Opinion Ponderer Prints

You never told me what you thought of 'Star Wars.' I was waiting. For what? For the consensus. My own immediate reaction to any piece of entertainment could be biased. I need to read tweets and posts before I settle on a verdict. If my view differs too much from the hive mind, it's not valid.

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

"It seems my fear of death has been replaced by my fear of politics."

''...And defend the Constitution of the United States.' -- And now, I'd like to pardon the following Illinois politicians....'

"The university said he was a climate change denier so remove the statue."

Jean-Paul Sartre

"The economy always seems to be recovering, but it never recovers."

"What was I thinking?!"

G7 Summit Concern

"We'll destroy it to the ground ... ...and then..."

Plan to Split California into Six States Proposed....

"Exactly how undecided would you say you were at this precise moment?"

Roe v. Wade

The Lessons of VietnamThe Lessons of Iran and ContraThe Lessons of Iraq.

"Massive deficit spending, enormous Federal bailouts, open borders, ridiculous earmarks, pork for everybody, intervention all over the world.... Now, why didn't I think of that?"

Do Guns Kill?

Sybil Obama

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

"Take special note of the change to our policy on honesty."

Violent Crime Statistics

News and Magazines. Tax Bill Debate. The trickle-down can never compete with siphon-up.

"I'm both too liberal to be preppy and too conservative to be trendy."

We Used to Build Things

'According to the latest poll, 64% of the public don't pay any attention to polls...'

"Those are insightful and legitimate questions about our country, Tommy, and if times were different, your mom and I probably wouldn't have to report you to the government for asking them!"

"The real question is whether health care is a basic human right or a bona-fide commercial opportunity."

'Social and political revolution? Check out our 'Do It Yourself' section.'

The two faces of capitalism.

'It's the consistently defininative obscure obviation coupled with absolute commitment to incomprehensible policy objectives that I find appealing.

'For the economy to improve we're counting on a 'trickle down' from the super-wealthy to the wealthy.'

'THAT'S the Holy Land? - You're kidding, right?'

"Be afraid my friends...if the government takes over your healthcare, you're going to be left with nothing!"

125% tariff in escalating trade war.... ...Mitch realizes that everything he ordered is made in China

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

"Those eco-terrorists are going to cost us a FORTUNE!!"