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Trump continues his lying ways

"A slogan must be presented from different angles, but the end of all remarks must always and immutably be the slogan itself. Only in this way can the propaganda have a unified and complete effect."Adolf Hitler, Mein KampfThe slogan?“Make America Great Again!”Presidential candidate Trump ...

Trump can’t stop campaigning

The United States of America is plum tuckered out.On the days leading up to the presidential election, it was quite common to hear weary political-watchers announce, “I’ll be glad when this thing is over.”Well, itĢƵ over.But the weariness isn’t.The drag on the countyĢƵ energy ...

Obama leaves office with dignity

“It was here, in Springfield, where North, South, East and West come together that I was reminded of the essential decency of the American people -- where I came to believe that through this decency, we can build a more hopeful America."Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, Febr. 10, 2007Farewell ...

GOP has no clue about ethics

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.Republicans planned a big old fashioned shindig. The champagne may have been on ice. The party hats could’ve been about to be unboxed.Republican members of the U.S. House were ready to party hearty. Except for one thing.On the eve of the 115th Congress, ...

Trump’s thin skin on display again

“The world was gloomy before I won - there was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10 percent  and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars!”Donald Trump on Twitter December 26th, at 6:32 PMDonald Trump was in fine form the day after Christmas when he made his pronouncement that his ...

Time to Move On? From What?

ThereĢƵ a rather interesting internet picture I’ve seen that piqued my interest.“Irony: People Waving Confederate Flags, Telling Others, ‘You Lost. Get Over it,’” the caption says.That says a lot, doesn’t it?Not that many of the Republicans who voted for Donald Trump delight in ...