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Somebody to Look Down On

“And that’s what just kills me,” George said. “I gotta go to bed every night now for the next four goddamn years thinkin’ about a n***er in my White House. What the hell is wrong with this country?”

Religion

Render Unto the Orange Julius Caesar...

Religion and politics can be a toxic mix and one that Jefferson guy warned us about.

national politics

The Radicals of Old vs. Insurrectionists of New

There are interesting parallels between the violent 60's radicals and the January 6 insurrectionists. In particular, I’m interested in what it takes to turn from a passionate protestor to one willing to engage in violent acts, even murder.

national politics

Greg Abbott Is Positively Livid!

Ron DeSantis was damned if he was going to let Greg Abbott be a bigger jerk than he was. His ability to steal Abbott’s thunder is a sign of his prominence in the 2024 presidential conversation.

national politics

"You'd Do It For Randolph Scott."

How many sheriffs around the country belong to the lawmen's version of the Oath Keepers? One number floated around is 4500 dues-paying members, out of 3006 counties in the US. Given that the Oath Keepers began in Granbury, I think we can assume there are quite a few in our fair state.

national politics

“Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV...FBI”

The 1990s, were bad news for voodoo economics. Conservatives predicted disaster after Bill Clinton’s 1993 tax hike. But what happened was a boom that surpassed the Reagan expansion in every dimension: GDP, jobs and wages. But old entrenched beliefs die hard. Just ask Civil War reenactors.

US History

My Celebration for Labor Day

It took a labor union movement to protect workers from abusive conditions. It always takes a movement to wrestle basic rights and decency from the reluctant hands of those in power. Labor Day has been celebrated in the U.S. and Canada since 1894.

national politics

I'm Ready to Sell Out

I’m no slut, mind you. To paraphrase the late Leon Redbone, “I’m not easy, but I can be had.” I’ll require some… compensation.

Black History

Body Snatchers…or…. What Happened to the Old You?

It was funny, until it wasn’t.

Texas Politics

How Can I Miss You If You Won't Leave?

I was approached by a Texas politician. Suffice to say he is Republican, and he confessed, without prompting from me, that the party in Texas has been taken over by the crazies and they have their work cut out for them to get it back. One direct quote, "Goldwater would be a RINO today."

national politics

Two Nations Under God?

In my mind, conservative extremists are a potential danger to me and my family, and I'd rather not live next door to pro-gun-toting racists who ignore the truth and follow their political reps with cult-like allegiance in matters of race, economics, the environment, and personal health.

national politics

Forgive Me Father, For I Elected This Congress

The President's pared-down "Build Back Better" program is now the Inflation Reduction Act. Really. It was announced with a straight face. Not a sure thing, but likely to go into effect through a labyrinthine process called reconciliation, a procedure that no one understands, save Tim the Enchanter.

national politics

Called to the Colors: Betrayal of the American Veteran

Our culture has become very skilled at ginning up false causes for invasions and wasting the honor and patriotism of our young on lies. Young recruits believe their government and the political leaders sending them into conflict, and that, sadly, is their mistake.

Abortion

Dobbs Is Just The Beginning

The Dobbs decision overturning Roe is opposed by comfortable majorities of Americans. Additionally, Americans think the Dobbs decision indicates it is more likely the Supreme Court would roll back the right to contraception and same-sex marriage.

Texas Politics

The Texas Democratic Convention. Apocalypse Dallas.

There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches. -Will Rogers

Abortion

An Open Letter to American White Women on Roe v Wade

This Roe v Wade overturning has been long coming and is one domino of many that have already been occurring and will continue to fall. It is a domino in an interlocking system of dominoes.

national politics

Fourth of July Reflections

"Stop your non-productive whining. Yes, there has been a series of giant steps backward. It is NOT, as thousands of tweets would have you believe, “the lowest point in our nation’s history” nor “the end of our republic” nor, for that matter, is it the worst of anything in our American past."

US History

What Does America Want?

"Bradley Freeman was a 19-year-old freshman at Mississippi State University in Starkville when he enlisted in the U.S. Army and became a paratrooper. He knew that America was worth fighting for. Freeman, who passed a day before July 4th, would be the last of the "Band of Brothers." "

Abortion

What Fresh Hell Is This? And This? And This, Too?

These are soul-wearying times. Believers (like me) in the slow, inexorable progress of humanity are having to reevaluate the timetables of progress, if not also the ultimate direction.

national politics

These Guys in 2024?

I am of the opinion that Trump is as dead as Elvis for 2024. And the steady drumbeat has sunk in for many, and even some Democrats are now counseling that Biden not run for reelection.

Texas Politics

Focus Your Outrage Because This is All Your Fault

The current Texas plantation holders may rarely admit it publicly, but they are as scared as their 1860 counterparts that there will be an uprising...

Abortion

A Failed Court

Plain Talk: It is Not Possible to Respect Women and Support Forced Pregnancies Forgive my angry rant, but I think it’s time for angry rants…

Abortion

For Love of Mary-Brigid

I find myself in a conundrum due to several events in my life. In short, it isn't cut and dried for either side. But that choice is not mine to make, and certainly not to order for anyone else.

Texas Politics

The Race to Ruin

The rest of America ought to view Texas as a conservative crystal ball and get an honest read of the potential future under unrestrained Republican leadership.

Energy

Biden's Gas Pains

Despite the fact that the pandemic has slowed to a low boil and business and jobs are picking up again, Joe Biden finds himself in the role of Bush and Carter right now. OK, the role of Bush and Carter's grandad.

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