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L.S. “Butch” Mazzuca
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Recent Commentaries

Who Brings the North Wind?

The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about which of them was stronger.  As they debated, a traveler came along wearing a cloak.  They agreed that whoever could make the traveler remove his cloak would be considered stronger.  The North Wind went first.  He blew...

Partisanship or Common Sense?

A long-time friend who I respect a great deal recently commented that he thought my commentary had become more partisan in recent months - and perhaps it has.  And if that’s the case, it’s not because my political views have become more strident, but rather because my...

Virtue Signaling

Psychologically speaking, people naturally want to be seen as being ‘good,’ and expressing public support for noble causes accomplishes that.  And while satisfying the basic human need for approval it also signals membership in the ‘good guy’ tribe.  And just as some...

Derby Day

I think most readers know I began writing commentary when I lived in Vail and wrote for the Vail Daily.  That ended when the newspaper, like the rest of the Vail Valley started going hard left politically and a new editor began changing my words or deleting entire...

Leaderless

There’s a reason the democrats have been unable to communicate their message to the American people; and that’s because they don’t have a message.  Being against everything Donald Trump is trying to do isn’t a message, it’s a reaction.  But more importantly, even if...

Karma

My apologies to those readers of my blog for missing Monday's commentary - the website was experiencing some issues but I think the folks at Wordpress finally figured it out - so a little late this week but we should be back on track come Monday. In 2009, shortly...

Paying Their Fair Share?

Last month Bernie Sanders spoke on the Senate floor against a continuing resolution passed by the House, stating that it would "cut taxes for billionaires and slash funding for the working class”   He emphasized the growing wealth gap in the U.S., pointing out that...

Random Thoughts on Current Events

The Republicans have their own version of Jasmine Crockett in congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia – boorish behavior isn’t restricted to the democrats. Thinking like Trump.  I  just read where the president commented when he first saw Jasmine Crockett,...

Interesting Stuff

Have you ever noticed that in the movies, it seems no matter how long a girl is stranded on a desert island or in the jungle, her armpit hair never grows, her leg hair is gone, and she looks youthful even though she doesn't do her usual beauty treatments. On the other...