Traveling up to Vermont for a day or two. I’m going to try to avoid all news for a few days. I’m really just ready for August to be over. Actually, if we can speed past 2018 and 2019 I wouldn’t object.
Stay safe Cynics!
Day: August 27, 2018
The Most Popular Song of Each Year [1940-2017]
Somebody compiled excerpts from every song that was #1 for the year on the US Billboard chart. Damn, a lot of these are just terrible, terrible songs.
Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain
Not shocking at all. Not sure why anybody is surprised by this stuff still. This administration cruelly separates children from their families without batting a smokey eye, they aren’t going to bother honoring a guy who was captured in Vietnam.
President who uses the flag and respect for veterans as weapons refuses to use flags to respect a veteran. https://t.co/nlqgjP5Ca0
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) August 27, 2018