Note to wife: Demagoguery is the method used by an orator or political leader to gain power by arousing people’s emotions and prejudices. We all know President Trump is a demagogue. His comments at a rally yesterday brought into sharp… Continue reading
Note to wife: The U.S. Senate has three office buildings adjacent to the Capitol building itself. John McCain’s office was in the Richard Russell Senate Office Building during all six of his Senate terms. Before entering politics, McCain was the… Continue reading
Note to wife: An Arizona legend, an American legend. Continue reading
Note to wife: The Republicans’ latest attempt to overturn Obamacare failed because three GOP senators, including Arizona’s own John McCain, voted against it. McCain is no fan of Obamacare, but he recognized that this was a lousy bill. More important,… Continue reading
Note to wife: Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears to have resumed using chemical weapons against his own people. Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and our own John McCain correctly called attention to the Trump administration’s hands-off position as a probable… Continue reading
Note to wife: Over the weekend, Donald Trump continued to attack the news media, going as far as saying they are the “enemy of the American people.” In his usual over-the-top manner, Trump again demonstrates how misinformed he is about… Continue reading
Note to wife: One of the many phony “news” stories circulating in “alt-right” (a.k.a. extremist) social media involves Hillary Clinton’s longtime close aide Huma Abedin. She was born in the U.S. but her father was born in India and her… Continue reading
