Trump voters today told me that they voted for him because they have not seen positive change in their own lives. This is not something to dismiss out of hand. Racism and a lack of respect for the constitution are my greatest fears of … [Read more...]

To paraphrase Matthew Murray's eloquent post elsewhere, instead of using an additional $850,000 to house or feed the homeless, educate our young, or reduce violence, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston would prefer to intercede in a … [Read more...]

Rational Rant: OUR ELECTIONS ARE REALLY THOUSANDS OF SEPARATE ELECTIONs CONDUCTED LOCALLY BY NICE OLD LADIES. "Rigged"? Starship to Trump zombie brains. Please beam actual rational thought to your perfectly fine brains. I know you … [Read more...]

Let's set something straight. The Baathist regimes in Syria - Assad and father Hafez al Assad before him - have been aligned with Russia and the Soviet Union since THE SIXTIES. Donald Trump wouldn't know this. They have had access to a … [Read more...]

People who want Hillary to win had better hope that Trump does not drop out to be replaced by Ryan or Pence. I have serious doubts that the courts would prevent states from issuing new ballots in such an extreme circumstance in this … [Read more...]

"A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws and corrects them." -President George W. Bush, just now, at the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture He is right. Good for him. … [Read more...]

"Anybody can be 'great' if I do your work for you for 250 years and you don't pay me a dime!" - The Rev. Calvin O. Butts, just now, at the dedication of the Museum of African American History and Culture Never Forget. We have … [Read more...]

For your reading enjoyment, please enjoy the NPR article excerpt and extended quotation from our liberal lioness's decimating of the rotten CEO of Wells Fargo at the today's Senate hearing: "The exchanges between Warren and Stumpf were … [Read more...]

As we suffer through this year of Trump hoping that our suffering will not continue for the next four, these words of Isaac Asimov and Abraham Lincoln are oddly comforting as we go in for the final sled to November: "There is a cult of … [Read more...]

On Facebook today: A photo of the World Trade Center with the following post- "Someone remarked that this photo may offend a certain "group" of people in this country and around the world. I really don't care if it does! Your welcome … [Read more...]