The Trump Delusion
By David Glenn Cox Extremism breeds extremism, there are never calm waters or a jettied port. Without drama there is no excitement and without excitement there is no news, no…
You Must Be This High
By David Glenn Cox Extra, Extra, Read all about it! Trump Attorney General declared lying sack of shit! You just have to wonder about some people’s motivation. That’s where the…
No Matter What Their Lips Say
By David Glenn Cox I wonder why there is a constant call to reach across the aisle and work with Republicans. “Come on Charlie Brown, I’ll hold the football for…
The Martyr and the Devil
By David Glenn Cox It isn’t often in Washington we see a Republican stand up for a principle. It’s sort of like Bernie Madoff standing up for the Securities and…
First Came Amos and Andy
By David Glenn Cox Sometimes reading the news is like waking up in a black and white Twilight Zone episode. As you read the headlines. Galileo Found Guilty of Heresy…
“I’d give him an “A”
By David Glenn Cox Republicans are outraged and demanding change. They have seen their Party dragged in the dirt and want something done about it. They want change and they…
The Lost Continent of Republicanism
By David Glenn Cox The modern Republican has everything to offer from soup to nuts. These are the dregs at the end of the wine barrel. The beer keg spitting…
I Think We’re All MENSA Twins on this Bus
By David Glenn Cox In many ways I blame The Firesign Theater for ruining twenty-first Century Republican politics. The Firesign’s subversive absurdity has made modern day Republicans mere cardboard caricatures…
If You Need Me, I’ll Be on the Veranda
By David Glenn Cox Does the Pope shit in the woods? Is a bear Catholic? Is Rick Santorum a historian? It’s like the guy has a stupid valve stuck open.…
What Are We Afraid of Tonight?
By David Glenn Cox The Chinese gong makes two sounds. One when it is struck and the other as it reverberates echoing the vibrations of the sound. A single lone…
Busy Day in the Square Office
By David Glenn Cox Are we reaching Mr. Donald Trump? “Yes, you are reaching President Donald Trump. Forty-fifth President of the United States leader of men and adored by women…
No Longer Pretending
By David Glenn Cox If the Republican Party were a shipwreck this is the point where the ship stands on end and sinks slowly beneath the waves. The S.S. Orange…
Just A Wild Idea for Suckers
By David Glenn Cox I guess what bothered me most about the George Floyd trial were the attempts by the defense to make explanations of other possible causes of death.…
All Joe’s Fault
By David Glenn Cox Look what Joe Biden did now! Such is the call of the Republican wild. You probably didn’t know this as it is a well-guarded secret among…
Rich White Guy Justice
By David Glenn Cox In the classic film “Animal House” at the culmination of the destruction scene, Hoover grabs the baton from the marching band leader and marches the band…
Denver and Points West
By David Glenn Cox So, where have I been? A long story involving a U-Haul and four hundred miles of bad weather. How many guessed in jail? I caught rock…
Where the Future Lives
By David Glenn Cox It was said that when Julius Caesar came to Rome it was a city of bricks and when he left it was a city of marble.…
Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
By David Glenn Cox Newsflash: Trump blames others for election defeat. Have you ever noticed the difference the sound makes in an empty room? The sound expanding in an empty…
What’s in the Hotdog
By David Glenn Cox Trump gave us the flash of Republican lightening and now we hear the distant rumble of the thunder. The first potential, the rest remainder. Without their…
Non-Communicative English
By David Glenn Cox Pavloff is sitting in a bar when the phone rings and he says to himself, “Shit! I forgot to feed the dog.” The man trained to…
It’s Now or Never Señor Rodriguez!
By David Glenn Cox Enough is enough, what’s next? It’s the gift that keeps on giving and giving. The career of Matt Gaetz now rivals an atmospheric nuclear test. The…
“Write This Down, this is Monday!”
By David Glenn Cox Church attendance in the United States is falling faster than Matt Gaetz dating advice. It took two thousand years, but the evangelicals have finally converted Jesus…
Bozo’s Circus Without Bozo
By David Glenn Cox “It was the best of times and the worst of times,” how true. For a political animal like myself it is a feeding frenzy at the…
Next Greyhound to Washington
By David Glenn Cox I suppose it won’t be long now before Republicans propose firing on Fort Sumpter again. They have found the issue which will drive them into obscurity.…
It is Hard to Keep Dancing After the Organ Grinder Stops
By David Glenn Cox There are bound to be troubles on monkey island without their leader. It seemed like such a good idea but now, without a leader they are…
Date-O-Matic
By David Glenn Cox Not even sweeping the floor, Faux News and the Dumb America Network throw cold water on Matt Gaetz future employment opportunities. These executives without foresight or…
Good Has Nothing to Do With It
By David Glenn Cox Do you ever wonder what it is like to be a top-level Fortune 500 C.E.O.? To lead a team, build a corporation generating profits for the…
Wanna See My Puppy 2.0?
By David Glenn Cox I know already not to expect much for Christmas this year as this is clearly my big gift. This gift has been on my preferred Santa…
Over the Edge
By David Glenn Cox What I am reminded of is auto-erotic asphyxiation. People trying to heighten their orgasm by suffocating themselves. If it works you get the big kick out…
Gunsmoke
By David Glenn Cox The question of guns and gun violence in America is a multifaceted hydra. Gun control becomes a national imperative as the body count rises. Any mass…
Metropolis We Have Arrived!
By David Glenn Cox My Grandfather was a Union organizer in the Ironworkers Union. His first week at the Iron mill he saw a man burned sent home to live…
Looking for the Edmund Pettus Bridge
By David Glenn Cox Time moves so slowly we can only see its effects after the fact. In the 1950s and 60s, Selma, Alabama, placed itself on national display for…
A Pen and Faux News
By David Glenn Cox My father was a World War two veteran. His favorite movie of the era was, “The Best Years of our Lives” which illustrated the troubles of…
Even for a Minute
by David Glenn Cox Another day, another shooting. Another waste of life another spreading of misery and pain. Young lives cut short, and children scarred by the loss of a…
That Other America
By David Glenn Cox It is our blessing, and it is our curse, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Sounds wonderful, but…
Might Make Them Look Bad
By David Glenn Cox The problem with being small is that when you reach the big stage you look microscopic. The rants and the Faux News buzzwords sound good on…
The Darkness of the Truth
By David Glenn Cox I’ll show you how times have changed. A California parent has his panties in a bunch about an ethnic studies class. He is not about to…
War is Peace, Failure is Success!
By David Glenn Cox Watch closely, it will be something you can tell your grandkids about. “Climb upon my knee, yes I remember the Republican Party.” Always there is ebb…
Tales of American Life
By David Glenn Cox I saw an eviction today. My first in three years in this apartment complex. The people were not in the unit; they’d probably already bugged out.…
Only the Clowns Remain
By David Glenn Cox Shhh, listen to the sound of he who shall remain nameless. The rumbling of the wheels of time moving forward as the orange package is left…
Count Dracula is Hiring
By David Glenn Cox The media likes to play games with the unemployment numbers. They can sound good or sound bad depending on the slant they decide to put on…
It’s Not Like I am Asking for Money
By David Glenn Cox This is a confession of sorts. Well, not so much a confession as an explanation. First and most importantly, I want to thank the nearly 40,000…
The Heart of a King
By David Glenn Cox The problem with throwing rocks for a living is sometimes you break the wrong window. “Boy oh boy, look at her! Do you believe that’s a…
I’ve Saved Your Grandkids a Fortune
By David Glenn Cox Joe Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Covid -19 relief package has been passed through the Congress without a single Republican vote. Mealy mouth Mitch declares the package wasteful…
The Insurrectionist Army
By David Glenn Cox It wouldn’t be the Trump Administration without a scandal, and it wouldn’t be a scandal without Louis DeJoy. Somebody told somebody about a crooked little deal…
The Trumpizoid Crazies
By David Glenn Cox Every time a Republican retires, an angel gets their wings and another one rides the bus. Missouri Senator Roy Blunt adds to the Republicans heading out…
Frank Lloyd Wright Should Have Stuck to Building Airplanes
By David Glenn Cox I’m thinking of starting a new business. Tar & Feathers.com. Discount prices direct to you! Ask about our fence rail specials for free shipping! In the…
Their Racism Brings Their Poverty
By David Glenn Cox I loved and miss living in the South. The sun is warm, and the beaches are calling. There is a frankness softened with humor. “Hey, where’d…
Sorry, Wrong Number
By David Glenn Cox I hadn’t been to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website in a while and thought I’d check it out. “Hey, it’s the fifth of the month…
