On this Memorial Day, let me first share a personal memory, in honor of my father, Frank Cottingham, and his youngest brother, Johnny. I wrote on Bluesky this morning, in response to a very nice post by Adam Kinzinger about Memorial Day, about remembering those who gave their last full measure, and that the day […]
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It WAS Really About Their Financial Struggles – And No, They Didn’t Understand What Kind of Nut He Would Be I had the opportunity to talk to a very professional, intelligent young person today who admitted that she voted for Trump but had no idea what havoc he would wreak in these first 100 days.
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Oh, for the dayWhen I could rise and proudly sayMy country ’tis of theeSweet land of liberty. But now that seems to have grown so foulThat proud no longer is the word we howlReplaced with a fear so clear to seeWhile pitiful fools dance with glee. Oh, where are the Franklins, Washingtons, and HamiltonsOr even
With the Supreme Court’s recent decision that sent Trump salivating like Pavlov’s dogs, it’s time to repost my article from last September. It was an observation that far too many Americans are literally oblivious to the existential threat to democracy posed by Trump. As Reed Galen observed, some French were sipping wine in country cafes
