Fingerprints continued.( On the body of the Montenegran delegate).

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POTUS shoved aside the delegate from Montenegro,shouldered his way through to the front line to be photographed accompanying this with primitive preening behavior somewhere between that of a parrot and that of a pugilistic thug.It was unnecessary and just plain dumb.This “fingerprint” tells us more about our leader and sets the tone for those of us who are influenced by the behavior of our leaders (Montana anyone?) to flail and pummel,to take umbrage,to sulk and to push thinking behavior aside in favor of childish momentary gratification.

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The Fingerprints on the Glass…

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California congressman Ted Lieu,no supporter of Trump,said in a recent interview that he hoped that Trump would do us proud on his travels to Saudi Arabia,Israel and Rome(the Vatican)and then come back to face the music.At best we can only hope that there is no egregious stumble.Congressman Lieu is probably unfamiliar with Alfred Adler’s quote to the effect that personality is all encompassing and doesn’t change as context or environment shifts.Thus,the fingerprints on the glass remain the same over time.If he sticks to carefully prepared script he may not grossly embarrass us.The minute his showman instincts prompt him toward spontaneity…watch out!
It would appear that the business of this trek was preset by Jared Kushner acting as crown prince in this Romanoff recapitulation.No humanitarian insistence on limited use of technology against civilian populations (Yemen).Bargain rates for an autocracy which holds sway over a suppressed population that gives rise to Baathist…

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You’ve Received a Top Doctor Badge!

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Congratulations to Dr. Claudewell Thomas for his Top Doctor badge.

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Truth and Consequences

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“Truth Will Out” and the rush of information coming out is rocking the leaky boat of Trump’s administration.The offer by Putin and co. to make available to America their transcripts of Potus’ conversation with the Russian ambassador and Secretary is an insult.Apparently Trump isn’t politically dumb enough to accept the offer.The appointment of a special counsel and the digging in of the FBI spell more trouble for Trump.The subpoenaing of Flynn and Mannifour puts an exclamation point on the seriousness of the whole mess to the concept of the American Presidency.
A major argument is taking place among professionals as to the ethicality of making public judgments about the psychological fitness of the Trumpeter.The Goldwater rule is cited as a gold standard no pun intended)of practice in this regard.But aside from the risk of loss of tax exempt status by professional( guild) associations,there is the reality of the U.S. being…

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The Chalice From the Palace,One More Time

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The wheels are coming off.The firing of James Comey revealed how tight the Trump inside circle is and the near impossibility of getting alternative” facts” quickly enough assembled to distribute them to all those in contact with a waiting public spearheaded by a vigilant press.Potus’ physical posture during the Lesley Holt interview was one of fearful hyper vigilance reinforcing the impression that Potus was less than truthful.
How truthful are the assertions that ACA is falling apart? Republican governed states are certainly not helping with the matter of exchanges as a result of which these states have little or no competition for ACA exchange membership which,particularly in rural areas,pares profitability for participating providers.Social Security,Medicare,Medicaid have been worked on and modified over decades.Veterans Affairs have been neglected and are in disarray.Simply put systems have to evolve.There is no omniscience behind plan development.Worse yet there is evidence of deliberate sabotage to help…

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A Speculative Analysis Of Governmental Paralysis.

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The repeal and replacement of AHCA (Obamacare)appears to be tied to budgetary reform insofar as money recovered therefrom may be needed to fund various measures.A five billion dollar addition ( for how long?) to cover those with pre-existing conditions for ACA( Trumpcare)is spit in the ocean.Risk sharing is the key to health care; the creation of a high risk pool that can be opted out of by individual states or by failure of USPHS to respond to a states’ objection ensures non compliance.
Russian interference in the election pales into insignificance besides the probability of outright bribery and collusion with key figures in the Trump campaign.The key person here is Mike Flynn whose hamfisted greed had to be known of by Trump,Pence and all others who had to approve of him as National Security Chief.The fiscal cornucopia afforded by Putin and his Kleptocracy not only bailed out Trump 8 to…

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