Enough Joy Already, DNC

The DNC was one big lovefest. To cool down, the political elite should reflect on their past failure to deliver on their promises and admit it had nothing to do with incompetence, paucity of resources, or Donald Trump. The real circuit breakers have names they would rather not mention, so a term was coined to save them embarrassment: dark money. Shine a light on that and we find no promises were broken at all. That is sobering. Continue reading

Beware the Bully on the Merry-Go-Round

As responsible adults, Trump supporters cannot say they bully opponents because Trump tells them to. To retain their dignity, they must convince themselves that the acts of aggression Trump incites them to carry out are exactly what Trump says they are: patriotic acts necessary to save the country. But Trump has never told them the truth . . . Continue reading

Trump’s Bucket Runneth Over

Even Donald J. Trump has a bucket list. How vast the bucket must be to hold all the items on that list is best left to the speculation of superior minds. But one thing is sure: he was checking things off that list at a fast and furious pace until Providence revved up to Trump speed one fateful Saturday to check off the biggest item of all. Continue reading

Where Be Immunity, There Goeth Guilt

There is no immunity without guilt. Jesus did not plead immunity for the flowers of the field. Nor do lawyers plead for immunity when their client is innocent. Only when their client has been caught red-handed might they take a crack at pleading immunity if there is budget enough to make the far-fetched plea. That is a fitting description of Donald J. Trump’s circumstances. Who would have thought SCOTUS would bow? Continue reading

The Ten What?

June 19, 2024, will go down in history as a red-letter day for the state of Louisiana, the United States of America, and perhaps planet Earth. On that day Governor Landry signed a law requiring The Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom in the state. Just as true religion ought to do, it turned up the heat for instructors all over Louisiana. Continue reading