http://thenewstalkers.com/luther28 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:05:11 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/luther28/blog/1615/tilt http://thenewstalkers.com/luther28/blog/1615
There has been something about the Trump administration that has tugged at a childhood memory for the past fourteen months or so. It has been just a wisp of a recollection that I could not quite put my finger on until yesterday when the light bulb finally clicked on.
One of many pastimes during my misspent youth was pinball, one game for a nickel, five for a quarter and you could pretty much kill a rainy afternoon at the local variety store (now called convenience stores) or bowling alley.
Bright lights, bells, displays of voluptuous temptresses and a smattering of random chaos what could be better than that. There was a certain level of skill involved, you had to keep the ball in play, master the double flip, beware of the little traps that lied in wait for you and score as many points as possible enroute to the elusive free game that awaited you. While in the midst of all this mayhem you must also have had the art to shake the machine a bit to keep the ball in play, not too much lest to receive that dreaded message: Tilt, game over.
For myself I cannot come up with a better analogy that describes the present administration. Lots of flash, careening off the bumpers, plenty of noise and in the end, not much to show for a nickel.
While I would be the first to say that we all were in need of a shakeup in Washington, don't shake too much or it will read Tilt, game over.

]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:19:49 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/luther28/blog/1587/finally-spoken-aloud http://thenewstalkers.com/luther28/blog/1587
Well the cat is out of the bag as they say.
Rand Paul opined aloud the hypocrisy of the GOP in regards to budget deficits. For the past nine years the GOP wrung their hands and gnashed their teeth over deficits by the past administration, yet over the past few months have tacked on another approximate two trillion dollars (most likely under estimated).
What say ye, deficit hawks?
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