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Trump鈥檚 World of Make Believe

I don鈥檛 have much proof, but I鈥檓 going to go out on a limb. Most Americans don鈥檛 live in a world of make believe.Unfortunately, the President of the United States does.He can鈥檛 help himself.He tweets first; thinks later.The only times he doesn鈥檛 insert himself into the national ...

Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Trump?

On June 9th, 1954, a Boston attorney 鈥 Joseph Welch 鈥 decided he鈥檇 had enough of Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy.For years, McCarthy had conjured up Commies out of thin air.He鈥檇 abused his position as the chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to elevate himself, ...

Trump鈥檚 amusing, but sad Obama obsession

鈥淚've got you under my skin. I have got you deep in the heart of me. So deep in my heart, you're really a part of me. And I've got you under my skin.鈥滳ole Porter, 1936I鈥檓 starting to wonder about our president.He has a thing for our last president.It鈥檚 not healthy.President Trump is ...

The Twilight Zone

I make it a point to watch those White House daily briefings. Why? So you don鈥檛 have to.They offer me a keen insight into the mind of President Trump. It鈥檚 like taking a walk down memory lane and into 鈥渁 wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination.鈥漇arah Huckabee Sanders, the ...

He鈥檚 not a (good) politician

President Trump鈥檚 army of supporters, defenders, surrogates and dissemblers who鈥檙e just apologists are quick to point out one thing; 鈥淗e鈥檚 not a politician.鈥滺e鈥檚 not a very good one. But he most certainly is a politician.Ever since he and Melania took that fateful ride down that ...

Donald Trump goes to (culture) war

In mid-June of 1970, I happened to be walking along East Main Street in Uniontown, when I encountered a man walking in my direction.As he approached, he said, 鈥淗ey, Boy.鈥滻鈥檓 black.He was white.I was 21.He was middle-aged.I glared.He looked perplexed.I turned and walked away.After all, ...