For all of my lifetime, and well before it, America has had a two-party political system. That ceased to exist last week. We have seen the warning signs for a few years now but last week it became official. In order for America to have two major political parties they both have to be basically American. One no longer is.
Continue reading The American Two Party System Only Works If…
The Devil went down to Georgia
He was lookin’ for a soul to steal
Those are the opening lines from The Charlie Daniels Band’s 1979 hit, The Devil Went Down To Georgia. Why were they constantly going through my mind last Saturday? Let’s explore. Continue reading The Purloined Soul Of A Political Party
Today’s article is another one of the catch up variety. There should be something(s) for everyone. Let’s explore. Continue reading This Too
Please correct me if I am wrong but I cannot remember a national political party convention that did not issue a platform and I started following conventions in 1960. These days only nerds actually read the platforms but they are the basic philosophy that a Party runs on that year. The 2020 Republican National Convention chose not to issue one; that speaks volumes! Let’s explore. Continue reading Tales Of The 2020 GOP Platform
Warning: In order to accurately quote a song’s lyrics and the statement of a member of Congress I will repeatedly have to use a thinly veiled representation of one of George Carlin’s seven dirty words in violation of my PG standard for articles on this site.
It may come as a surprise to many of my readers but I like the 1983 hit, Burning Down the House by Talking Heads. In fact it could be the theme music for the 2020 Republican National Convention. What better tribute to the “accomplishments” and agenda of the Trump administration? Continue reading GOP Talking Heads And Possibly More