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What If One Decision Had Been Different?

A television show, a book and an article that I have long wanted to write all converged; (they didn’t walk into a bar – this is far from a joke). Let’s explore. Continue reading What If One Decision Had Been Different?

The Good News Is That It Is Not A Heart Attack

Today is another one of those I need to get a lot off my chest days. There is so much on it that it feels like a heart attack in progress. It’s a sunny Saturday morning in the Raleigh area as I begin to pen this for Tuesday’s publication and I’m certain I won’t be able to cover everything that is piled up. In any event, let’s explore. Continue reading The Good News Is That It Is Not A Heart Attack

Troubling Tidbits

It’s time to do another of the seemingly endless catch up articles. I entitled today’s Troubling Tidbits because I felt that if they were almost slipping by a political junkie like me what about the average American voter? Let’s explore. Continue reading Troubling Tidbits

Round Two Commences

There have been multiple reports of the Mueller probe wrapping up and submitting a report to the Attorney General. That will happen someday but I don’t know exactly when. Regardless of what happens soon after that it is far from the end of Russiagate. In fact it will just be the end of Round One. Round Two commenced in earnest this week with the House Intelligence Committee’s requests for information from 81 persons and entities. Even this is just phase one of Round Two; expect more people and entities to receive request letters. There is a lot to explore here so let’s do so together for a bit. Continue reading Round Two Commences

Losing 2 Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad (For Trump)

Friday October 7, 2016 should have decided the 2016 election in favor of Hillary Clinton. That evening I chatted with another political junkie whose opinions I really respect. If you want a detailed chronical of events I’d suggest Chapter 18 (entitled Red October) of Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes’ book, Shattered. An alternative is to wait for Robert Mueller’s report to tell us the backstory of what transpired in a matter of two hours that afternoon. For a shorter version (including more about my conversation with my friend) please read on. Continue reading Losing 2 Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad (For Trump)