One word keeps popping up in the discussion of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. SACRED. Belief in the electoral process is SACRED to the survival of democracy. Russian interference in the 2016 election represents an assault on a SACRED cornerstone of the American experience. Perhaps the time has come when we Americans start … Read more
This is a topic about which I have grappled for the past couple of years. Probably because I could not find a way to address it without making unfounded generalizations. In light of last night’s events in London, you probably think the title of today’s post and my past hesitancy in blogging about extreme acts … Read more
In my May 24, 2017 post titled, “You’re Going To Need a Bigger Bed.” I highlighted the hypocrisy associated with evangelical Protestant support for Donald Trump who violates every tenet of this religious sect. In hindsight, this condemnation was unfair. Not because evangelicals are not hypocritical. Hardly. I was unfair by singling them out. … Read more
In response to Tuesday’s post “Numbers Matter,” a reader commented, “Still, is it not an accomplishment of monumental proportions for Trump, against such slings and arrows, to hold even a 37 percent approval?” If Comrade Trump had seen this response, he probably would have tweeted, “Blog agrees my approval rating is the most ‘monumental … Read more
Presidential candidates traditionally use popular music to set the tone for their campaigns, catchy tunes with which the office-seeker can identify. You may remember Franklin Roosevelt entering to “Happy Days Are Here Again” or Bill Clinton grooving to “Can’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.” However, there was a time when campaigns would create their own … Read more