These days people have options in where to get their news. But it's all backwards. The chyrons go from right to left, symbols 'represent' more than people, virtual social media dictates policy, the comedians and 'entertainers' have to tell us what's going on, and children feel they have to step up to lead the nation. The richest half in Washington seem to be in complete denial about their own complicity in the sell out - to the richest, or the crooked-est, or the foreign-est -- while, the other half tries to nail down the details of what just happened, averting blows to the head.
The chaos in the White House, like a cyclone in the West Wing, throws out mangled bits of what was there before, spinning from issue to issue, sucking in the massive hot air, spitting out staffers and cabinet heads alike, with random tweetstorms. The mad scramble continues of course to soften the blows and lessen the damage, but Congress on the whole, by the majority party's leadership seems too afraid to show leadership.
At least a dozen Palestinians were killed, and many more were wounded by Israeli soldiers on the state's much vaunted National Land Day. Not more than a week ago another bombing in Kabul ended questions about whether this spring would be unlike the others. Some British and a US soldier too, were killed in Syria. Kim Jong-un has visited President Xi in Beijing. Facebook has been culturally slapped for knowing so litle and denying what it was doing regarding user data and Russian propaganda. But it continues. The State Dept has been decimated needing eight more of nine top positions filled, and well, as many field offices. The Executor Branch has pushed the census bureau to add a question about citizenship. Puerto Rico still languishes after last year's hurricane. Texas is doing better. In Wisconsin, the desire to fill offices has pitched Governor Scott Walker and the legislature against its State Supreme Court. The Kansas legislature needs to fund schools, and soon, by court order, but that won't happen easily.
Everything is backwards.
Today is April 1, April Fool's Day.
It is also Easter. The Orthodox have sense to celebrate that next week.
No, Pope Francis DID NOT say 'There is no hell.'
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