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The shoe is on the other foot

My vote for the toughest job in America is a Congressional Republican who holds a town hall meeting.Those things are getting downright nasty.By nasty, I mean, Republicans are encountering the kinds of vicious, verbal backlash that Democrats faced eight years ago – but far worse.Of course, ...

‘Good death’ concept slowly gaining acceptance

My wife was very ill; 10 years earlier she had been diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy, chemo and radiation treatment. Miraculously, she survived.Now, she was sick again; we weren’t exactly sure what was wrong. For months and months she had suffered ...

Trump pulls huge flip-flop

“Again, to our very foolish leader, do not attack Syria -- If you do many very bad things will happen and from that fight the U.S. gets nothing.''--Donald J. Trump, Reality TV host, 9:20 a.m., Sept. 5, 2013Life is easy for some reality show hosts.They can spout off easy answers to complex ...

It’s time for Trump’s report card

President Trump is getting his first report card today on his 80th day in office.By the way, I’m not grading him on a curve.Here goes!Effective Communications (Reading, Writing and Oral) Grade D-HereĢƵ why.Trump scores poorly in the areas of “Comprehends Fiction,” and “Reads orally ...

Gerrymandering could be eliminated

Popular government in the United States has many problems, including its own unpopularity; under the current scheme of things, it is hardly able to function, what with the vast sums of money pouring into elections by secret, deep-pocket donors and election districts being fashioned to suit the ...

Trump making golf great again

The Trump-train hasn’t even left the station, but itĢƵ already barreled off the tracks.President Trump is under an assortment of investigations, facing plummeting job approval numbers and with ever-growing scrutiny about his seeming inability to tell the truth.And we’re only 73 days into ...