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After the last eight days labeling the US a banana republic might be insulting to banana republics.  In today’s world with Veep Kamala Harris poised(or not) to be the next nominee for the Democratic Party it might also be an insulting racist comment. The Republican Party nominee and former President survived an attempted assassination.   His …

Shortly after POTUS Barack Obama became the former prez he uttered the infamous sentence, “Never underestimate Joe Biden’s ability to mess things up.” Actually, he did not say “mess.”  What he did say was a four-letter word though. In 2019 Barack didn’t give Joe what he asked for.  Biden came to the clear Democratic Party …

It’s no secret that it’s a fine line in this country between civility and incivility.  Late Saturday afternoon it got as close to crossing over as the distance between former President Donald Trump’s ear and his head. Luckily for him even more than us, it didn’t. Who is to blame?  It starts with the deranged …

As the US heavyweight championship bout neared the challenger and the champ approached the ring.  The challenger strode confidently, never short on confidence.  The champ shuffled but it was not exactly like Ali did it. “Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s get ready to rumble.”  Actually, only one lady and one gentleman were allowed to view the …

We’re emptying the virtual notebook today.  It’s important to clean it out before our staff takes a research trip to the motherland of Scotland.  BBR will be dark next week. Why do we drive on a parkway yet park on a driveway?  Nevermind. Why did Al Gore invent the transfer portal?  Wait, we’re being told …

Whether you only watch CNN in airports while waiting for a DEI-piloted plane, or if you watch them daily, most can agree that the network leans left. So, when they presented their latest polling data five months before the Nov 2024 elections you can understand the apoplexy. What was already known is that Biden …

As the Father’s Day grill heated up poolside so did the action on four TVs.   Four TVs and a pool.   Is that white privilege?  We’re asking for a neighbor. The WNBA’s Indiana Fever vs. the Chicago Sky occupied one, the USGA US Open a second, the FSU vs. Virginia elimination College World Series game a …

The sound caused by the gavel bang still resonating in the Delaware courtroom was just slightly louder than the words still ringing in the ears of those present after the jury foreperson spoke yesterday. Guilty! Guilty!  Guilty! Three felonious convictions were the verdicts for Hunter Biden on the illegal purchase and ownership of a handgun …

Today the race for the White House hits the five-month out marker.  Both campaigns are revving up their political engines.  The tactics from the incumbent side seem to be evolving. The fellow that many would like to see convicted seems more interested in attacking the “convicted felon” than he is running on his record.  Is …

In 1980 Robert De Niro starred in the box office hit and critically acclaimed Raging Bull.  In 1998 the film critic website Rotten Tomatoes reviewed the movie. The review’s first sentence proclaims “The film is a complex portrait of a man consumed by his rage, jealousy, and paranoia.” The film grossed 23.4 million box office …