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The Long Version
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The meanderings, musings, and megalomaniasms of an old fart.
Discussing the politics of the day, the irony of those politics, and the insanity that is our current state of government.
Sports, religion, and miscellaneous topics will occasionally appear.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 130 )
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The Silent Majority Decided to Speak Up
I don’t know John Goodwin. All I know is something he penned popped up on my Facebook feed and instantly grabbed my attention. Read more
Posted on 14 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Our System Works Even In Its Current Fragile State
All my life I have had a fascination with the founders of this nation and the Constitution of the United States of America they penned. It is my beacon. It is m... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Myth of the Wasted Vote
For the first time in my life I am an undecided voter.With just over two weeks remaining before the election on November 8th I’m not sure who I will check the... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
James Comey Knows the Clintons Well
The rift between America’s Left and Right moved this week.Hillary Clinton has done it again. She has evaded the grasp of the long arm of the law.What’s that?... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Muhammad Ali and Me
The Greatest is gone. At age 74, Muhammad Ali has died.My dad was a boxer.Everything I know about my father’s boxing career comes from the stories, the trophies... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dear Media, Way to Get Played…Again
If there is one thing Donald J. Trump is good at it’s making others look stupid…along with himself.In this case it was the media who came away with drool on... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Target’s Potty Policy is Parlous
My wife has always been a big fan of Target stores. She will drive the extra distance to shop there over other stores that are closer to our home. Whenever we... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are You a Builder Or a Wrecker?
Years ago, when the internet was beginning to blossom for businesses around the world, I traveled the world teaching people how to take their businesses to the... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
British Documentary on Donald Trump is Just Beastly
British news anchor, or newsreader as they’re called in Britain, Selina Scott, spent two weeks with Donald Trump in 1995 while producing a 60-minute program... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The 25 Year-Old Donald Trump Documentary You Never Saw Or Heard About
Donald Trump tells us if he’s elected president, he would “be the greatest jobs president that God ever created.”His go to reason to substantiate this... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is It Time for Civil Disobedience?
Civil Disobedience is the act of disobeying a law on grounds of moral or political principle. The classic treatise on this topic is Henry David Thoreau’s “On th... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
When Agenda Driven Journalism Blows Up in Your Face
On Christmas day a Houston mosque was set on fire. The predictable and immediate judgements by media on the Left came fast and furious until the person who... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The New York Times is the Paper of Advocacy
If anyone was still arguing whether the New York Times was fully vested in the Liberal mantra and political ideology, you need only look at the front page of... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Mother’s Prayer
A Mother’s Day story dedicated to my amazing wife and mother of our four children and to my mom, a woman my feeble words cannot adequately describe. I love... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I Love the Smell of Irony in the Morning
The world’s billionaires, celebrities, royalty, and bureaucratic elite, converged on Davos, Switzerland this week for the 2015 World Economic Forum. Read more
Posted on 24 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Did You Hear About the Obama Administration Scandal?
From ObamaforDummies… Enjoy!Bob: “Did you hear about the Obama administration scandal?,Jim: “You mean the Mexican gun running?”Bob: “No, the other one.”Jim: “Yo... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dear Attorney General Holder
The following is a letter penned by former FBI Agent K. Dee McCown to Attorney General Eric Holder.The letter has gone viral and appears to be resonating with... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There is a Spirit of Christmas
Nothing expresses the Spirit of Christmas like music. Music can deliver a message with deep emotion, feeling, and power.For believer and non-believer, this tim... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Open Letter to Senator Orrin Hatch
Senator Hatch,Over the years I’ve watched you drift into a place which seemingly no politician can avoid. It’s a place where lifelong political animals always... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Shameful Seven
I was truly shocked when I heard about the dirty politics that took place in the recent primary election in Mississippi. I don’t consider myself politically... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY