Published in Politically Speaking·21 hours agoMember-onlyWill Trump Be Cuffed and Perp Walked?The Secret Service may not agree — Oh my God, you guys! Our fondest dreams may be about to come true. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg is wrapping up his investigation into Trump’s payoff to Stormy Daniels and judging by Trump’s terrified posts on Truth Social, Bragg will be indicting him and filing charges as soon…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·1 day agoMember-onlyWyoming Bans Abortion PillsAnd declares abortion is not healthcare — Gotta love those red states. They are in a race to the bottom. Each one wants to be more inhumane than the rest. Wyoming is the latest entrant. Not content to wait for the outcome of the lawsuit in Texas to determine if the FDA should withdraw its approval of…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·2 days agoMember-onlyTrump Is Accusing DeSantis of Ethics ViolationsThe pot is calling the kettle black — Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any weirder, Trump “allies” — in reality paid employees of his Make American Great Again, Inc. PAC — are accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of violating state ethics and election laws because he wrote a book and is currently on a book…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·4 days agoMember-onlySouth Carolina Wants to Execute Women Who Have AbortionsBut what about the fathers? — Whenever I hear the term “evangelical” I think of the “born-again Christian” movement in the 70s. I lost friends to that movement. If you weren’t willing to accept Christ as your personal savior, then you couldn’t be a part of their lives. One of the reasons I refused to be…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·5 days agoMember-onlyGov. DeSantis Is Undoing Florida’s Sunshine LawsHe wants to keep government records secret from the public — The Dark Lord of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, has gone full Kim Jong Un. He is using executive privilege to roll back Florida’s Sunshine Laws. First problem: the Florida constitution says nothing about executive privilege, so from a purely constitutional point of view, DeSantis is invoking a power that doesn’t…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·6 days agoMember-onlyWhat To Do About KamalaShould she stay or should she go? Democrats can’t agree. — Democrats seemed to have resigned themselves to Biden running for re-election in 2024. So, the arguing has shifted now to his choice of vice president. Biden wants Harris to remain on the ticket. According to CNN, top Democrats, who insisted on being unnamed, are calling for the party to stop…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Mar 12Member-onlyTrump’s New Book of LettersBut its really about the photos of Trump with celebrities — Trump has a new book coming out. It should come as no surprise that he didn’t actually write the book. Remember his last book, “Our Journey Together,” was a book of photos taken by the White House photographer. I point that out because that means all of the photos are…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Mar 12Member-onlyBiden Pledged to Rescind the Memos Protecting Presidents From IndictmentHe still hasn’t done it and his office is refusing comment — Hoo boy, Biden has gotten himself into a pickle. Classified documents were found in both his home and an office he used to use, but he’s not worried. They can investigate all they want. He’s the president. He can’t be indicted. Here’s the problem. The only thing preventing him from…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Mar 10Member-onlyMcConnell Takes a TumbleWho will replace him if he is unable to continue as Senate minority leader? — I want to start out today with a little story about my great aunt, my grandmother’s sister. She was a grand lady. I loved her dearly. As she aged, she developed mobility problems. She wasn’t able to pick up her feet when she walked, so she shuffled. She could get…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Mar 10Member-onlyWill Sore Loser Laws Prevent Trump From Running?Six states have laws that prevent primary losers from running as independents or third-party candidates — I’ve been hoping that Trump will lose the Republican primary and run as a third-party candidate. That way, no matter who wins the Republican nomination, Trump will siphon off enough votes so that the Democratic candidate, probably Biden, will win easily. Running on a third-party ticket is something that Trump…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
