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What Stuns Ron DeSantis

Our mentally disturbed candidate Governor Ron DeSantis texted me the other day. He was “stunned.” Not just disturbed or worried. STUNNED. Democrats had recklessly committed millions to defeat the Republican Senate candidate in Nevada. Can he really be as disturbed…

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The Immortal Case Against Social Programs

90 years on, evergreen objections & evergreen coup talk: People who are against social programs have grandchildren who are against social programs. Today’s arguments against big spending on infrastructure and social needs are the very same as the objections

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Another Stab at Normal Politics

Does anyone remember what they are?   America is taking another stab at returning to whatever political normalcy is and making us one nation indivisible again. But after overwhelming tragedy, and four years of making America great and domestic terrorism…

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A Short Complaint About Normalcy

A Short Complaint About Normalcy “Normalcy” has become an accepted word again. I used to do spit takes whenever I heard it, which did no good and led to serious dehydration issues. Everybody uses it anyway and seems to have…

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