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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 …

Two months away from the general election and one month after she became the presumptive nominee, Kamala Harris will sit down tomorrow afternoon for an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash. You won’t be able to see Harris’ first interview until primetime.  Why?  It will be prerecorded.  Why prerecorded?  It gives CNN the time to gussie …

Joe Biden closed the first night of the Democratic National Convention late Monday evening, or early Tuesday morning on the East Coast.  The Dems didn’t want him to be the starter with all the bright lights and eyes focused on him.  Say it ain’t so, Joe! It would be even worse if he were a …

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 …

Roughly a week ago, the machine known as the DNC dropped its latest talking points to its faithful in elected offices and an eager-to-please media. As Carrie Bradshaw would say,  “And just like that JD Vance was weird!”  Why?  Cause everyone says so, it is so. Much more quietly the national debt passed $35 trillion.  …

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 …