This month’s top ten discussion topics
The Top Ten change on the first of every month!
Government Waste
Elon Musk knows how to do political theater, but the intended rhetorical message is way off base. Yes, the government in my beloved country, America, is wasteful and inefficient, but the chainsaw approach is the wrong idea. You don’t fix the plane with a chainsaw when...
L’état c’est moi
Now that Donald J. Trump is officially our president once again, we are confronted by two distinct possibilities. Will his blitzkrieg on inefficient and wasteful government and government spending turn out to be the set of reforms of which our beloved country has so...
Sovereign Wealth
There has been a flurry of presidential activity since Donald Trump took office once again. Using a sports analogy, all these presidential decrees are meant to Flood the Zone, throwing a ton of stuff on the wall to see what sticks. A less charitable interpretation...
DOGE
I am all in favor of belt-tightening and anything that reduces government spending and leads to a more efficient government, but these knuckleheads are tinkering with the plane engine in mid-flight. “Hey, what’s this gizmo?” “I don’t know! Let’s throw it out!” “Good...
Calendars
Thirty days hath September, April, June, etcetera! The old memory aide only rhymes at the beginning and never does explain why we have months of 28 days (sometimes 29), 30 days, and 31. Nonsense! The Julian calendar which dated back to 46 BCE was replaced by the...
Bulls**t
Title adulterated slightly to placate over-sensitive AI Before the next election every voter owes it to him or herself to wrestle with the following question: Does Donald Trump know he’s lying? It’s an important question because if he does not, he has somehow managed...
Sensationalistic Journalism
Journalistic Sensationalism is a plague destroying our country. It is at historically high levels and continuing to rise. We are seeing it in connection with the upcoming presidential election as both sides seek to paint the opposition in the most negative and least...
Three Americans
Take a look at recent presidential history: 1989-1983 Republican George H. W. Bush (41), 1993-2001 Democrat Bill Clinton (42), 2001-2009 Republican George W. Bush (43), 2009-2017 Democrat Barack Obama (44), 2017-2021 Republican Donald Trump (45), 2021-2025 Democrat...
American Politics and Last Night’s Debate
Question: Do you want to know what the first lesson an American politician learns? Answer: Never directly take a stance on any issue! The Reason: Taking a stance on any issue loses votes. The most an American politician will do is castigate and attack something an...
Conservatism
A lot of my best friends identify as Conservative which is good. However, as I have always said, in today’s divisive political climate, we have a lot of misidentification and inappropriate labeling. Don’t be a CINO (Conservative In Name Only)! A recent AI search tells...