American Democracy 1776 – 2024

At long last, after years of campaigning, rallies and rhetoric, and after billions of dollars spent to sway the opinions of a tiny sliver of the electorate residing in seven of its fifty states, the US 2024 elections have concluded. The people have spoken, and what they said was Donald John Trump will be the… Continue reading American Democracy 1776 – 2024

2024 Election Crosses the Godwin Event Horizon

As regular readers of this Web log know, when my older sister Rose has a day off from work as a school teacher in Fairfax, Virginia, she often meets me for lunch at a good restaurant in downtown Washington. Today, however, she took a day off volunteering with the Kamala Harris for President campaign, which… Continue reading 2024 Election Crosses the Godwin Event Horizon

Hillbilly Soliloquy

Since my last post, for the first time since World War II, Russia was invaded. Inexperienced and unwilling Russian conscripts threw down their weapons and readily surrendered as battle-hardened Ukrainian troops took ground in the western Kursk region, maneuvering behind the Russian artillery, missile and rocket resources that Putin had been using to attack “strategic… Continue reading Hillbilly Soliloquy

MAGA Think Tank Spills Wannabe Dictator’s Beans

Ninety-seven days before what very well may be the last free election held in the United States of America, the public reaction to the departure of Joseph Biden from the presidential race highlights just how disenchanted the Democratic voter base was with him. When he announced his withdrawal and subsequently more or less anointed Kamala… Continue reading MAGA Think Tank Spills Wannabe Dictator’s Beans

An Open Letter to President Joe Biden

June 28, 2024 Tom Collins Martini Great Falls, Virginia President Joseph Robinette Biden The White House Washington, DC Sir, Earlier today, I received a verbatim transcript of last night’s presidential debate between you and Donald John Trump, in the form of a Rich Text computer file. Since your administration has been such a steady and… Continue reading An Open Letter to President Joe Biden