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Ballad of the Falling Leaves

“The falling leaves drift by the window. The autumn leaves of red and gold”…<em>"The Autumn Leaves" – 1945 – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer</em>As I write this, I’m sitting near a large sliding glass door, leading to our backyard.Out there, I don’t see any ...

Democracy is messy. But this messy?

Attention Democrats!: If you’re planning to run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024, I have just the campaign strategy for you.Just end every one of your paid political announcements with the words “AT LEAST I’M NOT A REPUBLICAN!”You might be a bank robber who steals ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lauren BoebertĢƵ roaming hands

Lauren Opal Boebert is a Republican firebrand with a never-ending appetite for attention.She represents ColoradoĢƵ 3rd Congressional District, with no shortage of provocative political views.Last February, Boebert, and her fellow troubled congressman, George Santos of New York, were among the ...