thependulumswings

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 …

Tuesday we forecasted the first six months of 2025.  Today we tackle the back half. Tuesday night Trump rallied behind Mike Johnson, so prediction number one might ring true even before the New Year begins. July The Arizona Diamondbacks open a nine-game lead over the LA Dodgers as Shohei Ohtani misses five straight games …

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 …

It’s been a quick, but busy, 30 days since Kamala Harris stopped droning on about being “unburdened from what has been.” Now we’ve got drones over New Jersey airspace unburdened by any American government department.  Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense said they don’t know their origin or purpose, but …

Do you know what George Washington and Joseph Biden have in common?  Nothing. George Washington told his father he could not tell a lie, “I did cut down that cherry tree.”  Hunter Biden’s father repeatedly told the US he would not pardon his son. There is no truth to the rumor that Joyless Behar defended Joe …

It’s that time.  It’s time to be thankful for all of our blessings.  Below we count 10 of them.  We ugly Americans complain a lot, but who has it better than you? Maybe Canada does. Several Hollywood types threatened to move to Canada if former President Trump was reelected.  Thankfully no news outlet has reported …

Two political campaigns culminated two weeks ago today.  One spent roughly 1.5 billion bucks and is 20 million in the red. The other spent about one-fourth of that and is headed to the White House. How did we get here?  Perhaps you should saunter down your driveway this AM to retrieve your newspaper and “read …

When you woke up a week ago today were you feeling jilted?  Maybe a week later you still do?  Don’t despair. Why?  That’s an easy one.  For one, you’re still alive. “No, not enough,” you say.  “Give us another reason.”  Rather than give you another reason, you could talk to 10-15 million whose names we …