Commentary
NOTE: In an effort to provide you with a reasonable review of the interview I have devoted more space than usual in this edition. I hope you will find it worth reading.
On May 12, 2024, I referred to TIME magazine’s cover story, “If He Wins,” a look into former President Trump’s second term agenda should he be elected, but only as a lead into my recall of the bombshell cover story, “Against Trump,” featured by National Review in 2016.… read more
Biden Not Looking Good
… and I’m not referring to his appearance, looking old and confused. It was his commencement speech at Moorehouse College on Sunday, designed to help win over blacks, who seem to be drifting toward former President Trump, that was a downer.
What should have been an upbeat message for the graduates was described by some as an attempt to pander for the black vote, while social media outlets saw it as more race-baiting, and demeaning to black students
Most of all it seemed as though he had forgotten that he has been president for the past three years as he spoke of “the trail of broken promises still leaves black communities behind.”… read more
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I pride myself in the research I do and the clarity and concise wordsmithing I strive for in providing you with a blog you find worth reading, but as I have noted before, sometimes I find real nuggets in letters to the editor columns I want to share with you.… read more
Commentary
NOTE: This commentary is longer than usual, but I think you will find it very informative if you read it in its entirety. You need to know all about it.
Regular readers may recall my occasional foray into the topic of the Deep State. Since it became a hot topic during the Obama era and got even hotter when Donald Trump announced his intention to run for president in 2015, I have written on the subject numerous times.… read more
May18, 2024
Our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve Forces comprise the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. Throughout the annals of history, they have stood on the frontlines of freedom — risking everything to keep the light of liberty burning bright at home and around the globe.… read more
Commentary
When Cindy McCain, widow of the late Sen. John McCain, was named U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in 2021, there were those, like me, who viewed it as a Biden campaign payback, but who can knock it when she’s doing something she believes in?… read more
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While driving recently, I heard a recording of Richard Nixon’s nomination acceptance speech of August 8, 1968, listening to a conservative talk show. I was struck by the content, realizing it could have been given today.
I thought I would borrow some of his words and insert in italics the similarities with issues of today, 56 years later. … read more
Commentary
When I saw the April 30, 2024 cover of Time magazine featuring former President Trump in a serious, but casual pose with the title, “If He Wins,” I got to thinking about another cover, on the February 15, 2016 of National Review magazine emblazoned with the words, “Against Trump” in gold over a blue background.… read more
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Pardon me, but I’m feeling a bit smug. Nearly a year ago, on July 24, 2023, I introduced you to Jared Bernstein, chairman of Biden’s council of economic advisors.
It was his appearance on Fox Sunday News that he became known to me. Host Shannon Bream asked him, “How did the White House get this so wrong?”… read more
Commentary
After devoting my April 21, 2024 blog to six women in the news, I find that women again dominate the political news.
Vice President Harris
I’m sure the vice president’s handlers snapped up the opportunity for her to appear on the Drew Barrymore Show last week. … read more