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Special counsel Robert Mueller has presented his report to Attorney General William Barr who hasn’t yet released it to the public or Congress.  The four-page “principle conclusions” Barr produced two days later, however, can’t possibly do justice to the reported … Continue reading →

The entire nation is impatiently waiting for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian involvement in the 2016 election and any evidence of collusion by then-candidate Donald Trump or his campaign.  There are also numerous other state and federal investigations … Continue reading →

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held its annual multi-day confab at a resort outside D.C. starting last Wednesday.  Needless to say, it was a celebration of President Donald Trump and his policies, which, ironically, aren’t all that conservative.  Neither, … Continue reading →

A decade ago, mounting federal deficits were all Republicans could talk about.  During the early years of President Obama’s administration former Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called deficits the “most predictable economic crisis we have ever had in this country.” He … Continue reading →

Berda was a 62-year-old widow in 1945 when she taught grades K-3 at a two-room country school in central Iowa.  Her husband Frank had died in 1941 and they had no children.  She was a tall, rawboned lady, very Nordic … Continue reading →

Remember “The Poseidon Adventure?”  This 1970s film dramatizes the events after a large passenger ship is capsized by a 90-foot ocean wave.  The ship’s captain didn’t see it in time to take action.  That’s the way I see today’s Republican … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t noticed, the supreme deal maker hasn’t made very many good deals.  President Trump opened negotiations with the vicious dictatorship in North Korea by halting military exercises with South Korea and expected them to reciprocate in kind.  … Continue reading →

In his 1981 inauguration speech President Ronald Reagan stated emphatically that “government is not the solution to our problem – government is the problem.”  He claimed that government had grown beyond the consent of the governed and that he intended … Continue reading →

Many columnists like to recap the year just ended around this time and highlight the most important events.  One of them was New York Times Op-Ed writer David Leonhardt who covered his top five stories in a series of columns … Continue reading →

When a friend urged me to write a blog on immigration, I wasn’t sure I could add much to the discussion.  But after reviewing some of the history surrounding this thorny issue – my enthusiasm blossomed. Looking back over the … Continue reading →