Once again, while the Republican Party likes to position itself as “the party of fiscal responsibility,” that slogan is a huge red herring; a phony designation that has n basis in reality. This talking point has been around for almost … Continue reading
Donald Trump loves to claim that all the accusations that he is racist are unfounded and that he “has a great relationship with the Blacks.” He also claims he hasn’t “a racist bone in his body.” Strangely, those are two … Continue reading
I doubt if I will ever understand why so many people in red states continue to vote Republican, and do so habitually. Why do none of them take the time to realize that the Republican leadership is playing them for … Continue reading
No candidate has ever been perfect. I mean, none. That includes FDR, whose campaign in 1932 wasn’t as “progressive” as the current far left would have you believe. Even after he was elected, FDR was very fiscally conservative, which is … Continue reading
Both the pro-trump and anti-Trump sides of the aisle keep telling us the economy is in remarkable shape. The Trumpers brag about it because they think it will help him gain a second term, while the anti-Trumpers worry that this … Continue reading
One reason those of us who are demanding impeachment are having a difficult time selling it to the public at-large and to Democrats in office in particular, is due to outrage fatigue. You see, Donny Trump has been thumbing his … Continue reading
See, here’s the problem… Once we as an electorate make a democratic decision, we are stuck with that decision for between two and six years. There is no mechanism in our democracy for a do-over, except to make sure the … Continue reading
Every time I check my Twitter feed, I am inundated with “progressive activists” demanding that someone “do something about…” all sorts of things. At the same time, these same people look to blame everyone else for the pox on the … Continue reading
I don’t know how so many people can manage the stress of the Trump years. It’s awful, isn’t it? I mean, we have a lunatic sitting in the White House with his finger on the proverbial nuclear “button,” which sits … Continue reading
This is another post that seems relevant these days, and I wrote it more than 22 years ago. I first published it on April 18, 1997. It is depressing and wrong that it’s still relevant. Men; we have to be … Continue reading