Former Vice President Joe Biden speaking before the Royal Institute of International Affairs :  "Democracy, freedom, openness that we cherish is under threat from within and without by the siren call of this phony nationalism and populism … [Read more...]

Back in 2012 I wrote an article explaining why I planned to vote the straight Democratic ticket as I plan to do on November 6.  The following excerpt still holds true today, in my opinion : Parties are a fact of political life whether we … [Read more...]

Now that I'm retired, I've been catching up on my reading as a history enthusiast and documenting a dictionary of my favorite quotes.  This one falls under the definition of ignorance.  It is based on the letters and papers from prison : … [Read more...]

"A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious.  But it cannot survive treason from within.  For the traitor appears not a traitor.  He speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in … [Read more...]

"Dear Susan Collins - I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office."   John Fugelsang As painful as this is for me - having summered on Drakes Island, Wells since boyhood … [Read more...]

Like the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Trumplicans are about to learn the hard way that hell hath no fury as millions of Americans scorned.  History and science prove that for every action there is a greater reaction. "Sooner or … [Read more...]