“In Praise of John McCain, Senator from Arizona” October 17, 2017 The Honorable John Sidney McCain III, Senior Senator from Arizona, elected to his 5th term in the U.S. Senate in 2016, was presented the Constitutional Center Liberty Medal. Senator McCain has served as the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee since January 3, [...]
“A Failed Presidency!”
“A Failed Presidency” Some nine months into Donald Trump’s presidency the general consensus emerging among those who study such things is that we are witnessing a White House in chaos. This week, the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, who seems to be a reasonable man by almost all aspects, was quoted as having called the [...]
“A Tragedy in Las Vegas”
“A Tragedy in Las Vegas” By this time, two days after the horrible shooting in Las Vegas, with a mentally ill man using weapons modified to shoot hundreds of rounds of ammunition, we are all informed of the tragedy in Las Vegas! Weapons like this find their place on fields of battle, what we all [...]
“Go Away, Mr. President!”
"Go Away, Mr. President!” Today marks a new low for the President of our country. Calling NFL players “sons of bitches” simply because they refuse to acknowledge your leadership and your alt-right political agenda is about as low as any President can go! We are talking gutter politics. We are talking about something so demoralizing [...]
“Another Really Dumb Plan for Health Care Reform”
“Another Really Dumb Plan for Health Care Reform” September 20, 2017 The Graham-Cassidy bill to replace Obamacare is making the rounds in Washington, DC. While the nation’s attention is focused on recovery efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and surrounds, recovery efforts for Hurricane Irma in Florida, and Hurricane Maria tearing up Puerto Rica and [...]
“Home Grown Terrorists”
"Home Grown Terrorism" August 13, 2017 White nationalists descended on the sleepy college town of Charlottesville, Virginia, this week in an initial protest of the removal of the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Under the banner of “alt-right,” with a rally entitled “Unite the Right,” the assembly came for what was initially thought [...]
“Fire and Fury”
“Fire and Fury” August 10, 2017 Hiroshima August 6, 1945 Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 70+ years after the A bomb. Having listened to many words this week flung back and forth across the globe, while good people of many countries, children of God, like lambs awaiting the slaughter, wait… It gives me pause to [...]
“Trump, the Chump!”
“Trump, the Chump!” July 21, 2017 In a little noticed news story, by Tim Whewell of the BBC New World Service (July 21, 2017), a report on the ‘Alexaner Trachenko’, "a massive Russian ship passed through the Bosphorus Straits on its way to Syria." This is reported by “spotters” who help intelligence services document the [...]
“Ding Dong, the Wicked Witch is Dead!”
“Ding Dong, The Wicked Witch is Dead!” Today, for a little while, across the land a great sigh of relief was heard when it was announced the Republican/Trump Administration plan to “bury Obamacare” fell apart in the Senate. Carefully orchestrated by Mitch McConnell, Senator from Kentucky, whose citizens benefited greatly from the expansion of Medicaid, [...]
“Our American Flag”
“Our American Flag” “In May, 1776, impressed by Betsy Ross’ handiwork, George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, members of the Continental Congress, enlisted Betsy to make our first flag. The meeting took place in Ross’ home. The flag included 13 five-pointed stars. It was declared “that the flag of the United States be thirteen [...]
Tweety Bird 