Goodbye and good riddance to Dick Cheney, who called the foreign policy shots in the George W. Bush administration.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/dick-cheney-death-obit
Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld got Bush to go along with their dream of finishing the job Bush’s dad refused to do — regime change in Iraq. We continue to live with the consequences of that disaster.
With that said, Cheney wasn’t wrong about Trump.
On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it.
I need it.
As many of you know, I have metastasized prostate cancer.
My healthcare provider, Kaiser of Northern California, has approved my application to receive a…
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) November 2, 2025
Trump says he’s “on it.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/politics/trump-dilbert-scott-adams-cancer
Here’s Scott today, talking about his condition and situation.
Our #1 national priority.
Great. Now Trump has us in another stupid international pissing contest.
Create a crisis, then declare martial law and cancel the midterm elections. This sure seems to be the formerly unthinkable, but now increasingly likely plan.
Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-readying-thousands-guard-reaction-130435423.html
I have Medicare with Part B “Medigap” coverage and a Part D prescription plan. Throughout the treatments and successful outcomes for my cancer and persistent Afib, traditional Medicare has been wonderful.
I know people who have Medicare Part C, more commonly called Medicare Advantage. While I’m not aware of them having any serious problems with their coverage, I see the advantage to these plans as favoring the insurers.
