The Fear of Immigration
As we observe the stalemate over immigration reform I am reminded of 2008, a wonderful time for me personally but clearly also a harbinger of things to come in a larger sense. In short, we still can't...
View ArticleFixing Citizens United Isn't Enough
In 1830 Daniel Webster stood before the Senate of the United States and described the Federal government thus:“...made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people"He spoke...
View ArticleIt's not about being anti-Government
It is common to hear the words anti-government tossed around these days, usually in the context of some discussion of the dysfunction of what used to be the Republican Party. Sadly, those words, while...
View ArticleIt didn't start with Palin
We continually hear that the current lack of intelligent dialogue and compromise began with the elevation of Sarah Palin to the position of Vice Presidential nominee. While there is undoubtedly some...
View ArticleThe Art of the Gotcha Question
After the most recent GOP debacle (debate) various candidates screamed that the moderators asked "gotcha questions." Sadly, the truth is, that a Gotcha Question is exactly what people should be asking,...
View ArticleThere's one thing that everyone is missing about Trump Voters
Okay, every day we’re inundated with more Trump. He’s said something even more outrageous than his last statement. He’s doubled down on the lie he said last week. He’s selected yet another group to...
View ArticleThe zero-sum game of GOP Healthcare
When you consider the position of the GOP regarding the ACA, or what they prefer to call Obamacare, there are only really three possible options, and each of them says something significant about the...
View ArticleTime for my updated prediction
Historically I have taken time, usually around this time, to observe the political situation and then project what I feel is a likely outcome. Clearly the presidential race is much different this...
View ArticleThe past, the present, and the future...How we got into this mess.
More than a year ago I predicted the demise of the Republican party. That's really no claim to fame since almost everyone can see how this debacle ends. I didn't predict that Drumpf would become their...
View ArticleThe rise of the American Taliban
In the continued support...enthusiastic support no less...of conservative Christian leaders like James Dobson, Tony Perkins, and Ralph Reed for candidate Drumpf we see the ultimate hypocrisy of these...
View ArticleUnderstanding Godwin's Law
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Adolph Hitler or the Nazi regime approaches.That was the original basic version of Godwin’s Law, an observation made by...
View ArticleWhat Happened...and How Do We Fix It?
This is not the time to dwell upon what happened. However, in going forward we must examine how we must change, what we can do better and how we can reclaim our society from those who seek to destroy...
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