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Biden’s political problems are acute

Not only is President Joe Biden tied, or even behind, Donald Trump in some recent public opinion polling, but he has two severe foreign policy crises at a time when his public focus should be on framing his domestic agenda as well his prospective election opponent as a mortal enemy to American ...

We have met the enemy…

Three weeks ago, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) was beside himself on the floor of the U.S. House. He launched into a blistering tirade against his fellow Republicans. “I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing. One. That I can go campaign on and say we did it,” Roy said with the ...

The rabbit hole of commie fixation

"I am not a communist," pleaded an obscure coal miner by the name of John Cassol, who went on to ask a high-up union official to please try to save his livelihood. "I was always a good union man.... My job means a lot to me. I have a large family." Another miner, caught in the same dragnet, ...

For Democrats: A night to remember

Last year at this time, Republicans were scratching their heads after their expected “Red Wave” fizzled.That must’ve hurt.They had expected to be able to take full control of Congress the following January. But instead, they’ve been in complete disarray ever since.Not my monkey. Not my ...

Here’s why I voted for Scott Dunn

Politics are complicated, which helps explain my split-ticket vote last Tuesday for Scott Dunn, a Republican incumbent Fayette County commissioner. TuesdayĢƵ vote certified that Dunn will return to his office at the courthouse, joining two other holdovers, fellow Republican Dave Lohr and ...

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 ...