thependulumswings

As the sun sets on February, there are 13 points to ponder in a rapidly changing world.  MSNBC is Joyless.  Joy Reid was terminated as her show’s audience shrunk to an average of 59k viewers since 1/1.  That is about the same number of people that attend a mid-major football game. Rachael Maddow called Joy …

As 1980 turned to 1981, Carter was on his way out and Reagan was on his way in. Jimmy’s welcoming gifts to Ronald were the mess that Iran was, a hostage crisis, an energy crisis, inflation, and a newly created Department of Education. As 2024 turned to 2025, Biden was out and Trump was back …

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 …