Commentary
Sometimes Liars Tell the Truth
Sam saves the nation What I learned from Watergate In June of 1972, five burglars broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. They planted listening devices and stole documents. Their plan was to...
A Tariff Icky Idea!
Don't Let This Happen To Your Christmas! Dear American friends, Our President recently imposed tariffs on every other country on Earth. The tariffs also struck places that aren’t a country at all, like the tariff on a small island in the Indian Ocean inhabited only by...
Whew! What a Relief!
ICE agents make an arrest. This could be you. The News I try to write about both good news and bad, but it’s a lot harder to find good news these days. Maybe it’s the feed I get on YouTube? Or from the Washington Post? The New York Times? Fox News? Okay. The last one...
It’s the Stock Market, Stupid!
Teddy Bites the Bull What Is Not Rocket Science Back in the day, they used to say, “It isn’t rocket science.” I guess they still say that. Whatever “it” is, it has to be easier to do than rocket science, which is supposed to be pretty hard. I’ve never tried it....
Getting Rid of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
They're here! I don’t know about you, but I agree. The government should get rid of them. Who in their right mind wants to live with waste, fraud, and abuse? Nobody I know. Even my most progressive friends are against them. Even my most reactionary friends are against...
I Don’t Think So
“The coronavirus panic is dumb.” Elon Musk, March 6, 2020 This statement was made by the man who today is believed to be the richest man in the world. Elon is reportedly worth more than four-hundred billion...
They Never Learn
I’d like to tell you that everything is going to be okay. “Everything is going to be okay.” Gosh, that was pretty easy to do. Do you feel better now? What’s that? You’re not convinced? Hey, just stop watching MSNBC and CNN. Don’t watch NBC, CBS, ABC, or...
Safe? Nobody Thinks So.
The race appears to be neck and neck. Nearly half of us have polled in favor of one candidate, the Vice-President. Nearly the other half admits to favoring the other guy, the ex-President. Hard to believe that anyone is really undecided, but I guess a few votes are...
Something Strange
Something strange has been happening. Perhaps it is the consequence of too much information? All those stories ricocheting here and there, willy-nilly, they spawn a numbness in our brains? Pretty soon, you get to the point where you are prepared to believe...
Remedy for Heart Breaking News?
Does the news break your heart about every other day? Okay, okay…it’s every day. Golly, it’s getting to the point of being no fun at all. No wonder fake news has become so popular! Why watch real news? It can really get you down. Look hard enough, however, and...
Davy Crockett Meet Elon Musk
Davy Crocket: "Some people were born in Texas. Others came as soon as they could." I believe Davy Crockett is still considered a hero in the lone star state. I have friends who live in Texas. I’ll call them María and Mortimer (not their real names). I'll have to ask...
Science Breakthrough!
This development did not happen a moment too soon. In fact, I’ll be darned if I can figure out why it did not happen a lot sooner than it did. And why did it take science to figure it out? If somebody had done their homework a little over three years ago, it...