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Unbelievable

Holy Week – from Palm Sunday to Easter.  What a time to use it as a sales pitch!  I can remember in church school learning about the events of that week. It started as a celebration, parade and the next day the cleansing of the Temple.  This is the part that came back to me  about what happened on Monday.

Jesus visited the Temple and found merchants and money changers.  They had turned the Temple (church) into a store – selling sheep, oxen, clothes and doves for sacrifice.  Jesus threw out the merchants and buyers, accused them of turning the Temple into “a den of thieves” and a “house of trade.”

And so, as Donald Trump hawks his Bible during Holy Week, at the same time as two thousand years ago – like the merchants cashing in on religion. Where is our anger at someone profiteering on Holy Week by selling his own created Bible  – telling the story I just related.  And what did Jesus do – threw them out!

Fallen

Florida Republicans may not be a happy with Governor Ron DeSantis.  He says his 2024 presidential campaign is “suspended” however DeSantis name appeared on the Florida presidential primary ballot yesterday.  Out of 1,116,515 votes cast DeSantis could only muster...

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Desperate

If you care about America, then you are concerned about our national security.  With the 2024 presidential candidates reasonably settled a national security issue presents itself.  Beginning in 1952 it has been the custom to provide classified intelligence briefing to...

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WOW!

(Editor’s Note:  Robert Harris writer of the post below has a keen political eye & understanding of Congress.)  Biden Was Easy On The Eyes, Hard to Watch Katy Britt Last night was a memorable evening in the House chamber.  President Biden entered swinging and he...

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History Repeats

President Biden will come before Congress tomorrow evening to address the nation.  He will stand in front of the least productive Congress in decades.  A similar environment faced by President Truman as he prepared to run for President in his own right.  Maybe Biden...

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Embarrassment

The United States Congress is an embarrassment.  It’s time to move the focus from the 2024 presidential campaign to Congress.  The news media, whether its TV talk shows, print, think tank pieces, or social media has forgotten Congress. Congress does not and cannot...

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Biden-Nixon

Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan has written an insightful column.  The important messages are knowing when to leave the stage and “always thinking about American.” Is history going to repeat itself? “The only time Democrats get excited now is when the...

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Betrayal

“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times”…and these are the most unsettling times…with Trump’s shocking NATO statement Saturday, encouraging Russia to do “whatever the hell they want to do…” brings back frightening memories of World War II and the cold...

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Sports Streaming

(Editor’s note: The writer Bill Phillips is a former West Virginia Racing Commissioner & served on the Board of the Association of Racing Commissioners International.) Who is taking care of horse racing?  My first thought upon learning a sports streaming service...

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Political Tidbits

Florida Gov. DeSantis received 25,732 votes in two GOP primaries…before suspending his campaign.  Based on his PAC spending 160 million dollars…that works out to a mere $6,217 spent for each vote he received.  His failed campaign got him 9 delegates to the Republican...

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Is He Done?

It’s only been eleven days since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “suspended” his presidential campaign.  Since he returned home, I have observed he is following the same pattern he did months before announcing a run for the presidency.  I pointed out several instances...

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It’s Time

Has the time arrived for coalition government in America?  We are a two-party country. One that no longer works.  We are faced with a political environment that is getting worse each day.  Congress is divided on nearly every issue and spinning its wheels.  The...

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Growing Democrats

Reluctantly, I am going to enter the discussion going on in West Virginia’s Republican party.  The Republican State Committee is considering a resolution to forbid independent voters their opportunity to vote in the May Republican primary.  After a lifetime working to...

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BILLBOARD Archives

DeSantis’ Future

Speculation is starting regarding Governor Ron DeSantis’ political future.  He has three years left as Governor.  In September when his presidential campaign started showing signs of stress, I posted a blog suggesting he consider a run for the U. S. Senate.  The...

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2 Crutches

Florida’s hard right Governor Ron DeSantis was already a “lame duck.”  He returned from a failed presidential campaign “as a duck with two crutches”.  He retreated to the Governor’s Mansion.  Others suspended their campaigns facing supporters, friends and the media. ...

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270

Iowa is now out of the way.  Obviously, the campaign for president is getting all the attention.  But there are other potentially vital campaigns just starting.  They may play a significant role in who is  the next president.  Those are races for members of the U. S....

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My Take

Ron DeSantis confirmed last night it’s still all about him.  In his Iowa post-election speech, he never once thanked Iowans for their votes & hospitality.  Throughout his campaign he made a big deal of visiting all 99 counties.  MANY PEOPLE AND BUSINESES OPENED...

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What Is a Caucus?

Several blog readers have inquired about the Iowa Caucus.  Wondering how it works.  While reading Reuters this morning I came across an article that answers the question.  For those interested here is a link to click. 

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“not going away”

Governor Chris Christie said he was “not going away” while suspending his presidential campaign. Fantastic news since he is the person who really knowns Donald Trump.  He left no doubt he is committed to preventing Trumps return to the oval office. It didn’t take long...

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In & Out

OUT                                                                                         IN House Speaker Johnson                                                      Who Knows Gov. Ron DeSantis                                                               Ms,...

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They’re Off!

Not all races are political, there is horse racing. Many readers of this blog including my wife & I have been involved with horse racing over the years.  She claims to have cut her teeth “on the rail” at Charles Town! Being native West Virginians a piece in...

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Stable vs Chaos

Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster and moderator of the New York Times Opinion focus group series, took a usual look at the 2016 presidential race vs the 2024 one in progress. Below are excerpts from Ms. Anderson piece “How Trump is Running Differently...

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A Solution

Since posting Robert Kagan opinion piece about a Trump dictatorship he has written a second.  Some of his readers were unhappy he did not offer a solution.  Below are excerpts from his response. “Can a Trump dictatorship still be prevented? Yes. It does not require a...

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Apology

Posted on this blog earlier was an article from The Washington Post.  I failed to point out those without a subscription to The Post would be required to enter their email address to read the entire piece.  Our apologies

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Stop Pretending

Since reading an opinion piece last month “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable.  We should stop pretending.”  The points made by the author are worth considering and worth my time to read.  After much thought and a couple re-reads, I decided to post on...

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