President Biden, The Catholic Church isn't good enough for you
From my German/Irish grandparents to my parents to me and my siblings, we were Catholic through and through. Grandma couldn’t drive, but if she went out of town without Grandpa, she always found a ride...
View ArticleTrump supporters are sending this email to each other (v3)
These posts are for my friends here who might not be aware of the kind of emails that Trump supporters send around to each other. My Dad, a true believer, sends these emails to me frequently.When...
View ArticleTrump supporters are sending this email to each other (v2)
These posts are for my friends here who might not be aware of the kind of emails that Trump supporters send around to each other. My Dad, a true believer, sends these emails to me frequently.When...
View ArticleTrump supporters are sending this email to each other
I thought folks might be interested to see one of the latest emails that reliably Republican voters/Trump supporters are sending around to each other. I’m privileged to be among the recipients of such...
View Article"Defund the Police" is a bad idea.
I’ve heard some say that the slogan, “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean abolishing the police department, but reforming it. But when Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told protestors that he doesn’t support...
View ArticleErase pro-Confederate monument from Stone Mountain!
While growing up in Atlanta, a popular summertime, nighttime outing for families was to visit Stone Mountain to watch a laser show where various artistic renderings, accompanied by music, were...
View ArticleNow is the time to drastically change our lifestyles. (RE: Coronavirus)
Effective immediately, I’ll be Telecommuting (I’m lucky to have an office job and a responsible employer.) Picking up my daughter from school at the end of the school day instead of allowing her...
View ArticleMy libido nose-dived, and it cost me my marriage
On Father’s Day, last month, my wife gave me a card that said “to my Amazing Husband on Father’s Day” on the outside and “I want you to know how blessed I feel to be married to such a wonderful man and...
View ArticleMika Brzezinkski: Elizabeth Warren "shrill" and "unhinged"
I was watching the 6:00 hour of Morning Joe today (so you don’t have to), and Mika Brzezinski went off on Elizabeth Warren after watching an excerpt of Warren’s speech that contained the following...
View ArticleSecond place gets the blue ribbon
On November 8, 2016, more Americans voted for Secretary Clinton than voted for Donald Trump. More Americans voted for a Democrat to represent them in the U.S. Senate than a Republican. And, yes, more...
View ArticleYesterday’s Keystone vote kills hope for filibuster reform
I oppose the proposed Keystone pipeline. However, yesterday 59 senators sought to vote on legislation that would authorize its construction. 41 senators blocked this vote. Again, those with the fewest...
View ArticleNate Silver: Public Policy Polling "the biggest herders in the business"
Nate Silver:It’s time to stop worrying about outliers and start worrying about inliers. Earlier this year, my colleague Harry Enten documented evidence of pollster “herding”— the tendency of polling...
View ArticleUSA Today mistakenly blames ACA for demise of rural hospitals
In case you missed it, the USA today published the following investigative report yesterday: “Rural hospitals in critical condition: ACA accelerates demise of rural hospitals that serve many of...
View ArticleMichelle Nunn demonstrated that Republican-lite doesn’t win Republican votes
I’m 51, and I’ve lived in Georgia since grade school. My suburban congressional district is Tea Party Central with a right-wing state senator who ran unopposed to replace right-wing Republican Phil...
View ArticleIntroducing my new congressman, Republican Barry Loudermilk
I live in Georgia’s 11th congressional district where, in yesterday’s primary runoff, the Republicans elected State Senator Barry Loudermilk to be my next congressman (Mr. Loudermilk has no Democratic...
View ArticleRomney plays make-believe kingmaker in state he lost
2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney pretends to be relevant:[Mitt Romney] is set to endorse Senate candidate Scott Brown on Wednesday, campaigning publicly in New Hampshire for the first...
View ArticleOpen primaries: Time to close them?
You probably know by now that U.S. Senator Thad Cochran surprised State Senator Chris McDaniel in Mississippi’s Republican primary runoff yesterday. You also probably know that McDaniel’s Tea Party...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh: Fire employees who voted for Obama
I was listening to Rush Limbaugh while eating lunch today to find out what my right-wing family and friends will be parroting later this week.At about 1:45 PM, give or take, a small-business owner...
View ArticleRetired Justice Stevens: Second Amendment limited "for military purposes"
Some argue that the debate--about whether the Second Amendment intended to grant the right to keep and bear arms to individuals--is over. I usually interpret this assertion to mean that these folks...
View ArticleGeorgia's Michelle Nunn is Blanche Lincoln 2.0
The 2014 Democratic primary will be held here in Georgia on Tuesday, May 20th. If the media get its way, former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn’s daughter, Michelle Nunn, will become Georgia’s Democratic nominee...
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