The world is bizarre, though I think we have now passed any concept I’ve ever had of what bizarre means. I was afraid if Trump lost, the Secret Service would have to carry him bodily from the White House. I… Read More ›
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WHY I SIGNED THE HISTORIANS’ STATEMENT ON THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP By SEAN MUNGER
SIGNING THE IMPEACHMENT STATEMENT – SEAN MUNGER This week I was asked by a professional contact in the history community to add my name to this statement, called the Historians’ Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump. It was an easy… Read More ›
DAMN, I’M TIRED OF BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME – BY TOM CURLEY
OK, this is becoming a series. I’ve been having a problem coming up with posts lately because every time I want to write a post about what’s going on in the news I realize I already wrote about it a… Read More ›
BECOMING A POLITICAL PESSIMIST – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I used to look forward to reading the news. I know it sounds crazy, but every day I looked forward to reading about another advance in the Mueller investigation. It seemed to be moving inexorably toward its ultimate goal –… Read More ›
THE SADNESS OF HUMOR – 2017
2017 was big with late night comics, but depressing to real people. Like us. We laughed because comics are funny, but we weren’t really laughing. Wrapped around the humor was the realization we weren’t going to get out of this… Read More ›
PARDON YOU, PARDON THEM, PARDON ALL
So suddenly, I thought to myself: “Hey. If Trump wants a pardon and if in return, he will resign forthwith and go away forever … might that not be worth it? There would still be a whole administration to prosecute… Read More ›
IT’S A CRAZY IDEA! BUT IT JUST MIGHT WORK – BY TOM CURLEY
I’m not the first person to notice or comment on this, but 60 to 70 percent of Americans have been going thru the 5 Stages Of Grief after the election of, well, you know who. A few are still in… Read More ›
BE NICE. STOP FIGHTING. FIX THE WORLD.
What’s wrong with this picture? Other than you know … that face. When I found this on Facebook, it gave me pause for thought. I am not a fan of Trump. However much I dislike his politics and pretty much… Read More ›
WHY TERM LIMITS ARE A TERRIBLE IDEA — AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN
I keep reading the same crap. Why is this so hard to understand? So you believe term-limits will solve our political problems. Why would you think that? Are “old timers” in congress the big problem — as opposed to the bloated egos… Read More ›
You’re ALL out of order! Historically speaking.
My husband is astounded the people of New York could really seriously consider electing Anthony “The Peter Tweeter” Weiner. How can people be so dumb? Of course he knows the answer. He’s just in denial. I reminded him how the… Read More ›
We live in a nation of laws … even when it’s not easy or convenient.
Today I read a rant on Facebook by someone who still can’t accept the cruel reality that the election ended and his candidate lost. He declares that President Barack Obama is not his president, will never be his president. As… Read More ›