thependulumswings

Four years ago Joe Biden said he was running for office because we were in a battle for the soul of our nation. Shortly after he took office he instructed his VP, Kamala Harris, as Border Czar to get to the root cause of the border “problem.” And four years later we have 15 million …

Tuesday night it was JD Vance squaring off against Tim Walz.  Did you watch the possible VPs debate? It’s debatable as to who won. Ask most any Republican and they’ll go on camera, tweet, or tell you that it was JD Vance and it wasn’t close.  Ask almost any Democrat and they’ll explain in similar …

Here are two simple questions, but they come with one qualifying request.  The request is to put politics aside to answer them. Question one: Do you believe freedom of speech is one of our most important rights? Question two: Do you prefer a smaller but more efficient government than we have today? Would anyone answer …

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which does a lot of things but reducing inflation is not one of them, provided the IRS with an additional 80 billion dollars to hunt down tax cheats.  With the loose change, the IRS planned to hire up to 88 thousand additional agents. They said they were going after …

All four horses have now reached the starting gate.  Pop!  Off goes the starter’s pistol.  And, they’re off! It’s a sloppy start on a long track. Walz the gelding breaks dead to the left.  Mare Harris, often confused for a hyena, steadies along the rail. Colt Vance wobbles weirdly before steadying.  Trump the stallion, who …