Bob Lord 
Better late than never, I suppose, Doug Ducey finally issued a shelter in place order for Arizona. Also, better weak than non-existent. You see, like all shelter in place orders, Ducey’s has exceptions for “essential services.” And he considers lots of stuff essential that really isn’t. Golf, for example. So I wonder, should there be … Read more
It was early on in the Trump presidency when Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico. We watched in angry horror as the vicious combination of Trump’s ineptitude, pettiness, narcissism, corruption, and callous disregard for human life were on full display in his non-response. He shot off angry tweets at San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz. He … Read more
I never was a huge Andrew Cuomo fan. I was pulling for Cynthia Nixon in the NY Democratic primary a few years ago. But I’ve been watching both Cuomo and Trump pretty much every weekday lately. Their respective daily appearances seem timed based on my elliptical workout schedule. The contrast couldn’t be starker. Think what … Read more
The talking heads have a lot to say about Sanders, but rarely do they offer explanations for his now four month long rise in the polls. When they do, they typically attribute it to Elizabeth Warren’s decline or, believe it or not, to his heart attack. Warren, the experts are certain, lost support because of … Read more
The incompetent display by the Iowa Democratic Party and its app developer, Shadow, Inc., was astonishing. As far as the Party goes, however, the incompetence started and ended with the decision to hire an app developer to handle the caucus results in the first place. Even if the app had worked perfectly, the incompetence of … Read more