On our troops serving abroad: "We have given them training and equipment."Well, training, maybe.  Equipment, not so much!  Anyone recall Rumsfeld's public humiliation at the hands of a feisty National Guardsman a few … [Read more...]

Nucular.  Oh for fuck's sake. … [Read more...]

Here we go on federal judges.  Claims he has nominated only individuals who will "interpret" the law rather than "legislate" from the bench, and that are "well qualified."  This is demonstrably untrue … [Read more...]

"Voluntary personal retirement accounts."  OK - let's see if he fesses up to how much this will cost.Diverting "4 percentage points of their payroll taxes" to private accounts.  Can anyone figure out the math … [Read more...]

"We have to move forward with courage and honesty."Honesty, indeed.  If only we could get some of that from the White House! … [Read more...]

"Serious problems."  "A very different era."  Ok - here comes the useless canard: 16:1 workers then, 3:1 now, 2:1 later.  But what does that mean, W?2018: the shortfalls begin (CBO has re-estimated this to … [Read more...]

Ah, here comes social security.  "Headed toward bankruptcy" -- big lie!  big lie!  "Bankruptcy" has no meaning in this context -- it's just a scary word that makes people think something bad is … [Read more...]

"Clear skies" really is a big fat lie.  No way is that going to improve the environment for anyone but the big power plants. … [Read more...]