It was the best of parties, it was the worst of parties (apologies to C. Dickens). Those who pay attentions to politics (like you, dear reader) know there is a wide chasm between the Democrats and the Republicans. That chasm has widened in the last 10 years to the point where it's nearly impossible to find any common ground to accomplish any governance at all. There are some instances in the last few days that truly illustrate that.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 09/27/2023 15:58:06 by Raine)

Something is seriously wrong when a former president can
threaten to execute the Joint Chiefs of Staff after
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 09/25/2023 15:08:47 by Raine)

Happy Autumnal Equinox Everyone.




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1 comments (Latest Comment: 09/22/2023 13:23:27 by Will_in_Ca)

I saw a post on the Book of Faces that pointed out that 2023 is 53 years after 1970. While that makes a lot of people my age feel old, if you go back 53 years from 1970, the date is 1917.

wait - what??

That means that someone born in 1907 would have been the age I am now in 1970. That is astounding. Us late-stage boomers and Gen-Xers have the advantage of a new millennium happening in the middle of our adult years to shield us from the reality of jarring factoids like this.
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 09/20/2023 16:22:33 by Raine)

Earlier this month NBC News reported that the GOP held a 'conversational meeting' to explore ways to move away from the 'Pro-Life' messaging for the last 50 years. That messaging started after Roe V Wade gave women the right to abortion. Dobbs left that right to the States.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 09/18/2023 15:33:49 by Raine)