(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
There is no shortage of strong, diverse opinions on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. I’ve struggled to formulate my own informed opinion and have done more associated research than I probably should have. Below are my brief thoughts (okay, relatively brief thoughts) in several arenas followed by my…
I’ve seen a fair number of articles lately discussing Democratic candidate options to take on Trump in 2020. While I fully understand the appeal of looking ahead to a brighter future (and a brighter President), there’s over two years between now and the next Presidential election. In the meantime, the mid-term elections this year might…
<sigh> I recently received a blast email from the Democratic Party suggesting nine candidates to whom I should donate to help flip the House. Great timing, since I just did my own research. However, only one of those candidates is on my Top 20 list of target races. Another looks likely to win without much…
While I refuse to waste my time responding to each latest edition of Trump’s Trite Tweets, I will leverage one recent missive as a starting point to address a topic that has been front and center since the 2016 campaign: The Border Wall. First, the tweet: I would be willing to “shut down” government if…
While I don’t have the personal wealth to make a huge dent in any political campaign, I do feel the personal need to contribute … something … to assist the Democrats in taking control of … something. Or, more accurately from my own perspective, to help wrest control of any section of the federal government…
I wrote and sent this a while back. I stand by it and thought it appropriate to share in this venue. Dear Mr. President, While I didn’t vote for you, I acknowledge you as the duly-elected President of the United States. I accept that we will never agree on most issues and I will count…
So. I once had this blog. A political blog called Political Ramblings. I started it way back in ’03 from my remarkably non-Beltway vantage point in Austin, Texas. I wasn’t necessarily looking to influence others’ opinions; I merely needed an outlet to express my own. Rather than just rant, the blog forced me to put…