Month: September 2023

Since the 2016 election, I have been wondering why in the world so many acquaintances voted for Donald Trump. Initially I gave such voters a pass thinking they were dyed in the wool Republicans who simply could not vote for a Democrat and probably believed that once in office Trump would come around and get…

Senator John C. Danforth’s opinion piece in the WSJ today is a must read for Republicans as they head toward the 2024 presidential election. Entitled “The GOP Can’t Afford to Indulge Populism,” * it nicely sums up the differences between true conservatism and the fire-eating machinations of the MAGA crowd. Danforth, the respected former Senator…

My last blog provoked a response that surprised me. One reader seemed to either miss the seriousness of the current political crisis or simply did not want to acknowledge it. Why is this the case? What is it about the last seven years that we don’t get? Really. Voters need to look in the mirror…

Do you ever take time to think about our political lives during the last seven years? If so, you must acknowledge that these times have been characterized by turmoil, rancor and fruitless actions that have done little to address the nation’s needs or problems. This is especially evident when one watches the Republicans in action,…

Time flies, eh? Especially when you are old and have trouble remembering things. I believe it has been well over a year since I last took up the pen to scribble my thoughts for this blog. It’s been too long – a task abandoned out of dismay and disgust – but I still have thoughts…