Franklin Roosevelt
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Thursday, August 27th, 2020As I grew up, I was taught the qualities of a President. Presidents were calm, compassionate and thoughtful. Presidents lead by example. Presidents put the interest of the country above themselves. Presidents sought a United States of America. Above all, President offered a vision for a better America. They wanted to part of the solution. […]
Donald Defunds Social Security
Thursday, August 13th, 2020Donald Trump issued an Executive order defunding Social Security of the next 4 months. In 1936 President Franklyn D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. It was the first permanent piece of social welfare legislation. It has stabilized the lives of our seniors ever since. The Social Security Administration, an agency of the […]
Sacrifice
Friday, May 15th, 2020Sacrifice means giving something up today for a better tomorrow. Self-sacrifice is a key virtue. We give of ourselves to better those around us. Our communities honor those among us who excel at self-sacrifice. Recently, we have seen the rise of an old and ugly form of sacrifice: the sacrifice of others. A small, vocal […]
Moments of Clarity.
Friday, March 13th, 2020Moments of crisis are also moments of clarity. The very same politicians who scream prolife to get elected are now telling us to focus on profits, not saving lives. The very same politicians who scream get the government away from businesses are now throwing money at banksters faster than they can light it on fire. […]
Home of the Brave
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020“People who have opportunity to work and earn, and who have an assured income in their old age, are free. They are free of the fear of poverty. They are free of public or private charity. They can live happier, more useful lives. That’s real freedom. And that is something we should be proud of-that’s […]
I Give Thanks
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017It’s always a good thing to stop and examine our lives. Thanksgiving reminds us to see all we have instead of what we lack. Many of us get into the bad habit of concentrating on the negative instead of the positive.  Today, Modern America provides many reasons to give thanks. If we take a short […]
“What’s at Stake: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act”
Thursday, March 16th, 2017Earlier in this month I presented “What’s at Stake: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act”. Stanley Alluisi filmed and edited it. Thank you Stanley and Democratic Women of Grayson County.
Robert Byrd and a History of Poltical Racism in America
Monday, August 6th, 2012“Byrd, who died in June 2010 at age 92, had sought the FBI intelligence while suspecting that communists and subversives were guiding the civil rights cause, the records show.” Now that a child of the Civil Rights movement is President and he is accused of the same thing. Weird how that works. Same lie. Different […]
Liberalism, Conservatism and the Future
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012At the end of the 19th century, Populist farmers pushed for the Federal government to rein in the abusive practices of banks and railroads. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Progressive movement actually convinced the Federal government to break up monopolies and protect consumers from unsafe food and drugs. During the Depression, FDR […]
A Brief History of Fiscal Responsibility
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011While crisis economics requires government spending to lessen the damage done to average Americans, sound fiscal policy requires several long-term strategies. Over the last thirty years, Washington policy makers, like American businessmen, have put short-term, temporary gains ahead of long-term, sustainable progress. Solving our problems requires a clear understanding of America’s fiscal history. Liberalism solved […]
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