From the Author of STREET POLITICS: IT AIN'T YOUR DADDY'S GOP ANYMORE!
Our Apathy Leads to a Beltway Circus We are seeing a repeat of all the same types of policies from the previous eight years playing out before our eyes. Some intentions are diametrically opposed to those of the previous administration. But the results will be the same or worse. Apathy is to blame here. This […]
Just a quick hit. I want my friends, Left and Right to consider this story. Maxine Waters call Administration “Scumbags”. Consider how stupid this woman sounds. Consider how she lowers the discussion into the gutter. When we argue in similar fashion, we sound just as bad. It’s one thing to use strong language. But if […]
I have reason to be happy with the events of the Trump’s first week. Those reasons are important and I will get to those shortly. But I am by no means euphoric. I can say that I am encouraged by the Left’s sudden love of the Constitution. It has not been in evidence for thirty […]
While you’re here, grab my RSS—> See part one here. Why Not Go All The Way? In 2009, while medical costs were up and a recession was getting underway, the government saw another opportunity to do something they’d been dying to do since Truman; a complete takeover of the medical insurance industry. Here’s how the […]
Are These Pansy Rants Supposed To Be Helpful? I have a thousand chores to complete here. I have two posts I promised my friend, Kathleen. I am almost ready to launch my membership writers’ program. And the furniture business is not going to stand itself up. BUT…I saw this post on Facebook the other day […]
While you’re here, grab my RSS—> It’s Also Not Multiple Choice! There is one and only one condition under which the Republicans can save the medical insurance industry and protect citizens from Obamacare. It is the only way to create an economy of scale that will permit the average American citizen to afford coverage that […]
Grab my RSS while you’re here —> The Convention of States Movement is now gaining real traction. I find this exciting for a few reasons, which I’ll discuss below. What is the Convention of States? There is a process, championed by George Mason, inserted into the Constitution whereby citizens, can seek to directly make amendments. […]
Don’t take my word for it. Watch your 401K. Update: The Left’s predilection for Orwellian fantasy is almost stupefying. The reasonable person is forced to step back and shake his head, almost as a cleansing activity before responding. The myth, mentioned below, about the present market rally being a product of a healthy economy, created […]
Your First Dose of Christmas Cheer From Street Politics! For weeks, on social networks, we’ve been seeing people who don’t know any better celebrating the recent stock market rally. They and talking heads on TV, who should know better, have been calling this the Trump rally. Concurrently, Barry Obama has been saying the rally is […]
Dull-witted Snark as Political Argument Sometimes, an argument is presented so poorly, so devoid of maturity and reason that language fails the respondent. Such is the case with much of what people call “political discussions” on social media. Almost half our population is now witlessly enthralled with monosyllabic populism. And whether right or left, that […]
The Office of the Secretary for Higher Education reviewed and rejected a bid by a national college organization to become a university. The bid is controversial since the Secretary’s office said they never even looked into the educational credentials of the college it was reviewing. “They’re just stupid,” said Melanie Feelings, a spokesperson for the […]
There is little that Nick Kristof and I might agree on. In his latest piece, A 12-Step Program for Responding to President-Elect Trump, New York Times, Nov 17, 2016, he only makes one statement that I have always talked about and lately have been harping about. His Step 8 is encourages his readers to get […]
[best read with a drunken, Irish brogue] Is this a case of Spy vs Spy? Could we have Ryan vs Ryan in the House of Representatives? We already have Paul Ryan as Speaker. Now Tim Ryan has tossed his crumpled, tweed paddy cap into the ring to be House Minority Leader. I suspect a conniving […]
A Smack in December; a Punch in the Face in ’17. It might be mused that Steve Bannon will be a good foil as Special Assistant to the president. But he lacks an important quality. He doesn’t come across as a bootlicker. Trump, so far, has demonstrated that he makes decisions based on how many […]
Do you remember Charlie Brown in the classroom, when he says something embarrassing and as his classmates laugh, he is surrounded by the words Ha-ha-ha in giant letters across the screen? I imagine intellectually honest Trump supporters, who are paying attention, have been feeling like CB for the last few days. “Trump tells it like […]
My book, Kindle Version, STREET POLITICS: It Ain’t Your Daddy’s GOP Anymore! 50% of all author proceeds go to fighting Multiple Sclerosis!! ONLY $4.99 Ryan First Paul Ryan’s speech today was encouraging and may be helpful. But there was a line in there I had to think about. He said Trump was the only one […]
Keep calm. Good advice. This title is emblazoned on a tee shirt my wife gave me. It’s a green shirt with a shamrock on it. You get the idea. It is not helpful that we’ve elevated the office of POTUS to the level of royalty. It is not helpful that people who should know better, […]
Greg Gutfeld has obviously been reading my stuff. Well, I think he has. I’ll have to have the Russians hack his computer and get back to me. But tonight, on The Five, GG made a very specific analogy in a very specific way. I have made many references to the Clintons being like Pigpen from […]
We live in a world where the two leading candidates are a shallow criminal and an inarticulate populist. Neither is what they claim to be, but a credulous electorate is turning hand stands trying to believe them. Why? Because everybody else is doing it. In such a world, Darrell Castle will appear dry and dull, […]
I will get to Evan McMullin in just a bit. In the meantime… I haven’t had a chance to comment on the latest happenings. I have been doing battle with a fire-proof tree stump. It is day 15 since I set fire to it for the first time. I pre-treated twice with potassium nitrate, let […]