The biggest collateral mistake in the Hillary campaign was to concentrate heavily on the Presidency, not on the downstream races.  The Senate was lost along with many downstream seats.  This had been going on for some time. It was a tragic loss,...
Now, bring us some figgy pudding, Now, bring us some figgy pudding, Now, bring us some figgy pudding, and bring it out here! Well, it's Christmas morning. As always I had Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols cued up so as soon as...
With a stroke of her pen Speaker Pelosi made it official.   Donald Trump has been impeached for a second time, with the charges boiled down to election interference (specifically in Georgia and “lordy there are tapes!”) and inciting insurrection...
Hello all of my pipples! My sincere apologies for my extended absence from the site, especially in such exciting times. Let's just say it's been an adventure, and I thought that my readers deserved an explanation. Y'all know that a...
It's our nation's birthday.  It no longer feels like it used to and certainly not the way it did back in my first 26 years living in my small southern Illinois hometown.  The several days of festivities in Riverside...
Whether it’s karma, hubris or “God’s will” biting the GOP in the butt their despicable WH event to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the SCOTUS seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is giving them a dose...
Understand that there is no case law, in other words no legal precedent, that has ever stated that a sitting President cannot be charged, or indicted for committing a crime.  That is fact.  There are only four government memos, some as...
One thing the internet is good for is finding songs and video clips. When it comes to Christmas tunes including and especially stuff from way, way back the internet is awesome. I've spent the bulk of my Christmases in...
In days this dark, we all need something to let us just sit back, celebrate the fondness of life and mankind, and feel a little better about ourselves. And I am happy to say that I have just the...
Three years ago, Michael Bloomberg, a fellow New Yorker, former Mayor of New York City, a capitalist for real warned us about this cheap con man. Three years ago, Hillary Clinton, a fellow presidential candidate, an experienced public servant, a...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

— Margaret Mead