The Final Push: Republican Fear versus Democratic National Unity

“This year the difference between the two parties in making their closing arguments is about as stark as it has ever been. Neither party is being...”

It's the final weekend before the election of 2018. Both sides are attempting to make a final push for votes. In political circles this period of time is known as closing argument time, when candidates make their positions on issues clear. This year the difference between the two parties in...

An Analysis Of A Week From Hell

“We are Americans. We are one people. How a person prays, what the color of their skin may be, what their individual sexuality or sexual identity...”

How did we get here? What happened to the historical purpose of this great nation? How have we gone from the "shining light on the hill" to the country that is sending troops to the U.S. southern border to keep out the "criminal hordes" that are "invading" our country? How have we come to accept...

Fear and Loathing in the Republican Party

“This is a mid-term like no other. We have a political system that has become increasingly tribal. It is therefore necessary for every person to...”

Here we go again. The midterms are upon us and the republicans are bringing on their closing arguments. Are they pushing a meme of how successful they have been during the past two years? Of course not…….a party whose greatest successes were pushing through a tax scam package that made the rich,...

What Makes Our Supreme Court Special, And How Do We Get Back There

“The SCOTUS should be the most respected and honest of our political branches.It should be non-partisan. It cannot be what we see now, a group of...”

There is such a frenzy out there about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and whether or not he should be approved by the Senate. That frenzy has it’s roots in the partisan political divide, we as a country have allowed us to rip ourselves apart. It appears that issues related to gay...

Why The Brett Kavanaugh Nomination Is Really Dead

“"Would you or anyone you know want to present a legimate case in front of a court in which Kavanaugh is a sitting judge?"”

Given the theater of the Thursday senate hearing on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, one might ask the most pertinent question....."Would you or anyone you know want to present a legitimate case in front of a court in which Kavanaugh is a sitting judge?" The nomination of Judge...

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?

“Maybe what the administration has to lose is what the nation has to gain.”

To quote President Trump, “What do you have to lose?” We all heard that ludicrous statement used by the most disingenuous man who has ever sat in the White House. Now we should ask the same question in regard to Justice Kavanaugh. If he is telling the truth, “What do you have to lose?” if the...

IMPEACH NOW...NO..................IMPEACH EVER...PROBABLY

“The question is whether impeachment is the appropriate avenue to use when going after this particular presidency.”

As the rhetoric over the Trump administration policies regarding immigration, administrative competence, SCOTUS nominations, foreign policy, legal liabilities, along with numerous other potential pitfalls and pratfalls, increases, the discussion of presidential impeachment is coming to a boiling...

Patriotism: A Long Answer To A Short Question

“Patriot: a proud supporter or defender or his or her country and way of life.”

I recently wrote an article in which one of the comments that I made was “I consider myself to be an American patriot”. In one of the responses, by a conservative member of Newstalkers with whom I have had constructive discussions and respect for, asked the question, “….what has the president...

The Worst Administration in History: The War For The Soul of Our Country

It’s time that the gloves come off. Those of us on the left have allowed the alt-right and special interest groups such as neo-nazis, ardent racists, single issue voters {e.g. the NRA, the anti-abortion organizations, the anti-public education groups, anti-environmentalists, etc.}. Regulations...

On The Passing Of A True American Hero

There will be no recriminations, no negatives about the man himself, no remarks that are meant to be taken in more than one way. There will be only praise for the man. There will be only a sincere sense of loss to the "Lion of the Senate", an epitath  duly laid upon him after the death of the...