Jotted these thoughts down this morning……not quite sure how to use them yet. April 6, 2022 The lunatic fringe waited until “big tent” Reagan was put out to pasture. Then “they” canceled Rockefeller Republicans to purify the Party. But I’d… Continue Reading
How Senator Cruz could have become President March 28, 2022 I didn’t watch the Oscars last night. Claudia and I did watch the Will Smith movie about the father of the Williams sisters a… Continue Reading
The Southernization of the United States March 26, 2022 A new book says what I’ve been harping about for years. I saw a review somewhere on line and this morning it made it… Continue Reading
We are not the fringe March 25, 2022 ? NEW VIDEO The Republican Party has turned its back on America! #GOPMustGo pic.twitter.com/Y4dLOWrgPz — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) March 22, 2022 Continue Reading
Stellar Republicans March 13, 2022 VIDEO ??: A day after the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russia interfered in our elections, 8 Republicans flew to Russia for a photo-op. Now… Continue Reading
Two vital views of what is happening in the world that you will not find on Tokyo Rose’s Fox News Channel March 12, 2022 A relatively short interview from the most insightful Russian historian I’ve encountered so far. And this is how we will fail to curb Putin…. Continue Reading
Putin’s invasion is a case of an old man taking viagra February 26, 2022 Here are two heartening stories from today’s news and one kick-ass video of a Ukrainian patriot shaming Russian soldiers: If the history of strongmen… Continue Reading
God Damn it….. An army of Tucker Carlsons…… February 24, 2022 Tonight’s early reports of locations being attacked by Russia in the Ukraine Just before I tried to hit the sack I read the first… Continue Reading
Prevarication, Mendacity, Self Agrandisement February 5, 2022 I’m in the middle of two important writing self assignments. First, as with each week, a column for the Reader. These are helping me… Continue Reading
A dishonest story about a cherry tree February 4, 2022 My Reader column this week published Feb 3rd, 2022 Continue Reading
My last Republican Precinct Caucus? February 3, 2022 Twenty years ago I attended what might have been my last Minnesota Republican Precinct Caucus. An hour’s search today through my old paper trail… Continue Reading
In case anyone in that school district that banned the Maus books needs one for their children… January 31, 2022 I have them both. Continue Reading
Beerhallproject January 10, 2022 My Brother, who has a proto-traitor for a US Senator, sent me this link today. It must have just been made because there were… Continue Reading
A book on my Radar December 4, 2021 This book just got delivered to our house. Thanks Claudia. Much of it is based on the private daily notes of one of American’s… Continue Reading
Back before the NRA put side arms on the hips of every self styled Kyle Rittenhouse November 24, 2021 This was a cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1958 when I was about the same age as the runaway in Norman Rockwell’s… Continue Reading
One of my book projects November 24, 2021 Over the past twenty years I have had a half dozen ideas for writing about the deplorable black history in America that, fortunately for… Continue Reading
My morning email to an old buddy re: politics and US History November 17, 2021 On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 9:36 AM harrywelty wrote: Poor Rutherfraud. When we were in school we got the Democratic preferred history that… Continue Reading
Blogging as a distraction November 12, 2021 For most of my blog’s history I have blogged up a storm. It started with posts in 2006 that can be accessed easily by… Continue Reading