Two Old Debates

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Chipsters have not written much about the current political season in the United States because the subject — it seems to us — calls more for the artistry of Fellini than any rational analysis. ...  [read]

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The only thing we have to fear....

Is government itself. 

In the wake of the horrendous Nice killings, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic were quick to pounce on the event in order to further their police state agendas . . . [read]

Monsanto's Niebelung

Obama is in the United Kingdom pushing the idea that he is tickled pink by Little Prince George and that Britain’s exit from the European Common Market would be a disaster  ....  [ read ]

Perimeters

".....  law enforcement officers also may conduct random checks of cars and taxis driving toward the airport, a practice already in place at the Los Angeles airport.  ..."   [ read ]

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Doggish

Dogs and English  [ read ]

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Chicken Feed & Hypocrisy

NEW YORK TIMES  DECLARES WAR  ON BERNIE

....and you. [ read ]

Bearclaw meets Pancake

Appearances are a substantial part of politics.  One has to look the part,

 even if... [ read ]

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Bernie Concedes

Allowing Clinton to label herself a "progressive" (because she believed in progress) and conceding that Obama was also a progressive, Bernie undercut his raison d'etre and  all but conceded the nomination  .....  [read]

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And from Versailles. . .

Asked the other day, why she ate cake while the people in Paris starved, l'Antoinette replied, "Well, that's what they served."

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Hillary's Inner Goldwater

Hillary Clinton lets slip her true anti-progressive side.   [read]

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Hillary's Loss in Iowa

There are no Pyrrhic Victories in sports; but in politics, as in war, some wins protest too much.  [ read ]

Palin's Personal Holocaust

Ranting in front of a crowd of cheering admirers Sarah Palin blamed Obama for “single-handedly” “ruining” her “plans and dreams”. . .  Chipsters ponder why such insanity resonates with people  [ read ]