Monthly Archives: August 2018

Flag back at full staff atop WH. Pres Trump did not issue proclamation on the death of @SenJohnMcCain, which usually calls for flags to remain at half-staff through the day of interment, which is Sunday at the @NavalAcademy. pic.twitter.com/NGasNPT0VB — … Continue reading →

The absolutism and radicalism of today’s Republican Party is the biggest threat to the country that McCain served and loved. David Leonhardt Leonhardt is right: the Republican Party has become no more than a pack of nihilist vandals in thrall … Continue reading →

There is zero chance Trump does not insult McCain within the next 48 hours. Zero chance. — God (@TheTweetOfGod) August 26, 2018

My own feelings about McCain are more complicated than the unstinting praise now raining down on his memory. Continue reading →

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, I naturally turned to the church for solace. But on the following Sunday, to my surprise, none of the church leaders at Mass acknowledged what had just happened. I was deflated and … Continue reading →