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Monday, January 22, 2018

The Writer's Life 1/22 - One Year

For those of age, the Watergate scandal was momentous. When news broke that there was an 18-minute gap in the Nixon tapes, only the blindly partisan believed it was due to a secretary's error. Now, in the investigation of malfeasance by Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration, comes word that five months of FBI emails, all sent during the critical period, have been destroyed. It looks like a lot of high level officials committed felonies. Will any face consequences? I'll believe it when I see it.

So Chucky has folded like a cheap suit regarding the government shutdown. I wonder if the spineless slime got a peek at early poll numbers on the issue. In the past the maneuver had always been a boon for Democrats.

A blurb in today's NY Post made my eyes well with sadness. According to an unnamed poll, 56% of Americans believe Obama is chiefly or in part responsible for the current economic upswing. If that number is accurate, this country is headed back to an economic mediocrity that may become permanent. As I see it, President Trump has single-handedly rallied the economy through executive orders and personal pleas. The tax-cut came too late to have a big effect on fourth quarter GDP, although the handing out of bonuses will certainly add tenths to the final number. So far, Trump has been everything I'd hoped except for the tweeting and vocal gaffes. Here's hoping he'll continue to deliver and not turn into a swamp rat. He is exactly what this country needed at present.


My thanks to the gentleman who purchased a book in Russian, and to the woman who bought four books for her kids, including a lovely illustrated edition of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
Vic's Sixth novel: http://tinyurl.com/zpuhucj 
Vic's Short Works: http://tinyurl.com/jy55pzc
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