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Reduce Federal Spending in MAGA Congressional Districts

  Democrats bring a plastic spoon to a gun fight and wonder why they lose. Tea Party/Freedom Caucus/MAGAs want to reduce Federal government spending. Getting them to specify exactly where is a challenge. Democrats bring a plastic spoon to a gun fight and wonder why they lose. The Biden challenge to them to “show me […]

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King Scorpion versus Car 54 Policing

Once upon a time over five thousand years ago, there lived a king of Egypt named Scorpion. Technically he was not king of all of Egypt. He ruled over what is called Upper Egypt, upstream to the southern portion of Egypt bordering Nubia. His successor Narmer is credited with being the first king of a […]

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Legitimate Political Discourse Anniversary

Two years ago, a group of patriots engaged in legitimate political discourse in the House chambers of the United States Capitol. They did so as part of an effort on behalf of President Donald Trump to steal the election. Ultimately their quest failed and many of them have been indicted and found guilty for that […]

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Who Would You Cast as Cassidy Hutchinson?

On Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 9:42 PM ET, I issued the blog 2023: The Year of Indictments. The opening line was: What a week and it is not even over. The closing was: And there is more to come. About ten minutes later, the Trump hit the fan with the release of the 845-page […]

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2023: The Year of Indictments

What a week and it is not even over. Three historic stories broke this week and not in separate and discrete packages. They overlapped and challenged talk show hosts to keep up. The challenge was even greater for writers of op-ed pieces and blogs. So let me start here with some observations about the still […]

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Digital Donny Rorschach Test: Prelude to Criminal Referrals

What was he thinking? What was he thinking on January 6?  What was he thinking with his latest con? The question of intent has and is an important one in the ongoing investigations of his criminal activities during the last days of his presidency. Fortunately, we now have expert testimony on the state of mind […]

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Republicans Are Losing, But Is the Tea Party Winning?

The Morning Joe Show with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist has established certain routines. The hosts and their circle of guests in this morning talk show on MSNBC each in their turn, tell a tale of woe for the Republican Party. They bad mouth it as a party of losers that hasn’t learned […]

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His Day of Trumpfamy: His Worst Day So Far – More to Come After

December 6, 2022, will be remembered as a Day of Trumpfamy for the once Teflon-person now fading into political obscurity as a Loser. It marks a convenient demarcation point to track his downward slide into criminal oblivion. In the years to come scholars may offer other days especially since there is more to come but […]

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Is America Ready for a Three Party System?

The unsung 1824 Bicentennial is fast upon us. Soon it will be only a year away. The year has been a personal favorite of mine. It has been the subject of blogs since 2016. The year marks the transition from the First Party System to the Second Party System. It was the end of the […]

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