Christmas is a time of traditions, which morph into memories as we get older.  So, while I don’t think blog post about Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are an appropriate topic for Christmas Day, it is a good day to dust off a tradition of mine – reprinting a true story...

Sometimes I go back and review old commentaries from my Vail Daily years – and today I thought I would raid my archives and look for a story with a genuine message. I grew up during the 50’s in a middle-class neighborhood of row houses on the west side of Chicago;...

“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time,” is a quote attributed to Maya Angelou.  But on Oct. 30th, 2008, just before the 2008 presidential election, the nation failed to heed the portentous words of Barack Obama who told a crowd in Columbia,...

Change is stressful – and it’s especially stressful these days for democrat politicians and their bureaucratic appointees, dare I say toadies, because they’re terrified of losing power come January 20th .  Which is what Project 2025 is all about.  There is no question...

Politics has always been fraught with passion, even during the early days of our republic, as far back as 1856 in one of the lesser- known instances of 'passionate political disagreement', Preston Brooks, a member of the House of Representatives and a pro-slavery...

In January 2010 a group of Senators proposed the creation of a fiscal commission that would send Congress a proposal to address the budget deficits and national debt with no possibility of amendments.  The bill failed but President Barack Obama signed an executive...

While the topic of the day seems to be Trump's cabinet, I still can't stop thinking about Trump's victory on Election Day and why he won. The election of an American president is a very personal matter, and I truly believe elections usually boil down to which...

Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris Tuesday night with an electoral landslide, the popular vote, and a clear mandate from the American people.  Meanwhile, the nonpartisan and completely objective Associated Press, where many news outlets get their information, summed...

My blog posts usually appear on Monday, but today marks the 249th birthday of the United States Marine Corps, and a fitting moment to pay tribute to the men and women who epitomize the meaning of honor, courage and commitment.  The Marines are America’s “force in...

Yesterday I wrote about winners and losers as general concept, but we also had an election yesterday, so I feel I’d be remiss if I didn’t comment about the real winners and losers in this election. The Ten Big Losers – President Xi Jinping Vladimir Putin the Mullahs...