Some Nice Phrases

Here are some short, nice phrases that I like.

--"excusing his outrages and laundering his lies" (Frank Bruni--this is talking about our Commander in Chief's underlings)

--"The task before us sometimes seems mountainous..." (Anonymous)

--"make like a pack of hyenas and go for the jugular" (James Carville"

--"sweat-soaked blankets" (Debra Gwartney)

--"a bounty beyond imagination, the ad promised" ("  ")

--"perfect crisp-dry conditions for fire" ("  ")

--"asking mind-bending questions" ("   ")

--"watching the US implode before our eyes" (Margaret Sullivan)

--"He and his ilk are disciples of a Tangerine God." (Robert Mann)

--"poetry, the art of intimations and intuitions" (M. Gessen)

--"presumably under the exigencies of making a living" (E.L. Doctorow)

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Funny Quotes

The entire economy of the Western world is built on things that cause cancer.   --From the movie Bliss, 1985

Time is a great teacher, but it kills all of its students.   --Hector Berlioz

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.  --Will Rogers

Being at a loss for words has saved many relationships.   --Bill Watterson

The truth will set you free, but it will first piss you off.    --Gloria Steinem

A fool and his money are soon elected.   --Will Rogers

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An Observation

Like many people I find it good to take breaks from the political arena. Trump has done a good job of implementing Steve Bannon's dictum: "to flood the zone with shit." It is healthy, I think to take a break from that fecal deluge.

The Trump reign will crash. It's just taking longer than most thought. No doubt, then, the crash will be something to behold.

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