Politics and paranoia agree as well as bacon and eggs. This has always been, will always be, true. This agreement seems especially intense these days. A September 7 NBC article entitled “Trump’s….conspiracy theory could help him with these 2020 voters,” supports this. The network gives a cultural theorist space to explain Trump’s support. “There are […]

To the Editor: With just over two months before the November 3rd elections, many Mainers find themselves grappling with unexpected hardships brought on by the coronavirus. We’ve heard from Mainers who are deferring retirement or coming to grips with unexpected unemployment.  Some struggle to afford their health care and medications. Many family caregivers find that […]

It comes as no surprise that there were sharply divided opinions about the Republican convention. Dan Rather implied that the violence we’ve seen on the streets of Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and other Democratically controlled cities has been caused by the president. “Every example of violence Donald Trump decries,” Dan points out, “has […]

Duty compelled me to follow last week’s Democratic Party convention. It was a bore. My attention wandered from time to time. I’d hoped to see the nominee hop on the stage with his shoe laces tied together, upset the podium, and introduce himself as Kamala Harris. He turned out to be a disappointment. Read his […]

The Truths We Hold: An American Journey is a 2019 campaign book by Kamala Harris. Campaign books put out by candidates are boring and vapid regardless of party and ideology and her’s is no different. When Sen. Harris emerged as Good Ol’ Joe’s choice as vice president dozens of KH articles popped up in dozens […]

Here’s a simple but essential point we must all keep in mind come November 2020. Maine’s senatorial race is about Susan Collins. Sara Gideon is inconsequential. Zealots determined to expel Susan raised a couple of million dollars which they pledged to somebody still unnamed. Sara, as Speaker of the Maine House was a plausible sort […]

Just three more months and…what? The incumbent will prolong his infestation of the Oval Twitter Office. Or there will be a new infestation, who pretends to be president. He will be, surrounded by the advisors, strategists, consultants, and what nots all eagerly maneuvering for a piece of the presidential power. The West Wing crew may […]

We are going to have to get through August, September, and October before we’ll know whether the Republicans can hold on to a piece of national political power. But it’s not too early to write some reassuring words. I’m using this column to announce my personal guarantee that Donald Trump will not barricade himself in […]

Those who do Maine’s electoral math report that over $41,000,000 has been raised for our state’s senatorial race so far. Doing a little additional math we read the Maine’s 2020 population is 1,345,000 people which yields 828,000 registered voters (77.10% of the total population). If we took the phrase “buying an election” literally that adds […]

Here’s a question I suggest to my conservative friends and associates whenever they are amazed by some bizarre project emanating from the Left. Always ask….What’s Next? There’s always a next. I began to see this clearly in 2015. Having delivered a speech at the Lincoln Day Dinner traditional among Republican state and local parties, I […]