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February 2017

February 09, 2017

On defending the indefensible

Jonah Goldberg is right. Republicans, conservatives, and anyone on the Right can't defend Trump 24

February 09, 2017

A feather in his cap

Good for him. Judge Gorsuch criticized President Trump's smack down of federal judges. I'm glad. If someone could...

February 08, 2017

Was there something wrong with this?

I keep getting hits about the Budweiser Superbowl ad. What was the problem? To me,...

February 07, 2017

President rebukes court

No, not that one. This one. I get it. Trump did so in Trumpspeak, using...

February 04, 2017

The real concern

Forgive me for not getting my underwear in a knot over everything Trump does, says,...

February 03, 2017

Trump’s immigration policy from the other side

From Iraq, courtesy of Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda. As I've said, the people at my...

February 03, 2017

Two weeks in

And I can't help but think of this scene when I consider the current state...

February 01, 2017

Trump keeps his promise – again

We can disagree with politicians. We can oppose what they do. Free country and all....

January 2017

January 31, 2017

A sane and mature look at the Trump immigration policy

From Patheos's own Rebecca Hamilton. Some supporters appear ready to hunker down and attack any...

January 30, 2017

After watching Trump’s first week

This keeps coming to mind, courtesy of “A Man for All Seasons”: WILLIAM ROPER: So,...

January 25, 2017

I hope he fixes it

The rot that is in our current VA administration is one of the embarrassments of...

January 20, 2017

The full text of Trump’s inaugural speech

Here. FWIW. I'm sure there will be snippets and carefully reproduced sections in order to...

January 17, 2017

All of the anti-Trump lunacy and hysterics

As well as the embarrassing and evil reactions to his election, won't cause me to forget...

January 11, 2017

The storm on the horizon

This story is making the rounds. I'm no expert, but if anything could mortally wound...

January 07, 2017

You might want to sit down for this

Apparently Mexico isn't going to pay for a border wall, at least according to former...

January 06, 2017

A shooting in Florida

Apparently there has been a shooting in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. News is still...

January 06, 2017

Apparently torture is no longer an intrinsic evil

Don Lemon explains. Not worth debating. Unless, of course, Mr. Lemon believes racism or torture in...

January 04, 2017

Good for them

The Clintons will attend the Inauguration. I'm beginning to wonder if some people want horrible...

December 2016

December 23, 2016

Preparing to take action against harassment

In the age of Trump. So that things like this won't happen.

December 22, 2016

My boys on Trump

So they're on Christmas break. Tonight they're having a night with the youngest that they...

December 20, 2016

Donald Trump will be our 45th president

Or 44th if you don't count Grover Cleveland as two people. It's official. Barring the...

December 19, 2016

Terrible

At least nine are killed in another terrorist assault. This time at a Christmas market...

December 14, 2016

When you hear accusations that Russia helped you in the election

The best move is to nominate a billionaire with personal ties to Russia to allay...

December 12, 2016

Remember when everyone said Donald Trump must accept the election results?

Yeah, I remember that, too. Funny old world, ain't it. But that's so last month's...

December 09, 2016

Please define Fake News

We're seeing a wave of condemnation aimed at Fake News. Fair enough. Fake news is certainly a...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Donald Trump joins the recent debates about when free speech should be limited

Here. I was shocked, too. Especially the part about revoking citizenship. But it's not as...

November 29, 2016

Why Trump’s praise of Putin didn’t rankle me

There's been quite a debate about the appropriate response to Castro's death. Most seem to...

November 28, 2016

Prayers and Praise at OSU

There was an attack on the main campus of The Ohio State University, somewhat reminiscent...

November 26, 2016

The best reflection on the death of Fidel Castro

Courtesy of Mark Shea. Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Of course anyone in...

November 22, 2016

What? Trump won’t try to send Hillary Clinton to jail?

Really? Uh huh. How many people actually believed these things? For my part, I...