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鈥淪mokin鈥欌 Joe Biden鈥檚 terrific Tuesday

Joe Biden鈥檚 on a roll.Ten days ago, he was nearly pronounced politically dead.That was before the South Carolina primary election.Thanks to a key endorsement from House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), and strong support from South Carolina鈥檚 African American voters, Biden鈥檚 campaign ...

Archie Mathies’ profile in courage

There are different types of courage. There鈥檚 the 鈥渃ourage of your convictions.鈥 There鈥檚 the courage to do what is right. We鈥檙e hearing an awful lot lately about political courage. A famous book was written on the subject. It鈥檚 called Profiles in Courage.Then there鈥檚 physical ...

Donny on the spot?

鈥淭he Coronavirus is the common cold, folks.鈥<em>-- Rush Limbaugh, February 24, 2020, on his radio show聽</em>The coronavirus is on the march.President Trump says he鈥檚 going to meet it head-on.He鈥檚 armed with a bundle of falsehoods about the confirmed killer ...

The county’s gun sanctuary fraud

Now that Fayette County is a gun sanctuary, what might be next? A free speech sanctuary where it really is okay to yell 鈥渇ire鈥 in a crowded theater? A measure giving drivers the right to text and drive, despite both the law and common sense?The possibilities are endless.Maybe the republic ...

Trump’s undrained swamp is his own making

Just about everybody by now knows President Trump isn鈥檛 even close to 鈥渄raining the swamp.鈥漈o the contrary.It was difficult fulfilling that particular campaign promise for one reason.When he arrived in Washington, he brought the swamp with him.Oh, he whines daily about his associates ...

Anti-fracking imperils Democrats

As sure as anything, Democrats are courting disaster. The latest example was Wednesday night鈥檚 free-for-all in Las Vegas. An independent or a dissatisfied Republican (there must be such an animal) tuning in would be forgiven if they had mistaken the ninth Democratic debate for a food fight, ...