Here Comes the Sun - some music

Music: Here Comes the Sun, by the Beatles, Arrangement by Gabriella Quevedo, guitar playing by Ms. Quevedo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGlIImajcRI

Is It Dangerous to Live in a Red State?

This comes by way of Kevin Drum's blog at motherjones.com

https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/04/raw-data-the-worse-a-state-does-on-improving-health-the-better-it-is-for-trump/

What Kind of Leader Warns the Opposition of Battle Plans?

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-warns-russia-syria-strike-how-it-could-happen-2018-4

Wouldn't this be grounds for impeachment if the president were a Democrat?

Chemical Weapons Use in Syria, Trump Response

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-putin-syria_us_5aca1995e4b07a3485e5ab4c

All indications are that there has been an attack with chemical weapons on defenseless civilians in eastern Syria.

Why does Donald Trump bring Iran into this discussion? The leader of Syria is Assad and his only real defender is Vladimir Putin. Is this an effort by Trump and his new adviser John Bolton to trump up a reason to attack Iran? Attacking Iran is something Republicans have wanted to do for many years. In 2018 it was Republican candidate for the presidency, Sen. John McCain who chanted "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran". It's not a new policy idea.

The Russians are saying it simply didn't happen. As long as they pay no price they can say anything they like. If the international community is sick and tired of this law-breaking, they can act to punish Assad and Putin.

Our Condolences to All Canadians

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saskatchewan-humboldt-broncos-bus-crash_us_5ac83e55e4b07a3485e4d7da

It's a sad story. Our hearts go out to all affected.

Stormy Daniels and Vladimir Putin

What do those two have in common? Donald Trump won't say a bad thing about either of them. Speculate as you will about what that could mean.

Political Sarcasm

http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/04/02/egypte-les-resultats-officiels-confirment-la-victoire-d-abdel-fattah-al-sissi-reelu-president-avec-97-08-des-voix_5279645_3212.html

I feel certain Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his 'electoral victory' and congratulated Sissi because of his great win because he believes their victories are at least as great as his own.