Apr 16, 2021The Infrastructure BillWhat the GOP is Missing The multi-trillion-dollar bill to improve infrastructure in the United States has been mired in political controversy since it was introduced. It’s a shame, really, as the U.S. infrastructure is not only an ancient, collapsing mess that Europeans laugh at, but it’s downright dangerous. We’ve been…Infrastructure3 min readInfrastructure3 min read
Apr 6, 2021Corporations in PoliticsBusiness as Usual A headline today caught my eye. This one from Reuters, (R) Senator Mitch McConnell was quoted as telling corporations to stay out of politics. Then he threatened them. Bad move, Mitch. Business has been involved in politics from before the country was founded. Telling them now that…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Mar 16, 2021Nazis Among UsThey Should Be Reviled Again Officially, of course, there aren’t Nazis anymore. Nazis were members of a German political party that took over their democratically elected government. Hitler, leader of the party since 1921, was appointed Chancellor of the country by its President, Paul von Hindenburg in 1933. …Nazis3 min readNazis3 min read
Feb 28, 2021Voter SuppressionThe Basic Republican Party Platform? I live in a state in which the Republican controlled legislature is working hard to suppress the votes of the state’s citizens. I already know the why. They’re afraid of being out-voted in the next election. …Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jan 21, 2021The StartWhere My Sense of Dread Is Gone I got up this morning, January 21st, 2021, without that sense of dread I’d felt every morning since November 2016. I didn’t have to ask my husband, who gets up earlier than I do, “What stupid thing has the President done now?” …Biden2 min readBiden2 min read
Jan 12, 2021He’s Not Worth ItTrump: A Criminal Name Thoughts about what I want to say in this post have been swirling around in my head for weeks. It’s not enough for me to say, “I don’t like Trump.” If you’ve read any of my previous posts, that’s pretty evident. I need to express, I…Trump7 min readTrump7 min read
Nov 23, 2020Stop the LiesAvoid the Ultra-Right So Called News Outlets I hear from many of my Republican friends that all of this election fraud news is so confusing. Is it just me or do you want to shout, “It’s not confusing! There wasn’t any voter fraud!” …Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Nov 16, 2020As I See ItMy Opinion on Where the U.S. is Now It’s been a struggle, that’s for sure, and for both sides of the American political spectrum. Over the last few months, I’ve talked to people I know, both Republican and Democrat. The thing I noticed the most? They’re all afraid. Many of…United States4 min readUnited States4 min read
Oct 1, 2020A Full List of Trump HorrorsDo You Still Want to Vote for Him? I copied a list of President Trump’s thuggery from McSweeney’s internet site in July 2020. As you read through it, it’s just mind-boggling. Even before he began his run for the American presidency, he was a complete tool on Twitter and elsewhere. …Trump3 min readTrump3 min read
Sep 16, 2020How Many Deaths Will It Take?Coronavirus Compared to 9/11 The remembrance for 9/11 was just a few days ago. All of us alive at the time and old enough to know what was going on, knows where we were and what we were doing at the time the World Trade Center towers were hit. For…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
