From the Battleground, by Rich Paschall To be honest, I have thought about this for a while, OK, for years, decades perhaps. There are emotional arguments on both sides so it was not an easy decision. There is also a… Read More ›
Election
THE WEEK THAT WAS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Just about everyone is shaking their heads as if they’ve just awoken from a long and troubling dream. We have a President-Elect and his name is NOT Trump. If we try to tunnel back through our dreams which began on… Read More ›
THE AMERICAN WAY
2019 and It’s here! The Republican Convention — the big show for which we’ve been waiting, the hottest party to hit Cleveland since 1997 when the Sox won the American League Pennant but lost the Series. The first day wasn’t… Read More ›
NOT WRITING ANYTHING
Until I find out what’s going on, I’m not writing anything. We are STUCK. It’s like a baseball game that runs into 17 innings and everyone has gone home. There comes a time to call the game. CALL THE GAME.
HERE WE ARE AGAIN AND THE WEEK IS FINALLY ENDING — AND WHAT A WEEK!
After a Zoom with Garry’s favorite pals, the former colleague group on Trump, racism, Boston’s history of racism, Trump, Trump, and Trump, we’re back to CNN. Now Biden is leading in all FOUR on the line states — AND maybe… Read More ›
THREE DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION
I’m exhausted. When I finally go to sleep and later wake up, nothing seems to have changed. Except everything has changed, but now instead of changing in huge increments, it’s a few thousand votes here, there, oh and over there,… Read More ›
HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING SO INTERESTING SINCE KENNEDY V NIXON
The last election I saw that was this interesting to watch was Kennedy-Nixon in 1960. It hooked me on watching elections for fun and profit. Mostly fun because I’ve yet to make a profit. You have to love elections. It’s… Read More ›
WHAT’S NEXT? WHO’S NEXT?
Like most everyone I know, I’m waiting to find out the results of the election. It’s just a few days away. We all have theories about what’s going to happen, but nothing substantial. Here in Massachusetts, maybe the bluest state… Read More ›
I HAVE A DREAM – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I have a dream that, come November 4th: The White House Squatter will be dragged out in cuffs and chains, his orange face turned red as he rants about how “It was rigged. A faked election. A fraud by those… Read More ›
VOTE YES ON ONE !
I know there are a lot of important issues. COVID-19. Climate change. Anything having to do with Prez 45 and/or any of his cohorts. The collapse of our and the international economy. Systemic racism and an out of control police… Read More ›
EARLY VOTING IN A SMALL TOWN
By “here,” I mean pretty anywhere in the valley. Basically, anyplace in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which isn’t in the ring designated as “greater Boston” is just a mark on the map. Voting early requires two things. The first is… Read More ›
DEAR BLACK PEOPLE – FROM THE SHINBONE STAR
By Denise Shabazz Dear Black People, A year ago, I was compelled to write to white women who voted for Donald Trump even though their interests were not clearly aligned with the Grab-Them-by-the-Pussy-in-Chief. I was angry at them then, and now I’m… Read More ›