Paul Libman

I post under my real name and picture. I stand behind everything I say. If I get it wrong, call me out. If you like what I’m about, let’s continue the conversation. If you don’t, there’s the door.

I wonder if the average Russian realizes about 1500 countrymen either die or are gravely wounded EVERY DAY in the Ukraine war. That's about 1.5 MILLION over the last five years. Clearly, Putin's madness knows no bounds.

Only in America could you have a success story like the meteoric two-year rise of Pete Hegseth from lowly weekend news anchor to full-fledged mass murderer.

Personally, I can't think of one Republican who deserves to keep his or her office. Every one of them has bought into Trump's Big Lie, eagerly signed onto the bill funneling trillions to America's richest and cutting aid for the needy. Let them spend their remaining days in right-wing think tanks.

Much as I love @petebuttigieg.bsky.social, I sure wish he’d sharpen his attack, ala Jon Ossoff. He’d be so much more effective if he’d stop pulling punches and simply tell it like it is.

Reeling from the horrific Bend, Oregon school shooting, politicians all around the country spring into inaction.

As the great comedienne Belle Barth used to say, “If I offend you, tell your friends.”

Farewell to Italy and Spain, where I’ve been undergoing intensive pork and wine therapy.

Kimberly Gargoyle.

It only takes a few days experiencing the fruits and vegetables of Tuscany to remind you what kind of crap passes for produce in the US.

Is it just me, or does Sen. Schmitt (R-Schmitt’s Creek) give off a strong Frank Drebin vibe?

Senator Eric Schmitt forever will be remembered as the Wile E. Coyote of American politics.

BREAKING: FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey reportedly leaving the bureau to spend more time with his integrity.

Just woke up. Is the war over yet?

Rather than being regarded for his accomplishments, Trump, like every other despot, will be reviled for the damage he did and the lengthy efforts necessary to repair it. Some legacy, huh? 

I’m not even remotely a fan of Iran, but they do have a point. The US and Israel savagely attacked them, deliberately killing their leaders (a war crime) and causing billions in damage. Serious peace negotiations can’t begin until the men who perpetrated this, Trump and Netanyahu, are gone. 

HIM “I hate Mamdani.” ME “You don’t even live here.” HIM “Yeah, but I’m still allowed to hate him.” ME …

I'm sure we all can agree- flying is about to become even more wonderful.

Ed Sheeran may have screwed the pooch, but he still qualifies for a job with the FBI.

I’ve informed my agent that if they call, I will NOT open for Ed Sheeran.

Macklemore: courage and character. Sheeran: fecklessness and cowardice.

It seems to me, if the Republicans take the kind of Trump-induced ass-kicking that appears to be coming in the midterms, they just might decide it’s in their long-term interest and that of the party to join Democrats in impeaching him and then possibly have a shot at redemption going forward.

Imagine for a moment that a corruptly partisan Supreme Court had not installed George W. Bush in the presidency and 9/11 occurred on Al Gore’s watch. Nobody can say for certain, but I have many reasons to believe this world would be a lot better place than it is today. 

In retrospect, the terrorists appear to have achieved at least one of their goals. Our government looks a lot more like the Taliban than theirs looks like ours.

You have to admit, he’s united the country. Or rather, countries: Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Spain…

Unmentioned in the discussion of his ballroom is the price of operating it. A 90,000 sq. ft. building must be heated, cooled, lit and constantly maintained. Every event will require hundreds of staff- food, entertainment, security and cleanup- at a cost of millions. To whom? You and me, of course.

Surreal as it sounds, the 2028 presidential campaign begins right after the midterms. I'm watching for a candidate who will promise to restore the White House to its rightful state of dignity. We all know exactly what that means: total erasure of his vandalism.

The violence and terror being perpetrated by ICE is as unnecessary as it is deliberate. While we all know a rational, humane immigration policy would be much cheaper and more effective, his real goal is to create a force of heavily armed storm troopers answerable only to himself.

“The system is broken.” No. Systems don’t break; they work exactly as designed. Well-meaning men created our current system as a reflection of their own limitations, building racism, poverty, and inequality into its DNA. Sadly this system is not fixable; it’s time to build a new one.

Here’s a modest suggestion to help repair the country: put real teeth into the Emoluments Clause and the Hatch Act. Of course, neither will happen until we have a functioning Congress and an independent DOJ, both of which at this point seem like distant dreams.

Elon Musk is the evil villain from a bad 80s movie and the Cybercab was his getaway car.

If you want to better understand this new oil deal, just think of Venezuela as a 13-year-old girl.

Here’s the most important social and political lesson I’ve learned- Anyone who promises simple solutions to complex problems is a charlatan.

I wonder if any in this new crop of hotshot DOJ lawyers realize that, somewhere down the road, transcripts of their pleadings on behalf of this administration will make for some mighty entertaining job interviews. 

UPDATED USPS MOTTO: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Maybe not so much for mail-in ballots.”

Wow, I’m old enough to remember when the Iraq war was the dumbest conflict an idiot president had ever gotten us into.

Had our feckless, irresolute President simply continued Biden’s support for Ukraine, that war likely would be over. Instead, it threatens to escalate, with Russia now threatening Germany. All of this for Trump’s stupid grudge against Zelenskyy for refusing to knuckle under to his extortion.

The Venezuela oil deal is a classic Trump scam: by the time people realize the amount of oil was wildly inflated and the impossibly optimistic timeline hid the fact years would pass before the first drop flowed, he and his friends will have gotten out, taken the money and screwed the Venezuelans.

What does it say about the character of extremely rich people who are willing to spend more to fight a wealth tax than it would cost them simply to pay it? 

Citizens United created a new class of politicians, installed by big money and, once elected, expected to serve solely the interests of those who put them there. This accounts for Congress’ indifference to real issues facing the country- the economy, war, corruption, health care & the environment.

AMERICA: A Work In Regress.

Oh, and if you don’t think Iran is going to retaliate soon with attacks on US soil, you’re dreaming.

I think one of the most popular items on the 2028 Democratic platform would be restoring decorum and dignity to the White House. It would begin by tearing down that godforsaken ballroom and rebuilding the East Wing.

Sooner than anyone imagines, newly developed technology will turn all those sprawling data centers into the abandoned shopping malls of tomorrow.

If you know something about intellectual property law, please enlighten me, but it would seem to me no one can claim ownership of anything they create with AI, since AI is just a collection of everybody else’s stuff in the first place.

The founders never could have predicted a Congress owned by corporations or a Supreme Court that equates money with speech. It’s not the Constitution that needs fixing, it’s the radical reinterpretation by the right wing.

I have to admit some satisfaction seeing cattlemen who voted enthusiastically for Trump become his latest fuckees.

That feeling when your enemy’s leaders are smarter and more strategic than your own.

I thought “Karen” was a trigger for Republicans. Turns out, it’s “Natalie.”

The right wing’s loathing of Mayor Mamdani’s intelligence, wit and genuine humanity says all you need to know about the kind of people they are.

In hindsight, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to make a draft-dodger Commander In-Chief of the military.