Barbarians at the Gates of Rome—will there be an American Spring?
Over-throw a tyrant and establish a democracy? Good luck with that. Our democracy is the form of government most of the emerging countries in the Middle East seek to emulate. What they don’t realize,...
View ArticleRomney, the Man For All Season?
I stood stunned, perhaps like President Obama appeared to be, listening to Mitt Romney redefining himself for the umpteenth time during the first presidential debate. Romney has become not the Man for...
View ArticleDemocracy as a Pickup Game
When growing up on weekends, I played in many basketball games on a beat-up concrete court in a worn-out park. We never used a referee so the success of the game depended on how closely we voluntarily...
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The Racist War on Obama
I was doing some shopping Saturday morning when I walked out of Kohl’s in Santa Clarita, California and discovered that a young couple had set up a table at the main intersection of the shopping...
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Thank you, America, it’s been fun!
I don’t know how better to react to the recent win by the Republicans then to say: hey, it’s been great, America! For six years, you let me live a dream, believing that the United States had finally...
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The Perfect Republican Contender for President?
Birther, Racist, Misogynist, Xenophobe, Jingoist, Homophobe, Chauvinist, Narrow-minded, Bigot, Extremist, Liar, and billionaire of the controlling 1 percent. How appropriate is it that this man...
View ArticleThe danger of fermenting hate.
The danger of fermenting hate.Last night’s Republican Convention was full of hate for Hillary Clinton. But what’s wrong with that? It’s just politics, isn’t it?When they began chanting, "lock her up,...
View ArticleSo what’s the great appeal?
No matter what Donald Trump does or says, those who plan to vote for him don’t seem to care; they don’t hesitate in their support; they don’t change their minds when he says crazy, insane things; they...
View ArticleThe Banana Republic of the United States
Donald Trump is behaving like a thug in a small Banana Republic south of nowhere. Like a loser in a fake democracy, he is already screaming that the race for president is rigged for Hillary Clinton to...
View ArticleMe and Donald Trump with Alice in Wonderland
I honestly feel that I have fallen into a rabbit hole and have joined Alice in an Adventure in Wonderland.Like Alice, I feel like I’m swimming through my own tears as I watch our wonderful Republic...
View ArticleWhere is Huey Long when you need him?
If you look up the definition of demagogue, you’re likely to find that it means a leader that makes use of popular prejudices and false claims to gain power. But if you lived in the days of the glory...
View ArticlePay my damned speeding ticket, Trump!
I got a speeding ticket for the first time in many years and I blame Donald Trump. Our new president has taught me one thing since he took control of our government: There are no facts any longer;...
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