The Deck of Cards That Folded
A Tale of War, WMDs, and Missed Hands
Ah, the Iraq War. Remember those good old days of “shock and awe,” when the U.S. military, with all its firepower and infinite budget, decided to spice things up with a deck of cards? Yes, nothing says “world’s most powerful military” like turning an invasion into a Vegas poker game. The “Most Wanted Iraqi Playing Cards” were designed to help troops hunt down Saddam Hussein and his cronies, but let’s be honest: this gimmick was more for morale than military strategy. If catching war criminals was as simple as shuffling some cards, we’d have wrapped this thing up before lunch. …READ MORE…
WATCH: Biden speaks to reporters about New Orleans truck attack
President Biden spoke with reporters briefly about the early investigation into the truck attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people early on New Year’s Day. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more on Biden’s comments and the response to the attack from President-elect Donald Trump. …WATCH HERE…
A Quarter Century Passed By And 2025 Will Be Known As The Year Of The Great America Awakening
Donald Trump won the presidential election again in what is likely the greatest political comeback of all time. A republican winning the popular vote is an astounding accomplishment in its own right. But Trump basically defeated and overcame the entirety of our government and state sponsored conspiracies thrown at him in the hopes of derailing his candidacy through any one of a half dozen or so gambits: they all dashed on the rocks…READ MORE…
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 142: Masks, Mandates, Artists, and Artsoppa
Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible:
Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the events of the day as he prepares to receive his nightly meds……READ MORE…
A New Year with a Blind Dog
I brought in the new year with a blind dog. She was seated beside me, wagging her butt. I think she could feel the energy in the air.
Everyone else in my house was asleep because they are—in the literary sense—massive party poopers. Thus, I was alone in the den except for Marigold, the blind coonhound. …READ MORE…
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