Bush League Lying

Damp-fog of a marine layer this Monday afternoon, as bright, clear sunshine much earlier has been replaced by deep-gray, amplified in muffled tones. Beyond ‘Fat Tony’ dying and the ensuing GOP cluster-crazy over President Obama’s constitutional rights, was a truth-chime from The Donald among the chaos of last Saturday night’s Republican debate: “Obviously, the war…

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Heart the Dog

My youngest daughter Melissa has a dog named Kuru, which of itself, literally means ‘a very rare disease. It is caused by an infectious protein found in contaminated human brain tissue.’ Beyond Melissa’s dark, trying-to-be-cute humor, the dog Kuru is one of the sweetest, smartest canines I’ve ever encountered — and just finished treatment for…

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