by Gary Ivey | Mar 5, 2024 | Current Events, Current Posts, Loony Lefties, Politics, The State of the Union
There has been a lot of hand-wringing and hyperventilating about “threats to democracy” coming from the left side of the aisle in our country, ever since Trump supporters got upset on January 6, 2021. I still think they were egged on by Fed plants in the...
by Gary Ivey | Sep 23, 2023 | Current Events, Current Posts, Energy and Environment, Loony Lefties, Politics, The State of the Union
The American automakers, General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler (now owned by Stellantis) are all being struck at once (at selected plants) in a first-ever industry-wide strike. President Joe Biden likes to be called the Union President. He claims to identify...
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 | Dec 8, 2012 | Current Posts, The State of the Union
A new poll has found that 53% of Democrats have a favorable opinion of Socialism. While I find that astounding, it does explain a lot. And it prompts me to ask, “Who are we now?” That is, who are Americans at this point in our nation’s history? A...
by Gary Ivey | Nov 13, 2012 | Current Posts, The State of the Union
Since the election results were not what many, maybe most, Americans had hoped for, several commentators have talked about the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance, etc. I tend to think more in terms of the Death of a Vision; lamenting what might...
by Gary Ivey | Nov 7, 2012 | Current Posts, The State of the Union
In my last post, I went “Out On A Limb” and predicted a landslide popular vote victory for Mitt Romney. Obviously I was wrong, in spite of Romney drawing crowds 10 times those of the President. I can only think of two possible explanations. First, there...