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…

I’m depressed. For days now I’ve been reading about and watching the awful, inhumane attack on Ukraine. The photos increasingly have become more graphic in portraying the needless suffering, killing and destruction unleashed on the Ukrainian people. As pundits have observed, it’s 1939 all over again, the world caught in the grip of a madman…

Given their disparate origins and experiences, it is more than a coincidence that Messrs. Putin and Trump are friends and fellow travelers. Putin, the former KGB operative, and Trump, the celebrity schmoozer and former real estate tycoon, are both ruthless, amoral and used to getting their way. Both have connived their way on to the…

This morning I got up as usual, let the dog out, made some coffee and settled in front of my computer to get caught up with the world. The morning here was absolutely wonderful, warm and sunny, holding promise that a beautiful spring was in the offing. The latest news from Ukraine, however, dashed my…

This has been an unusually cold winter here on St. Simons. It’s out of character to see locals bundled up with stocking caps and sweaters this late in the season. Things have been made worse by the fact that the last several winters have been spring-like with warm and sunny weather. We still have the…

When I read this article in the Brunswick News this morning, I knew I had to share it with you who regularly read the Potlatch Tertulia. As you know, Georgia is on the firing line these days in national politics as a result of the 2020 presidential election and continuing strife over election reform. Reading…