Pete Stauber’s Republicans want to starve poor kids… June 22, 2018 …to lower taxes…in the name of killing welfare. And I love the New Yorker’s latest cover: A lot of the folks recruited to work… Continue Reading
Willy Makeit and the Kunst Brothers June 21, 2018 After a day spent far away from Donald Trump’s ego boosting rally at the arena (that one insider gives me credit for talking Duluth… Continue Reading
An Open Letter to MCCL (and why even the Supreme Court will not end abortions) June 14, 2018 A short note before I share the letter. I was alive when “back alley” abortions took the lives of women. I formed my opinions… Continue Reading
A belated welcome to the Republicans in Duluth June 2, 2018 Minnesota’s Republicans are gathering this weekend in our fair city by Lake Superior. Welcome to you all and thank you for contributing to our… Continue Reading
That speech of mine in 1992 May 11, 2018 I spent a lot more time writing and thinking about that speech I gave at Duluth’s Radisson Hotel to the Republican convention than I… Continue Reading
I could use an editor May 10, 2018 I just read my latest column for the Duluth Reader. I write about the recent “2017” presidential election. I was only off by a… Continue Reading
I want to (not) run for Congress again April 13, 2018 I have always considered myself the most reasonable person. I am far more inclined to begin most arguments by putting the other fellow’s or… Continue Reading
The “wrong side” is winning April 10, 2018 https://zippy.gfycat.com/SoulfulAcclaimedKouprey.webm Despite the impossibly compelling news items today about our unraveling Presidency I have only one item to mention in the blog today. It… Continue Reading
Rank Choice March 29, 2018 I listened to an interview on MPR today that raised my hackles. It was not this story from two days ago. Instead it was… Continue Reading
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty March 17, 2018 Reading the morning news over two plus hours has burdened me on a day I was hoping to shove away some paperwork to more… Continue Reading
A sick feeling March 8, 2018 It is only a sense of deep obligation to keep my eight loyal readers focused on our nation’s future that keeps me away from… Continue Reading
When I start Seething I think of filing for public office – and I’m seething February 1, 2018 I just dashed off my latest campaign finance report showing that I have $511 in the bank which I could put to use to… Continue Reading
A lot of sensible moderate conservative Germans didn’t much mind. . . January 24, 2018 . . . the ridiculous and temporary rants of a silly man in the 1930’s. Granted his daughter hadn’t married a Jew but he… Continue Reading
“How many Trumps does it take to change a light bulb?” January 19, 2018 “We’ll never know, because after he screws something he gives it $130,000 not to tell anybody.” As someone long scornful of Donald Trump I… Continue Reading
Putin’s first year in the White House December 22, 2017 I was a devotee of Andrew Sullivan’s blog for many years and was sad to see him burn out. He still writes a well… Continue Reading
Fighting my Blog freeze December 19, 2017 I began writing the second fuzzy post on Kindergarten but stopped half way through. I’ll finish it and unlike its predecessor I may even… Continue Reading
The Deep Southification of the Republican Party December 5, 2017 As I transition away from the School Board I’m finding that national affairs is taking over the job of waking me from sound sleep… Continue Reading
The 2017 election’s good news a post mortem and a caution or two November 14, 2017 A week ago I wanted to begin a post by writing that my defeat for School Board was a small price to pay for… Continue Reading
PBS’s Vietnam, Episode 4 September 21, 2017 I will write this later. I’m spending my day passing out lit door to door. I’ll just note the jarring sight of a confederate… Continue Reading
