Our Confident New President

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
—  Charles Darwin
From his book: “The Descent of Man” (1871)
[Still / even after almost six months in office…  —  KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2016	Ways
2015	Be Happy, Too
2014	At Least Smile
2013	Comfortably Bound
2012	Certainty
	Thinking About Fathers
2011	And In Every Level Of Media

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Have We Started Winning Yet?

He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong with the Russians and I tend to believe him.   He can’t collude with his own government.  Why do you think he is colluding with the Russians?
—  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
June 11, 2017
On CBS’ “Face the Nation“
Casting doubt on allegations that President Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin to swing the 2016 election, saying that Trump “Doesn’t collude with his own staff.“
—  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
June 6th, 2017
Quoted by the Washington Examiner’s Susan Ferrechio.
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On This Day In:
2016	Still Springy
2015	Well Concealed
2014	The History Of Warriors
2013	A Cult Of Ignorance
2012	Counting Valor
	Understanding Faith
2011	I Can Hear You Now
2010	Inception

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Looking At #DumbDonald

If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
―  J.K. Rowling
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On This Day In:
2016	No Great Thing
2015	Happy Memory
	Of Two Minds
2014	Sums
2013	Memories & Binging
	Admiration Due
2012	Choices Matter
2011	Acceptance Is The Key
2010	Just A Permanent Crease…
	Bodily Functions

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On Misogynist Tweets From #DumbDonald

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
—  Elbert Hubbard
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On This Day In:
2016	Cowboy Boots & Missing Teeth
	Or Electricity
2015	Oh, To Be Vulnerable
2014	Neglected Horror
2013	The Price Of Illusions
2012	Once Again
2011	And The “Market” Isn’t Always Right

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Order The Rope, #DumbDonald

If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm.  You can always buy a new rope.
—  Max Gunther
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On This Day In:
2016	Chains Of Habit
2015	That You Shall Remain
	Did You See That?
2014	True, Vibrant And Open
2013	Remembering, Yet Again
2012	Something Of Value
2011	Sleep All Day

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Representative Government For The 99%

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.
—  Wendell Phillips
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On This Day In:
2016	Trying To Ignite Ice
2015	Or Increasingly Unwilling To Pay For…
2014	Returning Time
2013	Gentle Invitation
2012	Pleading The Insanity Defense
2011	Graduations And Conservatives
	The Big Sin

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Explaining Working Class Support For Donald

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.
—  Norman Cousins
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On This Day In:
2016	Not In My Experience
2015	Effort
2014	Honest Wants
2013	Faith, n.
2012	Surprise Me
2011	Confused With Truth

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