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There’s not much difference between the word “dodge” and the acronym “DOGE.”  Capital letters aside, drop the letter “d” and voila. But the USA that we lived in yesterday when four presidents consecutively dodged facing the burgeoning deficit and government waste is very different than the present. George W started the reckless spending by exceeding …

If you’ve lived for a few decades or more you’ve seen a few things come and go.  In the last ten years, the comings and goings have come and gone at an accelerated pace. Fast forward to the last few months and we’ve hit SpaceX speed. DEI isn’t DEAD, but the Grim Reaper is in …

God Bless America ends “from sea to shining sea.”  But, should the final line be changed to “from sea to shining Gulf of America?” It’s debatable, but rest assured there is a sea change in the air.   And, it was so obvious yesterday that it hit hard like a rare winter snowstorm in the deep …

First thing first.  The loss of 14 lives in NOLA on 1/1 and the loss of an unknown number of LA lives, animals, and property damage a week later are devastating tragedies. Second thing second.  Realistically, perhaps the only thing harder to prevent than a determined radicalized terrorist from driving a truck through a crowd …

In early November the voters spoke.   Joe Biden listened from the outside of the ropes. With two weeks left in his presidency, Scrappy Joe from Scranton is punching back with fists tightly closed save for his two middle fingers extended dead straight at America’s voted-on desires. The man who said he would not pardon his …