Biden sees dead people…
Some of us may remember the movie “The Sixth Sense” which recounted the story of a boy, played by child star Haley Joel Osment, who is haunted by ghosts and claimed he could see and talk to dead people. Now, not to be out done, our own President Biden has claimed a...
Pressuring our politicians
You know, I’m really getting tired of our elected representatives’ inability to function as… well… our elected representatives. And all members of congress, irrespective of party, are equally responsible. Quite frankly, their continual blame-gaming, scape-goating, and...
Seeking Wisdom
Sometimes I am just in awe of the smart people that are employed by the current administration. I only wish that, occasionally, they would share some of their wisdom with me. Like, upon what rationale do the smart people base their self-assured assessments that we, as...
He can’t, because it ain’t – “State of the Union”
For the past 35 years, nearly every U.S. president has given a State of the Union speech attesting to the fact that the state of our union is strong. And then provided examples of how strong it is and, unsurprisingly, tried to take some personal credit for this state...
Sleeper
November 2021 Sometimes, when reviewing Joe Biden’s actions since becoming president, I wonder whether he has the best interests of America at heart. For instance, his cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, as well the potential of similar action to pipelines...
Immigration or invasion?
President Trump wanted immigration to reflect America first priorities by restricting it to immigrants beneficial to our country, where would-be émigrés bring something to the party. What a concept. His “Build America Visa” (BAV) concept prioritized self-sufficient,...
Racist, Sexist, Homophobe…
We all know that the press routinely demonizes President Trump as a racist, xenophobic, sexist, homophobic bigot but, given the gains made by the GOP among these various demographics, it would appear that at least some members of these particular cohorts choose to...
Pandemic perspective
As one grows older, one notices that certain tragic events seem to recur periodically. Happily, with the knowledge bequeathed by age and experience, one can keep these incidents in perspective no matter how dire they seem to be at the time. For instance, I remember...
The many faces of Joe Biden
To those who have professed interest in my scribblings but who may not receive the Sequim Gazette, here follows my latest LTE submission which was printed today, 7/8/20. The Gazette editor has historically published my letters without any changes despite the...
Do as I say
Have you noticed that some of our political leaders are of the “Do as I say not as I do” crowd whereby they officiously pontificate on what we should do in a given situation but, frequently, fail to follow their own edicts. This has become quite apparent during the...