Author: Mike

I am aware facts don’t seem to matter to a lot of Republicans in general and even more troubling, amongst the Republicans in Congress.  For example, the Big Lie that has not yet died and continues to carom around the rightwing ecosphere like a motorized billiard ball despite the FACT that it has proven to… Continue reading Oct 21, 2023

The clown circus in the House of Representatives continues as Jim Jordan is apparently going to force a third vote on the floor for his seemingly ill-fated bid to become Speaker.  Just like his current tenure as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jordan seems to believe that the path to success lies in bullying,… Continue reading Oct 20, 2023

Quite frankly, the enemies of the United States such as Russia, China, and Iran and even terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Al Qaeda are collectively laughing their asses off at the circus going on with the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives which is unable to coalesce around a leader.  They… Continue reading Oct 19, 2023

How did we get here?  The Republican Party nominated Jim Jordan to the position of Speaker of the House.  This is a man who has not passed a single piece of legislation in his 16 years in the House.  This is a man who has been accused of ignoring sexual assaults against his wrestlers when… Continue reading Oct 18, 2023

I am hoping to get back to a regular writing schedule one of these days but lately I’ve been preoccupied with getting the house ready to put on the market.  The photographer will be here in a couple of days and the house needs to be spin and span.  That said, I came across a… Continue reading July 4, 2023

I have been AWOL for a few days.  Things have gotten a bit hectic as I am trying to get my house ready to go on the market in just a few days.  I have had several Letters to the Editor published in the Bozeman Chronicle during the five years I have lived here in… Continue reading July 1, 2023

The Republicans’ effort to regain control of the Senate are well underway and Montana will be playing a pivotal role.  The only Democrat left standing holding a state-wide office in Montana is Senator Jon Tester who is up for re-election in 2024.  He has announced he is running for re-election, but he has a big… Continue reading June 27, 2023

There are several things that concern me as we enter the 2024 election season. I’m certainly concerned with the ‘quality’ of some of the Republican candidates.  Leading the parade is Trump who has essentially vowed to use the government as his own personal vendetta tool should the electorate be foolish enough to usher him into… Continue reading June 26, 2023

Things are certainly getting interesting in Russia.  The tension between Viktorovich Prigozhin and his private mercenary Wagner Group and the Russian Defense Ministry seems to have reached a boiling point.  This tension has been ongoing for some time with Prigozhin accusing the regular Russian military of incompetence while his Warner Group has often been a… Continue reading June 25, 2023

It continues to become apparent that the current Republican party has no real interest in actually governing.  Their policies seem to consist of ‘slash taxes’, ‘absolutely no gun control’, and whatever culture war seems to inflame their base.  Instead, they are concentrating all their efforts on 1) buying their way into power and control, 2)… Continue reading June 22, 2023