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An Extra Helping of Loaves and Fishes Please

An Extra Helping of Loaves and Fishes Please

This country has a debt crisis. Yawwwwwwn. Who the hell cares?  Certainly not our Congress. It keeps juicing up what it spends. Beyond the income that comes into Washington coffers. Our congressguys remind me of a couple who came to me years ago for financial...

It’s showtime on the fruited plain.

It’s showtime on the fruited plain.

Well, the impeachment was an exciting overture. Next, the curtain will go up on the biggest show on earth. I am talking about the campaign for the November election, of course. This will be a peculiar show. The performers will ignore two-thirds of the audience....

Do you swear to…?

Do you swear to…?

The bloodbath-cum-circus in Washington these days? It awakens memories. Of how a notorious American ambassador handled a similar brouhaha – the Clinton impeachment. He deployed a simple device. With it, he brought a certain order to the mayhem of the thinking of his...

What has happened to us?

What has happened to us?

How did we get to this stage as a country? Millions of Americans can no longer discuss things. Things like elections. And climate change, the Mueller Report. And impeachment and foreign policies. Too many of us dare not speak of such. Not among friends and family. And...

Scuttle the Navy Secretary? Aye, Aye, Sir!

Scuttle the Navy Secretary? Aye, Aye, Sir!

This kafuffle over a Navy SEAL rouses memories. Of dirty dishes, a dumb commodore and military injustice. The kafuffle is this: Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher was charged with several war crimes. He was tried by the Navy. The Navy found him innocent. Except for...

Taxes versus Reality

Taxes versus Reality

Here is an idea: Let us end taxes on corporations. Yes. Zero taxes for the big businesses of America. By now, some readers snorts have set their newspapers alight. What? Are you crazy? Let corporations escape paying their “fair share”??? How outrageous! Free them from...