Thoughts for the Day, October 24, 2023: Ground Hog Day in October
The clown show is now in day 20 and going strong. After winning the nomination for speaker earlier today, Tom Emmer has chosen to withdrawal just hours after securing the …
Thoughts for the Day, October 23, 2023: Why do we tolerate Michigan being the lowest ranked state in the country when it comes to government transparency?
In 2018 Governor Whitmer campaigned on fixing the damn roads and improving transparency of state government. If elected, she said she would make sure the governor’s office provides a streamlined …
Thoughts for the Day, October 20, 2023: The absurdity of the NCAA
Quote of the Day: “Aren’t they expected to scout future opponents and review game tapes?” Leah Biggs, who I can confirm, knows absolutely nothing about football. As I have said …
Thoughts for the Day, October 18, 2023: Two steps forward and four steps backward.
Two steps forward and four steps backyard sums up Jim Jordan’s progress today in his attempt to become the speaker of the house. In round two today, Jordan had two …
Thoughts for the Day, October 17, 2023: Animal House had nothing on the House of Representatives.
Call it a circus, a cluster, a zoo, a comedy, or whatever name you desire. Regardless of what you call it, the embarrassment of the U.S. House of Representatives’ right …
Thoughts for the Day, October 16, 2023: It is all about staying in power. See my article from The Ballenger Report.
Bill Ballenger the self-assessed number one political pundit in Lansing writes a weekly blog, The Ballenger Report, that I subscribe to. Ballenger is a conservative who prides himself in reporting …
Thoughts for the Day, Friday the 13th of October: Stephen King and Alfred Hitchcock couldn’t create a story as bizarre as what is going on in the House of Representatives.
Congratulations to Lexi Thompson. Lexi competed on Thursday and Friday in the men’s PGA tour event in Las Vegas. She was trying to become only the second women to make …
Thoughts for the Day, October 12, 2023: The insanity in the House continues.
The insanity of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives continues tonight. Per the NY Times, Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana withdrew on Thursday from consideration for the speakership …
Thoughts for the Day, October 10, 2023: Gut wrenching.
Onion of the Day: Hamas, even stronger than yesterday. As the pictures of the attack by Hamas on Israel come to light, my stomach turns as I read about the …
Thoughts for the Day, October 9, 2023: Onion for Hamas
I am reposting this. The original post distributed to subscribers had some serious formatting issues which did not show up when I was editing it. This should be much better. …