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Happy birthday to me!

Tomorrow will be my 75th birthday.Oh, my.I’ve been alive (and kicking) for 27,393 days.ThatĢƵ a lot.When I was 11, I thought anybody in their 70s was, well, old.Now that I’m in my 70s – and on my way to my 80s – I don’t feel as old as I thought I would.But I do feel old.When I was ...

Rusted out Joe makes himself heard

Actions speak louder than words, but words are important, too, especially when they come from a president.In recent days, President Joe Biden has delivered two resounding addresses, one dealing with the crisis in the Middle East, the other with the crisis of democracy at home.Both statements ...

TrumpĢƵ long line of detractors keeps growing

Nobody seems to be as liked but disliked or loved but hated as much as Donald Trump.His hold on the Republican Party is never in dispute. HeĢƵ simply a rock star to many Republicans.HeĢƵ also created a long list of enemies among the many people who’ve worked for and with him over the ...

McCarthy’s ouster and the road ahead

The House of Representatives was on the verge of a governing majority last week. And then it wasn’t. The gulf between the two parties was too great and antagonisms between lawmakers too severe to admit to real cooperation.Thus, Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the speakership by eight renegade ...

Where are Republicans when you need them?

Republicans are currently twisting themselves into unseemly knots.They don’t appear to know how to respond to the multi-count felony indictment against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.Menendez is a Democrat. ThatĢƵ usually fertile ground for Republicans to pile on with claims that the entire ...

The ‘terrific panic’ of ‘small men’

Every fall should be a reminder of that far-off day on which the fate of the republic was decided, at least tentatively. I know it is for me. I never fail to recall the bloodshed and horror and hope. To do so this year may be more important than ever – for then, like now, the future appeared ...