by Gary Ivey | Nov 19, 2016 | Current Posts, Politics
I wrote an earlier blog post saying the recent presidential election was not different from previous elections for me because, while I was not entirely happy with the Republican nominee this time, I have not been entirely happy with the Republican nominee in any...
by Gary Ivey | Oct 4, 2016 | Politics
I haven’t had much to say during this excruciating political season. One reason it has been excruciating is that I have friends on almost every side of the four-sided presidential battle. I don’t know that anybody is totally enthusiastic about the options...
by Gary Ivey | Sep 17, 2016 | Politics
There was a kerfuffle yesterday when Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of starting the “birther” movement, which questioned whether Barack Obama was born in the United States and therefore might not be qualified to be president according to the...
by Gary Ivey | Jul 20, 2016 | Current Events, Politics, The State of the Union
I haven’t written anything on my blog or on Facebook or Twitter for a very long time, which is unusual for me because ordinarily I would be very active on my blog and social media during the political campaign season. However, this time has been different. I...
by Gary Ivey | Aug 17, 2015 | Current Events, Current Posts, Politics
This is shaping up to be one of the strangest presidential election seasons I can remember. And I voted for the first time in 1976. The obvious factor that makes for strangeness is the mob of Republican wannabes. While pretty much any of them would make a better...