Author: Mike

As Trump reveals his Cabinet and other high-level positions in his administration, one thing is clear, primary qualifications include 1) loyalty to Trump and in most cases, 2) election denialism. As expected, Trump will surround himself with proven sycophants who will rarely, if ever, challenge Trump. The guard rails have come off. If I were… Continue reading November 12, 2024

Rather than engage in a diatribe about the current political situation and the pitfalls I see ahead, I’d simply like to acknowledge all of the men and women in uniform and their families who have sacrificed so much for this country – the land of the free and the home of the brave. I have… Continue reading November 11, 2024

As I have said before, I believe many people who voted for Trump don’t fully realize the magnitude of the problems that may arise during Trump 2.0.  Trump famously said during his first term he believed, as President, he had virtually unlimited authority. That view has been bolstered by the unfathomable decision handed down by… Continue reading November 9, 2024

When I was writing about Trump during his first term, I sometimes referred to the administration as a circus (because it was!) and his minions as operating a clown car. Facing into the upcoming ‘Trump redux’ I believe that after he has gained some experience being the Ringmaster the first time around, this show will… Continue reading November 8, 2024

I began writing this blog during the first Trump administration as a way to vent and to exercise my own little ‘war of resistance’ to what I viewed as an egregious attack on our democracy, our freedoms and as the biggest security threat the country had faced in decades. I naively never thought I’d be… Continue reading November 7, 2024

I was watching the Democratic National Convention again last night and something occurred to me during several interviews when people were talking about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Both have spent decades in jobs that were focused on helping others. Harris was a prosecutor. She was the Attorney General for California before she became one… Continue reading August 22, 2024

It is clear from watching the first couple of days of the Democratic National Convention and looking at what is going on in the polls that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have re-energized the Democratic Party. Joe Biden had the courage, character, and moral clarity to put aside his own ambitions and desires for a… Continue reading August 21, 2024

The Democratic National Convention started yesterday and I’m sure it will be dissected and analyzed in a tsunami of media coverage, so I won’t add to the fray. I will, however, touch on an issue that is front and center in this year’s election and will be discussed multiple times during the weeklong convention. And… Continue reading August 20, 2024

James Comer, the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has launched yet another fruitless investigation to waste even more taxpayer dollars. This time, he is going after Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz. The purported reason for parking this Congressional backhoe on Tim Walz’s front lawn is to ‘investigate’ his ties to China because he… Continue reading August 19, 2024

Yesterday I talked about how the chameleon should be the new GOP emblem rather than the elephant because, like the chameleon, they change colors to try to camouflage what they are really up to. The Trump campaign just proved my point by announcing a new “presidential transition organization,” in an attempt to distance Trump from… Continue reading August 17, 2024