We fall and forget more than we once could explain, Searching for a sign or phrase to remind our hazy brains, We should beware trumpets bellowing to proclaim, The arrival to our era’s great error and his killing reign. Feeble opposing deliberations between factions follow, Too late come the arguments that anyways fall hollow, Like …
Tag: politics
Old Mueller
How an honest public servant nearing retirement can seem like an old and loyal dog, who is deserving of a place near the fire. I think Robert Mueller has completed his last and perhaps one of his greatest services to this country. Watching him leave the room after testifying to the House Intelligence Committee, Mueller …
There is Hope
Nancy Pelosi wants the water to boil before she throws our black hearted red faced mobster wannabe into the pot. But there is a limit to how hot boiling water can get. If she fails to move when the conditions are right then she has failed the American public in our time of need. To …
Looking for Inspiration?
It’s more than a year until the 2020 general election, too soon to know who to vote for even in the primaries. But maybe not too early to consider what arguments you will listen to that will shape what you use to make your selection. Contrary to what I wrote just now, in my mind …
An Unhappy Medium
I have been writing Senators Corker and Alexander about once a week for months. There are so many vital issues in front of Congress that it is no trouble finding something to write about. My viewpoint in these letters is determinably progressive. This means in every email that I write there is a complaint but …
Idle Fingertips and Final Devilish Thoughts
Trump has repeatedly referred to the Special Counsel’s investigation of Russia’s interference in our electoral process as being a, “witch hunt.” Perhaps more importantly, Trump disputes the evidence that his campaign benefited from Putin’s sponsorship of divisive rhetoric, cleverly inserted into our national online conversations about many varied and contentious issues which are important to …
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Letter to TN’s Senators
Dear Senators Corker and Alexander, We are perhaps nearing the endgame for Donald Trump and his lackeys as well as the end of each of your influence in the Senate. It seems to me there is something you both and the other responsible republicans need to do before your powers ebb and that is to …
Kennedy announces retirement
Dear Senators Corker and Alexander, I am messaging you much like Princess Leah did to Obi One Kenobi, “Please help me Senators Corker and Alexander. You may be our last hope.” This country is in a sorry state. Now Justice Kennedy is going to retire and a somewhat moderate justice will be replaced with god …
Dear senators of Tennessee
Dear senators Corker and Alexander, I saw Bill Clinton on television last week acting the victim over the Monica Lewinski episode in his and her personal histories. He claimed to have owed his lawyers 16 million dollars at the time he left the presidency. I suppose he wanted us to feel sorry for him and …
Ideological Instability
Donald Trump’s ascendance to the presidency is representative of the rise of the cult of the individual entrepreneur in our nation. This businessman archetype is something which is always present in the American psyche but whose dominance ebbs and flows with the mood of the country. The shifting tides of sentiment here in the …
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