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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 …

Twenty-twenty-four is all but out of the door.  Our fearless 2025 predictions have arrived. The first six months follow. January Mike Johnson retains his House Speakership.  The Oregon Ducks capture Natty #1 in their school’s history beating Georgia 34-28.  Joe Biden wishes Jimmy Carter luck for the next four years on the eve of Donald …

Donald J. Trump wrote The Art of the Deal in 1987, which sold over a million copies and was number one on the New York Times best-seller list for 13 straight weeks. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was fifteen years old then.  Likely, The Art of the Deal was not on his high school English class reading …