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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Philosopher George Santayana famously said in 1905 that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Winston Churchill liked the lesson so well that 43 years later he intoned, “Those who cannot learn from history…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Since becoming president Donald Trump has given members of Congress ample reasons to deem him unfit for office. Time and again his behavior has clearly met the Constitutional standard of high crimes and misdemeanors worthy of an impeachment…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. photo Jonathan Brady Photos and videos of about four million people around the world rallying last week to urge action on climate change were inspiring. Thankfully, global warming is no longer a marginal issue. From a quarter of…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Six months ago, I agreed with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s disinclination to impeach President Trump. As she put it, “unless there’s something that’s so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path,…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. photo SafeNebraska Remember the old days when the term “designated driver” evoked A.J. Foyt or Mario Andretti? By the 1980’s, however, we learned that “designated driver” meant the guy (or gal) at the party who wouldn’t drink…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. No one has a right to hold onto an office in perpetuity, but having served a long time shouldn’t necessarily be a disqualifier. Senator Ed Markey has been in public office nearly half a century. The one-term+…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barrons own blog. photo Getty In a speech prepared for him to read from the Oval Office, President Trump has condemned the shootings in Dayton and El Paso, calling for unity in opposing hatred, white supremacists, violence, especially on the…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Behold the flaming liberal, which devours its own if it strays too far from the nest! Right now, the best thing Donald Trump has going for him is the divided Democratic Party. The most left-leaning could hold sway…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Did we really shift from a Biden-someone to a Warren-Castro to Harris-Buttigieg “winning” ticket overnight? Unlikely. We are at a blip in time. There’s a long way to go. Remember the lack of poll and pundit support Donald…
Read More »This post is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. So now, in time for the July 4th celebration of our democracy, the Supreme Court has ruled that elected officials shall pick their voters rather than the other way around. It’s probably a worse decision that Bush v. Gore…
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