Tag Archives: USA
Is America Broken?
You probably have noticed that there are crises everywhere you turn these days. Wars and rumors of wars, fires, earthquakes and other natural disasters. Apparently the US House of Representatives missed the memos. At a time when the world needs leadership, America’s Congressmen are staring at their navels and playing political games. Such things aren’t […]
Strange Politics
Donald Trump’s signature promise in 2016 was that he would build a wall along the southern US border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants. He promised to make Mexico pay for it. Mexico didn’t of course, and the wall was incomplete when Joe Biden took office. One of Biden’s first acts as President was […]
Who Wants This Job?
Kevin McCarthy says he will not be a candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Can anyone else do the job? Certainly there will be a lineup to replace him. After all, the Speaker is in the line of succession should the President be unable to fulfil his or her duties. McCarthy was […]
Trump On Trial
The indictments just keep on coming. As do the claims of political motivation. From outside the United States, the question has always been why Donald Trump hadn’t been asked to account for some of his actions that seemed to skirt the law. In a democracy, even the President (or the Prime Minister of Canada) has […]
Prophetic?
Thought I’d go with a flashback today from 2016. I think I got it right. The old picture is worth a thousand words post… And we can only imagine what it will be like if Donald Trump becomes president!
The Arraignment
Why shouldn’t a former president face criminal charges?. Or even a sitting president? Isn’t equality under the law one of the central tenets of American justice? Donald Trump in turns himself in at a New York courthouse today to face charges – exactly what he doesn’t know yet – and his appearance will be the […]
Picking A Speaker
As 2023 starts we are reminded of the popular definition of insanity wrongly attributed to Albert Einstein. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We’ve seen that at work in Washington this week. In many ways the American political system is broken, and constructive change is beyond the political will. Those […]
Another Early Morning
It’s Monday, and what better way to start the week than some early morning beach scenes taken at OId Orchard Beach, Maine. September is almosrt here, sSchool is about to start, and churches are gearing up their fall programs. All of which means the end of Summer. I don’t think any of us wants to […]
Visions of Sunrise
What better way to start a Monday than with the sight of the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean in Maine earlier this month? Today’s pictures were all taken August 7, between 5:34 and 5:38 a.m. EDT.
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