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August 2017

August 01, 2017

Healthcare from here

There is no denying that millions of Americans have been hurt as a direct result of...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

The Transgender Ban

Or simply rolling back the military's Transgender policy enacted by President Obama. Is it merely...

July 19, 2017

John McCain diagnosed with a brain tumor

Prayers for him and his loved ones during such a difficult time. I've scarcely known a...

July 18, 2017

If I tried to rob a liquor store at gunpoint

And it turned out there was no cash on the premises, so I went away...

July 10, 2017

Just how much recess does congress get?

A couple of my boys asked that. Since the story was about wrestling with this...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

How not to campaign for office

Body slam a reporter. Geez. Self control man. I know, there are plenty of jokes...

May 12, 2017

Trump and Comey

Set aside the hysterics and the usual 'Waterholocaustgate!' rhetoric that's filled the airwaves and it's...

May 04, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel was right about preexisting conditions

By now we've probably heard about Mr. Kimmel's tearful account of his child's ordeal. Thank...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

The best night of Steve Harvey’s life

Bwa ha ha! I'm seldom one to crow over others' misfortunes, but it serves them...

February 16, 2017

Two important political truths

One, your opponent never disagrees with you about how to accomplish something. Your opponent wants...

February 15, 2017

God wills it!

Or Deus Vult for you sticklers out there. To read some anti-Trump Catholics, you'd think...

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 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 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 26, 2017

The last one to the door

Pays the bill. Or loses his soul. Years ago I read an old tale about...

January 26, 2017

Trump hearts torture

Yes, it's true. And in fairness, he's honest about it. If nothing else, we don't...

January 26, 2017

Will someone pleas tell me if this was serious?

I've seen this talked about for days. People say it was a jab...

January 25, 2017

I hope he fixes it

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

January 23, 2017

My take on the Inauguration Speech

By Jonah Goldberg. When someone says it better than me, I let them. Most of...

January 23, 2017

Apparently size matters for the press

And Trump. So memes quickly flew that said the crowd for Trump was smaller than...

January 22, 2017

The lesson Trump opponents refuse to learn

Here. There is nothing in this piece that is wrong. Everything in this is true....

January 20, 2017

Pope Francis to Donald Trump

Really, the actual message that he sent. Not some old message Pope Francis gave that...

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 20, 2017

An American Christian in the age of Trump

The age of Trump. Wow. Never thought I would write that. Or say it. Or...

January 19, 2017

The Obama Legacy

By Ross Douthat. Probably the fairest appraisal I've read. It's impossible to guess how...

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

Why do we have president elect Trump?

And not president elect Clinton? This leaps to mind: Because of the extraordinary courage of...

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 10, 2017

Russia, partisanship, and navigating the tribalism

Jonah Goldberg is spot on. I opposed Wikileaks from the beginning. I still do. I'm...