Trying to make sense of the political chaos in our world today, I am reminded that in a democracy we get the government we deserve. George Orwell summed up our current predicament succinctly in Animal Farm : "A people that elect corrupt … [Read more...]
Katherine Clark calls for impeachment
Rachel Maddow just announced that five Democrats called for impeachment after Robert Mueller's testimony, including Congresswoman Katherine Clark (CD-5), Democratic Caucus Vice Chair, member of Speaker Pelosi's leadership team. July 25, … [Read more...]
Today’s Know Nothings
Harry Truman said : " The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know." Some folks may think that Trump's vile racism is new. Well, think again. Back in the mid- 1800's bigoted xenophobia was called nativism and there was … [Read more...]
Reagan’s love letter to immigrants
At a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 19, 1989 President Ronald Reagan spoke for the last time to his fellow Americans with a love letter to immigrants : "...A man wrote me and said : 'You can go to live in France, but you cannot … [Read more...]
Obama’s humanity
I was so moved when reading this heartwarming letter President Obama recently wrote to Danielle Metz; a prisoner he had granted clemency to for drug offenses related to her husband's cocaine-trafficking ring. In 1993 she was sentenced to … [Read more...]
Lincoln eerily speaks to us still
Those of you diddling on policy perfection are undermining our Cause. The following is Disneyland's current Lincoln exhibit oration culled from four of his actual speeches: The world has never had a good definition of the word … [Read more...]
Why the Left is right
A June 28 editorial in the Wall Street Journal critiques the recent presidential debate this way : 'Democrats march in lockstep with the Left. What are they offering voters who backed Trump in 2016?' David Corn, Mother Jones DC Bureau … [Read more...]
Is Biden / Harris a winning ticket ?
Call me crazy but as I watched the debate unfold tonight a powerful thought overtook me. The strategic political problem is to figure out a way to unite the diverse ideological, generational, gender, ethnic and geographical strands of … [Read more...]
Mueller will testify
Rachel Maddow is reporting that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify in open public session before Congress in response to a subpoena issued by the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committee. He will testify on Wednesday, July 17 at … [Read more...]
As Maine goes…
so goes the nation. It used to be said. Well, now Maine has a chance to turn all New England blue by defeating Kavanaugh voting, Trump supporting trillion dollar tax give away to the rich, Mitch McConnell enabling, Republican Senator … [Read more...]
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