It’s not a rhetorical question; I am actually being serious. What exactly is a good reason to vote for the Republicans this November? I mean if your Leo Naranjo and love being on your knees in front of Trump, or riding his Johnson, sure vote red. My blog isn’t about being a drone, I want…
-
Futurism: Seven Years and Other Thoughts
Folks, the short version is this: the phrase “seven years” is never mentioned in the New Testament. Not ever. Never once. But somehow, it’s a doctrine in the minds of most modern evangelicals. Ditto for lots of other proclaimed doctrines. Amongst these are: A rebuilt temple in Jerusalem—never mentioned in the New Testament. Jesus said…
-
Yep. It’s about unanimous that my immediate family (and a few others) are unsupportive of me. Somehow, I’m expected to be miserable for the rest of my life and must continue to pine over my deceased wife until I too wind up in the grave. I’ve gone from irritated to just plain done with the…
-
Folks, this blog may make you want to throw bleach over your eyes. It’s that bad. Jeffrey Pribble, a varsity football coach and teacher at Tracy High School, was arrested last week after police said his cell phone was found recording students in the boys’ locker room. Pribble, who began coaching at Tracy High School…
-
“With friends like that who needs enemies?” was my first thought when I heard Lindsey Graham had endorsed Ted Cruz. Then I read this article from Politico and knew I was on to something. When asked who he preferred between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Graham said, “It’s like being shot or poisoned, what does…
-
With Rubio out, the question is will the Establishment now get behind Cruz or look elsewhere for a nominee? Yesterday, I would have said our choices were Trump, Cruz, or draft Romney at the Convention. Today, former House Speaker and leader with a spine of Jell-O, John Boehner, has offered yet another choice; Paul “I…
-
I still remember people on my ship making fun of Chief Johnson when they would say in their most mocking redneck accent, “What are you Petty Officer Smith, some kind of stupid or what?” Today Ted Cruz has fired-off his version of my old Chief, Cruz called most Republican voters stupid because they support other…
-
As you know, next week’s political primaries include both Ohio and Florida. These winner take all states are Mitt Romney and the Republican Establishment’s last firewall to stop Donald Trump. As things stand now, Romney’s gambit is likely to fail. Rubio will not win Florida and John Kasich will not win Ohio. If Trump wins…
-
Today, I’m going to attempt to explain why people are voting for Donald Trump. I have in mind two groups for this explanation: the people out there that like the Republican Party as it is and the supporters of Ted Cruz. First what is the phenomenon of Trump’s rise in popularity? Part of Trump’s popularity…
-
Rubio Barack Obama was in the US Senate for three years—half of his six year term—before announcing his candidacy for President. In contrast, Marco Rubio was in the US Senate for five years before announcing his candidacy. Barack Obama’s early political career involved voting “Present” as a regular part of his tenure in the Illinois…
