Category Archives: Politics

Commentary Sorry David, too late for that. And too bad that Biden didn’t take his own advice from back in 2019. David Ignatius is a well-respected Op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. His most recent column, published today, was headlined, “President Biden should not run again in 2024.” Ignatius began his column reminding readers thatContinue reading “Washington Post columnist David Ignatius: “President Biden should not run again in 2024.””

Commentary And, is is possible that one man, Donald J. Trump, can and will do even more? In these fraught and dangerous times, I often think back to the 2012 presidential election. You remember Barack Obama running for a second term was challenged by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Make no mistake, I had funContinue reading “How much damage can one man do in four years?”

Commentary Put the First and Second Amendments on the back burner. The big story is the 14th Amendment and, particularly, Section 3 First, some background. The Constitution of the United States has 27 amendments. The first ten amendments were adopted (September 25, 1789) and ratified (December 15, 1791) simultaneously and are known collectively as theContinue reading “There’s a Constitutional Amendment that’s getting more discussion than the two most talked about.”

Commentary DeSantis and Pence show their true colors by playing the game’s first round with the name “Bragg.” In appearances this past Friday at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention, former Vice-President Mike Pence and current Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (pronounced duh-Sanits or dee-Santis depending on the audience and the day of the week), bothContinue reading “GOP contenders play the “Name Game””