Trumpkins in power after the midterms. pic.twitter.com/PTEtM7jH9C
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
When even FNC has Trump under 40% approval, the GOP is in trouble less than 2 months before the midterms. pic.twitter.com/xMtWGrSWjy
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
My latest essay takes on failed Trumpist mercantilism.https://t.co/95IGaA2hZY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
It's sad and outrageous that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is keynoting an anti-vaxxer function. What's next: sending Musk to address an astrology forum?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
This is Soft Rock America. Vance is singing a Loggins classic:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
https://t.co/cMbwUkUYRe https://t.co/Ji13ZiPJj4
Today is Constitution Day (although it was ratified on 6/21/1788). Let's all hope that one day SCOTUS will respect it and Trump will abide by it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
This is Soft Rock America. Time for some classic Guess Who:https://t.co/mOa7jIamwn https://t.co/nz41rvijRi
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
A TNA heel faction manager tried to get cheap heat by referencing Trump's "Lake America".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Japan is raising interest rates to fight inflation. Unlike Trump, who actually thinks a cheaper fiat currency ill solvehis trade deficit "problem". Half of American imports are inputs or resources for American businesses, and higher costs fall on consumers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
This clip interested me because I did my capstone MBA project on McDonald's. I had to fend off my east Asian group members reproducing Kroc's complaint hot dogs aren't simple: you can boil them, steam them, grill them, etc.https://t.co/f2bQldCquG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Verizon is looking to end traditional landline phone service. After getting my cell, it was the unlimited backup to limited cell phone monthly limits. I finally stopped with affordable unlimited (including long distance calls) cell plans. pic.twitter.com/ZQGNhWsAEl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Trump's ban of WH access of CNN, MS NOW and Politico is manifestly unconstitutional. There is nothing in the First Amendment that allows POTUS control in the event that he disagrees with coverage.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 19, 2026
SCOTUS is supposed to rebuke a White House or Congress that violates the Constitution. Birthright citizenship is explicitly stated in the Constitution and was in common law before the 14th Amendment. Tariff are a tax which require Congressional approval. pic.twitter.com/ZcbelmOIaP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 19, 2026
It turns out Thomas Jefferson was Sally Hemings' baby daddy by DNA evidence, and no, the reveal wasn't on the Maury Povich show.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 19, 2026
Trump's aging memory is failing him. Eliminating the national debt? No new wars? A Mexico-paid wall?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
Mount Ontario
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
He's right; I don't.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
The Americans are as trustworthy as the political whore who promised no new wars.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
Kushner hs no judgment; he chose to marry into the Trump clan.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
Not until the offense has been adjudicated. All residents are entitled to due process.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 13, 2026
No. Kamala Harris, like Trump, is incompetent at public sector administration.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
We don't have the budget. Not the first, frivolous promise by Trump to bribe voters.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
Work on my taxes. And I don't particularly like that.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
I don't think Dems have enough votes to pass a necessary constitutional amendment, never mind ratification of 75% of states..
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 14, 2026
I halfway expected to see AI Trumpkin lady parts tattooed. He would probably repost them.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Tweeting a personal insult.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
More crimes and corruption, for sure...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Yeah. Some Americans are stupid. Some can't identify which country borders us to the north. pic.twitter.com/0laV73nTRy
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Massie is the obvious choice, but I'll likely support the LP nominee
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
I've suggested putting the Narcissist-in-Chief's name on sewers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
The GOP has not exercised proper oversight during Trump's current term, despite Trump's illegal tariffs and unconstitutional wars. The free ride ends when the GOP loses a majority, with Trump at 39% approval.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
A yellow dog
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Wait in line at a DMV
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Respect is a 2-way street. And Trump almost never shows respect for others. Trump's misconduct has cost him deeply on bilateral trade as Canada flirts with the EU.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
No. His failed foreign policy never lived up o his premature Nobel for not being George W. Bush, and his disastrous economic policies proved one of the slowest post recessions in US history.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
No. Others have been worse, but Trump has been corrupt and mediocre at best.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 15, 2026
Thank God!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 16, 2026
None of the above.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
A genius does not confuse a baseball cap with a fedora
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 17, 2026
Did Trump audition for Lurch in The Addams Family?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
I'll take Obama's dancing over that weird arm-swinging crap from Trump any day.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Lincoln.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
I personally don't eat bananas — too many carbs. But if I did, it's not Trump's decision whether or not I should have the option of buying foreign-produced bananas, and he sure as hell doesn't have the authority to tax me for eating them. I decide the value of my purchases.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Trump is that damn stupid. The USG isn't buying bananas. The US doesn't produce bananas to any significant degree. But if we bought bananas from Brazil, it would likely spend those dollars buying American goods and services, investing in the US economy, or paying for Trump debt
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
"We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Trump got dressed up for Halloween.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
The only thing I have in common with Trump is that the Hypocrite-in-chief completes a mail-in ballot.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Moot point. The Constitution has spoken . Sleepy Donnie Trump can't run again, although I would love to see the dotard get his ass kicked again.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Moot point. The Constitution has spoken . Sleepy Donnie Trump can't run again, although I would love to see the dotard get his ass kicked again.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Like the Trumpkins corruptly investing taxpayer USD in private businesses?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Like the Trumpkins corruptly investing taxpayer USD in private businesses?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
I'm voting against any uniparty candidate for office. Who's with me?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
He watches FNC.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Every time I think I've suffered through the worst POTUS ever, Americans elect another.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Trump will veto it. Not enough votes to override the veto.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 18, 2026
Liar-in-Chief: pic.twitter.com/utCv0XFPs2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 19, 2026
Dumbass. He never declassified any of the documents he stole. There is no evidence beyond his lying excuse.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 20, 2026
Quote of the Day
Faultfinding without suggestions for improvement
Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte - Patti Page
Latest COVID-19 news items:
The blog is now dubiously getting almost 3K pageviews daily. I published my second essay for the month; I should hit the 40-post mark again this month. X/Twitter followers continue to fluctuate just below 200 followers.
Lidl is celebrating hitting its app download milestone with a week of freebie bakery item coupons. (The bakery is a distinguishing difference between Lidl and Aldi) . My UH Cougars fell to Texas Tech on the road last night. They fell inches short in attempting a game-tying 2-point conversion in the game's waning moments.
Quote of the Day
The family is the nucleus of civilization.
The Jolly Green Giant - Kingsmen