(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
We’ve only just passed the halfway mark in 2020. Here’s a few highlights of the year thus far: An accelerating COVID-19 pandemic coupled with idiots who won’t take basic precautions to help slow it down. An economy on the brink of disaster coupled with an overvalued stock market artificially supported by Congressional and Federal Reserve…
As a non-young, middle-class, white male, I hesitated to immediately offer my thoughts on the racially-charged unrest currently sweeping the country. I am certainly in no position to comprehend the perspectives of any black American. I am even more incapable of fully understanding how a young, poor, black person views our shared country. However, as…
It tolls for thee. The twisted John Donne poem is sadly appropriate. Donne was saying that we’re all interconnected and that anyone’s death is a loss for all of mankind. So wear a damn mask! Here are just a few ideas for conversations with people that won’t. For those that don’t believe masks are necessary: …
Yeah, it’s been a while. I warned you. I keep getting distracted by ever-breaking news, but thought I’d try to jump back in with the topic that remains the elephant in the room: Impeachment. While I stand by my opinion that impeachment is a lousy political strategy for Democrats, the President did force their hands. …
Trump finally pulled the trigger to divert military funds to make a down payment on his White Whale Wall. The Fake News reported that he’d make Mexico pay when he very clearly said he’d make the Military pay. You remember that, right? I could easily use this post to complain about what an obsessive “Moby…
This installment of my 2020 Platform series addresses a very mundane topic. Our national infrastructure may be a critical foundation for our economy, but it is dreadfully boring. Hence, the topic has been starved for oxygen on the various campaign trails. I thought it deserved at least a modicum of attention – even if it’s…
To impeach or not to impeach. That is the question. Although nothing in the current political environment quite deserves a Shakespearean reference, both Hamlet and the Democrats are thematically contemplating the pros and cons of suicide. Allow me to explain. A good friend of mine recently forwarded a rather strongly worded opinion piece in the…
Continuing my 2020 Platform series, I thought I’d tackle the federal budget. A difficult topic, you say? No, not really. As Trump likely said to Stormy, no matter what you do, you just can’t make this hard. While no one in Washington appears to have ever balanced a checkbook, the rest of us understand the…
Everyone has an opinion on the Mueller report. I waited a bit to share mine since I wanted to seriously consider the content. I did think it important to actually read the report. Not the Attorney General’s summary. Not pundit takes on any side. The report itself. It’s a long, hard read and it has…
Mueller is finished. Cool. So now what? While I never thought Mueller would indict Trump himself for collusion, I’ll admit that I really wanted to see Trump’s sons indicted. It’d be fascinating to read the details of the report in that regard – particularly since the public information alone concerning the Trump Tower meeting would…