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Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie made a tactical decision to ignore Iowa and put all his eggs in the New Hampshire primary basket. Continue reading “Chris Christie In Trouble In New Hampshire”
In the wake of the Iowa Caucus results,
Continue reading “Nation Ponders Fundamental Question After Iowa Caucuses”

My youngest son goes to school in Iowa. I have vacationed in Iowa. Iowans seem nice. I generally like Iowa, but was dismayed when I heard that the Iowa Caucuses chose creepy Ted Cruz on the Republican side.
Continue reading “If Iowa Loves Creepy Ted Cruz, How Do I Feel About Iowa?”
I would buy Donald Trump a drink.
Continue reading “If I could buy anyone in the world a drink …”



It seems that Republican presidential hopeful, but likely hopeless, candidate Jeb Bush is giving away turtles on the campaign trail. Click the link (if you dare) for the full, boring, true story as reported by CNN.
Does anyone else find it odd that the one candidate that has something to say about EVERY issue has been silent so far about the takeover of the federal wildlife buildings in Oregon by armed militia terrorists?

#radicaltrumpism
Donald Trump leads the field of Republican presidential candidates once again according to the latest CBS News poll. After release of the poll, mental health professionals across the USA went to “Code Red” status which indicates a high probability that the USA may be declared insane.
With recent polls showing Ted Cruz now leading Donald Trump in Iowa, Republican leadership is concerned that Trump may be desperate enough to start making outrageous claims.

Republican presidential primary front-running candidate Donald Trump continues his campaign of insults without apologies. This highly unusual strategy was initially thought to be sure to backfire and be short-lived, pandering only to the lowest stratum of US society. However, that has not appeared to be the case, and Trump continues his insulting barrage against individuals and groups. Continue reading “Trump Continues Insult Onslaught Undeterred”
While governors across the USA have suggested they will take whatever measures they can to deny admittance to Syrian refugees into their states, a spokesperson for Syrian refugees arriving in the USA has specifically requested that they be denied admittance to any state in the Deep South. Continue reading “Refugees Reject Red States”