Remember what happened after Roger Mudd asked Ted Kennedy why he wanted to be President? Apparently -- Trump doesn't.
Word Salad Days
Tag: economy
Unoccupied Space
"Stockpile indefinitely / ‘Cause there’s a world out there that’s closing in on me / I’m gonna stay locked up until I’m sure / Stockpile behind my door" ~ Richard X. Heyman, "Stockpile"
We’re All Bucked
"We think we know what we're doin' / That don't mean a thing / It's all in the past now / Money changes everything" ~ Cyndi Lauper
Kiss My Aspirations Goodbye
The good news: experts predict your odds of surviving COVID-19 are much better than Trump's.
Swiss Tease
"Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped." ~ Calvin Coolidge
The Year In Rejection
"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do." ~ Voltaire
Baloney Sandwich
“I have observed throughout life that a man may do an immense deal of good if he does not care who gets the credit of it.” ~ Father Strickland
Losing Interest
"We were betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, betrayed, betrayed by rough trade lies / Betrayed by lies" ~ Stiff Little Fingers, "Rough Trade"
Hype Raise
"I got my hands up, they're playin' my song / You know I'm gonna be okay" ~ "Party In The U.S.A."
There’s A New Tariff In Town
"And I think of what I thought this cold morning, it's the same thing I'm thinking at three. I owe more than I can ever pay back, more than I'll ever see." ~ Woody Guthrie/Lou Reed
