So, the agenda-setting New York Times is finally admitting that the Hunter Biden laptop story wasn’t Russian misinformation at all (the MSM networks seem to be ignoring the story for now, sort of like whistling past a possible cemetery. But if the Times is saying it, they will have to come around to acknowledging the … Continue reading
This is not about money – not directly, anyway. The United States has been running at a deficit for years – it seems that our government can always find reasons to spend more money than we have. Occasionally politicians will go on about the dangers of defcit spending, but not enough of them to actually … Continue reading
In the face of what our country is going through, I need to say some things. I believe that we live in the greatest country this world has ever seen – the most tolerant and free collection of people from around the world. People around the world – those huddled masses yearning to be free … Continue reading
On the news recently, I heard another dutiful news anchor reference to the “deadly January 6th riots”. I’m a fiction writer. I make up stories and build narratives for entertainment. People in my profession sometimes put disclaimers on our works (sort of a modified version of fact-checking) if they are getting too close to reality, … Continue reading
(I’m a big fan of puns and double entendres…) I have been trying to totally ignore politics for the last couple of months or so. This was for the sake of my own mental health (it’s hard to feel stable when I find myself alone in the car yelling at the radio), my relationships (who … Continue reading
When I was in my teens, I wondered about how I could know that the news I was seeing was true. After all, the Soviets (that’s what Russia used to be, “back in the USSR, boys…”) had their own news that they claimed was true, how did I know what REALITY was? One of my … Continue reading
So much narrative… As we wrap up 2020 (even though it’s intent on sucking up the air of 2021), theer are so many things troubling me that I need to give voice to. I should really be trying harder to keep this blog from straying into the overtly political – the problem is, EVERYTHING is … Continue reading
As John Adams said, our form of government was made for a moral people. If you are willing to lie under oath, what can be done about it? People throughout our country are sworn to uphold our Constitution, to protect the country from enemies both foreign and domestic. They swear their oaths, and all seems … Continue reading
**Sorry – this is two political Meandering Mondays in a row. Blame the LEFT for the way they’ve behaved for the last four years, and what they’ve done to our election, and OUR DEMOCRACY. I like to play games. The challenge of competing with other players to see who can win is something I’m always … Continue reading
Happy belated Independence Day! Not like the movie – I know people cheered in the theater when the aliens blew up the White House (occupied by the Clintons at the time), but no one really meant it – or threatened to do it themselves. Our current invaders also seem alien to me. Sure – they … Continue reading
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