1.0Our America - Essays on Politics and American Lifehttps://dahlman.onlineMarty Dahlmanhttps://dahlman.online/index.php/author/mdahlman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jHahV7ni5x"><a href="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2017/05/16/take-a-breath/">Take a Breath</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2017/05/16/take-a-breath/embed/#?secret=jHahV7ni5x" width="600" height="338" title="“Take a Breath” — Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life" data-secret="jHahV7ni5x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dahlman.online/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Take a Breath It is absolutely breathtaking: the speed at which the Trump Administration creates a crisis, so fast that the seemingly impeachable offense of last week gets usurped by the seemingly impeachable offense of yesterday. Events move so fast, that it is difficult to take it all in. Here’s this week’s list. 1. The … Continue reading ""https://i0.wp.com/dahlman.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1480640