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This probably will make my former colleague Helen Ubinas mad at me. But the Inquirer columnist has been mad at me, or my opinions, before. Two things we share — our Bronx birthplace and our love of dogs. That’s about it. We disagree that she is a liberal. I once
Guns
On the third anniversary of the Parkland school mass murder, President Joe Biden released a sweeping, pie-in-the-sky plan to overhaul gun sales, law, and control. It tries to do too much. It is a scattergun when a target rifle is required. Its 13 pages devolve into minutia. Follow the above
Politics
I did not vote for Donald J. Trump. He was my president. I did not vote for Joe Biden. He is my president. The person who we elect as president of the United States is president of all the States — the Blue, the Red, the Purple, and all who live
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Ever play with matches when you were a kid and burn yourself? You learned not to play with matches again. Pain can be a great teacher, but not if you are a Democrat planning to impeach (ex) President Donald J. Trump a second time, having failed to convict him the
Joe Biden
Hey! Have you heard about Kamala Harris? She’s the first a) woman, b) African-American, c) Southeast Asian to be vice president of the United States. If you haven’t heard, you must have been under a rock for the past three months. I’m not mocking her. Hers was
Presidential politics
Today, shortly before 12 noon, America executed a 180-degree turn, choosing to be led by a flawed, emotional Irish-American, rather than an egomaniacal builder millionaire and TV reality host. After eight years of the professorial calm of Barack Obama, America chose to do something entirely different, and now has U-turned
Politics
A strong Democratic friend of mine texted that he was glad President Donald J. Trump would not (as looks likely) attend Joe Biden’s inauguration. The inauguration is likely to be the least-attended in memory because of COVID-19 protocols, which Biden is more likely to observe than hypocrites such as
Women
As far as women are concerned, right from the jump, former Vice President Joe Biden promised a team that would look like this country. His very first pick was historic — Kamala Harris for vice president, a woman who also checks two other identity boxes — Black and Asian. The Democrat’s
Politics
It was nice, hearing my friends across the country (Democratic friends that is) thank me because my city, and my state, “delivered the election for Joe Biden.” That’s like thanking me for saying, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat!” That was
Presidential politics
There is a depressive narrative out there, led by POC (People Of Color), who are not sad that President Donald J. Trump lost — they love that — but that he did not lose by enough. They are downhearted because when Joe Biden said Trump’s beliefs and actions do not reflect
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It is 2020, what did you expect? Did you expect a flawless, clean election with a well-defined outcome? On what basis would you expect that? A month ago Democratic strategist James Carville predicted a Joe Biden landslide, a lock. Last night on MSNBC, the Ragin’ Cajun disappointed me when he
Donald J. Trump
Here we are, at the crossroad of intelligence and intuition, as I take advantage of the quadrennial opportunity to parade my political smarts — or stupids. One thing I know: The person I voted for president will not win. That’s Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party candidate. I hope that choice