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Charlottesville

History proves that change is a slow process, after more than 230 years, very very slow in many cases. Look back over the course of 230 years it’s evident that it’s can be extremely slow….

When the union was formed, the political bargaining and horse-trading that occurred when apportionment of the population took place was such

2018-04-23T15:19:39+00:00December 11th, 2017|

LBJ – The Movie

LBJ was an excellent movie because they only presented the first half of Johnson’s legacy…the civil rights legislation.

Woody Harrelson played a great Johnson, which would be so hard to perfect because he was one of a kind. The story briefly covered Kennedy’s transition and presented Johnson’s early endorsement of

2018-04-23T15:19:43+00:00November 29th, 2017|

Impeachment – On Guard!

Impeachment is a long shot! First, it requires a majority vote of the House of Representatives. One problem is that the majority are republicans. It’s an uphill battle.

If the House were to impeach the so-called-president, then it goes to the senate which will requires a 67% vote from a senate which is controlled by the

2018-04-23T15:19:48+00:00November 21st, 2017|

The North Korean Conflict

Near the end of a World War II, (Feb 1945) at the Yalta summit, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to a plan to carve up the world… borders were reset, even as far away as South America. Nationalist China and France were part of the victors.

At Potsdam six months later, after Germany had fallen, President

2018-04-23T15:19:52+00:00September 6th, 2017|

Rejoicing in Wonder Woman the Avatar

For starters…I thought the acting was excellent. On a deeper level, I enjoyed the tying in of Greek mythology and the tribal community with World War One.

For me, the main character, Diana, is the Avatar that saves the world during World War One, with the climax being the defeat of evil. I was reminded of the battle between good and

2018-04-23T15:20:38+00:00June 8th, 2017|

A Closer Look at the Electoral College

The Electoral College Method of Selecting Our President Is Still a Mystery to Many of Us

How it works!

Each state is allocated ‘Electors’ (persons who actually cast the final vote for president), one for each congressional district and one for each senator. Most of the states mandate that the party that wins the popular vote within their

2018-04-23T15:21:14+00:00December 12th, 2016|
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