I'm calling out those who wield destructive energy, calling to "burn down" the government. (If talking money is the only way to get your attention- so
Don’t cancel cancel culture
Why? Because cancel culture is the most humane, lenient way to deal with people who break the rules, and I'm all for leniency, as long as it's
Death Panels: brought to you by the GOP
Doesn’t a stranger deciding you can’t get what you need to live amount to a death panel? I've heard it said the fears you obsess about are the
Media Marks: that would be you and me
Last night was dueling town halls between two networks and two candidates. I did not watch. Partially, because I can't stand one candidate, he
Will the Real America Please Stand Up? Birther-in-Chief is Thieving Again
Answering the questions: What is a “birth story” and why is it significant? Who gets to tell that tale (and why does it matter who tells it)? Why has
These Songs of Freedom
This is some verbiage GOP Trump-backing officials can use to get free. It is time. Dear Constituents: I am officially and irrevocably withdrawing
Woke? Noke.
After this past week: Charlottesville, racist presidential comments, violence and division, I keep wanting to "woke" my family and friends who voted
Personal is political
This has been said for a long time, but I am starting to see just how simplistically true it is. The repeal of Obamacare that just spectacularly
Derail Doubling Down
Ever notice how exciting it is when someone "doubles down?" It is the very essence of gambling, isn't it? Whether the hand is good or bad, "doubling
breaking through
I want more than anything to break through. Break through the fog that's clouded my country. The dark, gold dust-filtered smoke that chokes my loved
This might take a while…
In the middle of another sleepless night, I decided to give up outrage. It's been flying around me from left and right, perhaps correctly, but it's
Do you really? (Wake up Please)
[Special note: I still have not spoken with some of the people I know who voted for Trump. I can't look at them, so this is my rant to/for them. I
The conversation
This morning my daughter lied to me. Not about anything big, or even particularly important, but the lie was said, then backed up by demonstrations to
Democracy cannot be managed, it must be led
Mr. Trump, You know how to accomplish things, and you can deal and influence in an unbelievable way. After all, you are a private man, who managed
New words for the end
Dear Mr. Trump, I know it is not yet the election, but it is time for me, and you, and your GOP comrades, to stop the showmanship, drama, suspense