It is now apparent that the initiative of ten Republican Senators to reach a compromise with President Biden on a covid relief bill came to… Read More »Blog No. 280. Biden’s American Rescue Plan: Lifeboat or Christmas Tree?
I changed my registration from Republican to Democrat immediately after the November election. If Trump and his enablers had suffered a massive rejection that included… Read More »Blog No. 279. Capitol Follies
In “Blog No. 277. Baghdad on the Potomac: Trump’s Legacy and America’s Disgrace,” I conveyed a gloomy picture of the Capitol on the eve of… Read More »Blog No. 278. Inauguration and the First Days of the Biden Administration
My previous blog described January 6 with its insurrection at the Capitol as a day of infamy. So it was, and the infamy continues. On… Read More »Blog No. 278. Baghdad on the Potomac: Trump’s Legacy and America’s Disgrace
In last Friday’s blog, I expressed reservations about the rush to impeach Donald Trump. Thinking about it more since then, my reservations have grown stronger… Read More »Blog No 277. The Rush to Impeach and a Possible Alternative
Responding to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described December 7, 1941 as “a date which will live infamy.” That designation… Read More »Blog No. 276. January 6: A Day of Shame and – Possibly – Reason For Hope
Past presidents have on occasion issued pardons of debatable merit that drew criticism. In characteristic fashion, however, Donald Trump has far outdistanced his predecessors in… Read More »Blog No. 275. The Trump Pardons: The Need for Review and Reform
I follow again this year the tradition of RINOcracy.com to publish at Christmas the 1935 poem by Ogden Nash, “A Carol for Children.” The carol… Read More »Christmas 2020: A Carol for Children
Although the convening of the Electoral College was marred by threats of violence from Trump supporters, none materialized, and the vote faithfully reflected the results… Read More »Blog No. 274. The Poisoning of American Democracy and the Silence of the Lambs
Doug Parker has posed several excellent questions concerning my earlier remarks about reform movements. I will attempt to respond to them briefly and provide some… Read More »Guest Blog by John Broesamle: Is America on the Threshold of a Transforming Era of Reform? (Part II – Q&A)