Author: Eldon Kramer

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Another Look at Davos … Biden ‘Transparency’ … Union Membership Down … Wealth Accumulation in Congress … Wind and Solar Snags … and the Top Ten Singers of All Time

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Here are a few topics I selected from my stack of stuff.

A Davos Follow Up

If you read my January 24, 2023 commentary on the humor from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, you will appreciate Gerard Baker’s thoughts from his Wall Street Journal column.

While noting that trying to forecast the state of the world by gauging the mood of its participants is about as valuable an exercise as flipping a coin, Baker referenced a 50-year analysis by Financial Times in which the publication found that the consensus of the elites who gather there each year is as likely to be wrong as right.… read more

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Words Have Meaning

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It’s been a few days since I last shared with you my comments on items in the news.  I shuffled through my stack of stuff, where I save material for future posts, however, a topic of special interest to me surfaced this week that deserves comment.

In my 68 years as a journalist/communicator, I have followed the writing guidelines of the AP Stylebook since it was first published in 1953. … read more

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The Humor You May Have Missed in the Davos Coverage

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I had decided I wasn’t going to comment on the Word Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, appropriately referred to as “the regular smug gathering of our intellectual superiors and social betters” by Brad Slager in Red State, but the material was so goofy I just couldn’t resist.

The participants include some 600 world leaders, corporate bigwigs and professional thinkers, who gather to tell us how we should live our lives. … read more

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Biden Shaping Future Military Leadership a Scary Proposition

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Since authoring my blog piece, “Watching the Deterioration of Our Military on President Biden’s Watch,” October 27, 2022, sadly, my concern for the lives of our service men and women has worsened, while our readiness is highly questionable.

While several military items have landed on my stack of stuff, it was this week’s  Wall Street Journal story, “President Weighs Joint Chiefs of Staff Pick,” that triggered my decision to do a follow up.… read more

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Biden’s Mishandling of Classified Documents Inadvertently Puts his Attorney General in a Box

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The current brouhaha over Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision not to involve the FBI in the search of classified documents in the possession of President Biden at various locations is but the latest among a long list of criticism of the DOJ’s role by the opposition party no matter who’s the AG.… read more

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Accountability and the Biden Document Scandal

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By now, those of you who are regular readers of this blog, are aware of my persistent plea that individuals and agencies, who have failed Americans for one reason or another, be held accountable.

In 2022 alone, I devoted four editions to the subject of accountability, beginning with “Accountability: So Easy to Understand, So Difficult to Secure,” on March 21, 2022, and ending on December 12, 2022 with “The Politicization of Justice Won’t Result in True Accountability.”… read more

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Corruption Again Raises Its Ugly Head

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Can a stack of papers next to my computer keyboard stare at me?  I often get that feeling. You may have heard someone mention that while referring to their “to do” list staring them in the face.

Regular readers may recall that from time to time I refer to my stack of stuff, a stack of material I have saved to share with you when I have exhausted my list of single-topic ideas, like my last one – Where’s the Outrage.… read more

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Where’s the Outrage?

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Every day, as I observe what’s going on in our country, my outrage builds.

Illegal migration is a major contributor and I continue to wonder why there is no massive outrage among Americans over the neglect at our southern border, where the Biden administration is permitting illegal human and drug trafficking, all while declaring the border is closed.… read more

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January 6, Events Still Stuck in My Craw

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I know, I know … birds have craws, not humans, but you know what I mean when I use it don’t you?  It describes an annoyance, irritation or even hard feelings.

While we await the Department of Justice decision on the criminal charges against former President Trump brought forth by the House Select Committee on January 6, a few things stick in my craw.… read more