Author: craigshields

With all the turmoil in Washington DC, we tend not to think too much about VP Pence. Quo vadis, Mike? As suggested here, he could be on his way back to Indiana, anxious to push that state back 50 years …

Quo Vadis, Mike Pence? Read More »

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The reader I mentioned the other day, Tom, says in response to my post outlining the criminal and otherwise despicable acts Trump has performed during his years in office, “I would still be interested in what single item stands out …

Trump’s Acts of Damage To Our Nation May Actually Be a Boon in the Long Term Read More »

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One of our reading books in second grade featured a drama about a little boy, our age, and the ups and downs he was experiencing in his young life.  At one point, he couldn’t go the circus with his grandfather …

Court Puts Spear Through Trump’s Arctic Drilling Plans Read More »

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The number of Americans who believe the 2020 presidential election was rigged will continue to fall every day, as the people at Fox News and the hard right-wing congressmen like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledge, one by one, that …

Will The United States (Literally) Dodge a Bullet? Read More »

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It’s always fun to see other people’s predictions, especially where they’re expressed with a touch of humor. Hope you enjoy the chronology here.

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From this piece: With President Donald Trump’s term soon coming to an end, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule that critics are calling a last-minute attempt to “sabotage” future efforts by President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration to …

Trump Sabotaging Environment As He Leaves Office Read More »

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A reader asks: What act by President Trump do you consider to be the most damaging to the country and its people? (Not COVID handling please.) Here’s a list of things off the top of my head.  Trying to name …

How Trump Has Damaged the American People Read More »

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This may be something of a call to arms for all those PO’d about the 126 Republicans’ attempt to overthrow the 2020 election on specious grounds. To be honest, I’m more interested in the meaning and value of the law …

What About This Law? Read More »

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In the 11,108 blog posts here, this may be the very least interesting.  Wouldn’t blame you if you skipped it altogether. 

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From this: The fringe right-wing lawyer who filed the court challenge to Donald Trump’s election loss in Georgia has called on the president’s supporters to stock up on “Second Amendment supplies” — presumably firearms and ammunition — to prepare for what …

Pre- and Post-Inauguration Violence May Be Inevitable, But It Will Be Short-Lived Read More »

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