Reckless Endangerment
Thursday, October 8th, 2020Reckless behavior is shameful. Since February 7 Donald Trump knew that Covid 19 was a deadly airborne disease. He knew it was a killer. He played it down, and it has now killed more than 210,000 Americans. For the last eight months Donald has relentlessly mocked America’s doctors, scientists and anyone concerned about Covid 19. […]
Healthcare Peril
Thursday, October 1st, 2020If we learned anything over the last 7 months, it is that Donald Trump would make a horrible healthcare provider. Imagine asking him if you had cancer. Donald would lie to keep you from panicking. Contrary to the fact that quick treatment could save your life.  Covid 19 has killed more than 200,000 Americans. Who […]
1933, 1954, 2020 SCOTUS
Thursday, September 24th, 20201954 was a pivotal year in the history of the United States. Since 1933, a coalition of representatives from Northern cities and rural Southern states had worked to improve the lives of average Americans. Franklin Delano Roosevelt built that coalition. The fruits of the coalition were collectively known as the New Deal, or the welfare […]
Donald's Deadly Lies
Thursday, September 17th, 2020Donald’s chaos is producing predictable results. Every day he stirs the pot. His chaos makes it difficult to save American lives and jobs. On February 7, 2020, Donald privately confessed the truth to Bob Woodward. His confession was recorded for the entire world to hear. “It goes through air Bob. You know, the touch, you […]
Faith, Reason, Justice
Thursday, September 10th, 2020The Gospel that I learned as a child centered on the Gold Rule. Jesus said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.†The principle is found in cultures around the world. Immanuel Kant, coming at the end of the […]
Donald's Deception
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020Teresa Horn from Tahlequah Oklahoma died on August 28. Four days early she tested positive for Covid 19. Four days before that she was teaching class. She had taught Special Education for 26 years. The Center for Disease Control reported this week a total of 183,000 deaths. Teresa Horn’s death will add to that number. […]
Calm, Compassionate and Thoughtful
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. […]
Post Office Trust
Thursday, August 20th, 2020The Constitution (Article 1, Section 8) authorizes Congress to create and fund a Post Office. The Founding Fathers foresaw the usefulness of universal, publicly owned mail service. Letter carriers have become some of the most trusted members of our communities. We all know the traditional pledge of the Post Office. “Neither snow nor rain nor […]
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 […]
Generosity
Sunday, August 9th, 2020Matthew Chapter 20 starts with a parable about workers’ pay. An owner agrees to pay everyone a denarius at the start of the day. He then hires more workers periodically throughout the day, even when there was little daylight left. When it is time for the paycheck, the last hired were paid first. They received […]
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