I’ve voted in over a dozen presidential elections. Yes, I’m old. I’ve voted for both Republicans and Democrats and once for myself. I’ve voted for the winning candidate and the losing candidate. I’ve listened to the rhetoric of the candidates running and about how the other person is worthless. I voted for Carter instead of Reagan because the networks announced...
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Here’s my take on this year’s elections. Trump won because of several factors. One being Hillary had a tremendous amount of baggage to overcome. Some rightfully so and some also not. The truth was hard to find during the run for president. Two: the approval rating of congress was at an all-time low, less than 10%. Much less. Most everyone disapproved of what wasn’t...
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Everyone is looking for a fight. Say “Black Lives Matter” and bang we have a fight. Say “White lives Matter” bingo we have a fight. Say anything and the words get twisted to agree with your political view. Right, left, black, white, foreign, immigrant, it doesn’t matter. When are we going to get back to talking to each other as fellow human beings? What about...
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Our political system is like the new toll lanes on I-405 near where I live. It costs money to drive in them and you can only get out of them at specific locations. These lanes have double lines you can’t cross and a jersey barrier between the north and south bound lanes. If I’m driving south I can only exit to “left” if I use the car pool exits. If I want to exit...
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Can we just hold the presidential election today? We have almost six months more of mudslinging to listen to. Is there anyone out there who actually doesn’t know who they are going to vote for? Out of the millions of voters, who’s going to change their vote after hearing how bad, corrupt, unfit, unstable, dishonest, or whatever each candidate is or what each has done,...
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Today is International Women’s Day. As an old white guy, let me put my spin on this. I’ve met a lot of strong women in my life. Some as tough as nails and yet still so fragile in stature. A few are worth spending a little time talking about. First is my mother. Broken down with Arthritis her whole adult life, she carried on. Volunteered at Swedish Hospital on weekly...
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