Witch Hunt!

Witch Hunt!

by Don Mayer “Witch hunt!”   We’ve heard that phrase from Donald Trump as a stock response to any number of investigations, indictments, and impeachments.  The Mueller investigation, both impeachment proceedings, the Georgia investigation (of a...
The Only Federal Judge in Amarillo, Texas

The Only Federal Judge in Amarillo, Texas

by Don Mayer Donald Trump’s judicial chickens have come home to roost, and they are laying some perfectly legal but horribly misshapen eggs.  Trump, with the help of Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, and then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, approved...
Florida: The Land of the Free and the Home of the Knave?

Florida: The Land of the Free and the Home of the Knave?

By Don Mayer March 7, 2023 Call me biased, but I’m starting to get more than a little “steamed” over politicians who claim to be re-planting the flag of freedom in the State of Florida. On National Public Radio this morning (March 7, 2023) we learned that the Florida...
  “It’s a Free Country!”

  “It’s a Free Country!”

We cherish our freedoms in the U.S., especially “freedom of speech.”  And it’s perfectly legal –– and possibly, a great American tradition –– to cry First Amendment foul, even when foul-mouthed speech runs afoul of First Amendment protections.  There are two recent...
Hating Hilary and the Child-Eating Democrats

Hating Hilary and the Child-Eating Democrats

I am not a big Hilary Clinton fan, but I voted for her (or, more accurately, against Donald Trump) in 2016. What astonishes me is the level of vitriol leveled against her.  I was struck this week reading about Angela Rubino, who is now quite active in politics;...