By now I'm sure you've heard about the terrible shootings in El Paso and Dayton yesterday/last night.  These shootings follow on the shooting on July 28 in Gilroy, California.  So, [...]

Queen is the best.  If you say Beatles, then you're in the conversation, but you still lose.  Anybody else and forget about it.  That's all for the morning. https://youtu.be/-OGd4gplxQM

My wife, @maddocsudi, was just scrolling through Facebook and reminded me of our trip to see Queen in concert a couple of years ago.  Great show!  I never got to [...]

I've long thought that Democrats have too easily ceded to Republicans and conservatives the political ground of Freedom with a capital F.  In the mainstream, I think people think of [...]

I stand with the people who are, um, standing on the railroad tracks in or near Harlan, Kentucky.  Even though I was born and raised in Kentucky, I've never been [...]

We've had both nights of the second debate of Democratic candidates to take on Trump in 2020.  Remember, this list is based on my preference and not a ranking of [...]

I think pundits are right that these two debates will not affect the standing of the candidates in the race overall.  I mean, when the frontrunner, Joe Biden, is considered [...]

A lot harder to identify a clear winner tonight.  The fact that there's no clear winner means this debate probably doesn't make a difference to the race overall. Kamala Harris [...]

I think Steve Bullock is an interesting candidate.  Too moderate for my taste, but he could have some broad crossover appeal.  Unfortunately, I think he's in too late to make [...]