Tag: Elections

PROVOCATEUR

JYProvocative Question #9 – Running For Office Have you ever ran / would you run for political office? Under which circumstances would you consider running for office? First of all, I ran for office twice in my youth -- 50 years ago. When we lived on Long Island (New York), my first husband and I … Continue reading PROVOCATEUR

THOUGHTS ON EARLY VOTING

THE AMERICAN 2024 ELECTION IS A REAL SLEEP KILLER Even during COVID, we went to the polls. I like voting on election day. It makes me feel I have a personal connection with process. The last couple of times, I found myself in the booth trying to make sense of the propositions. I had no … Continue reading THOUGHTS ON EARLY VOTING

EMPTY ELECTORAL PROMISES

I keep wondering why Americans seem to value promises made during campaigns as if they mean anything. What a president can or will actually pass in office almost never has anything to do with what they promised while running for office. It used to be different. FDR promised and did everything he could be meet … Continue reading EMPTY ELECTORAL PROMISES

PROVOCATEUR

JYProvocative Question #9 – Running For Office Have you ever ran / would you run for political office? Under which circumstances would you consider running for office? First of all, I ran for office twice in my youth -- 50 years ago. When we lived on Long Island (New York), my first husband and I … Continue reading PROVOCATEUR

HOW OLD IS TOO OLD?

Fandango’s Provocative Question #211 Do you believe that Joe Biden, at 82 shortly after Election Day 2024, is too old to seek that office. What about Donald Trump at 77? Most important, do you think there should be a maximum age set for an individual to run for President of the United States? Last night, Garry … Continue reading HOW OLD IS TOO OLD?

DESTROYING DEMOCRACY

The Real Steal by Rich Paschall Gerrymandering - The political manipulation of constituent districts to favor a political party. If you are ever wondering why a congressional district has such weird-shaped boundaries, it is likely because the party in power drew the boundaries to favor themselves. If you do not want people of color to … Continue reading DESTROYING DEMOCRACY

IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE?

Those are the fatal words. They are the equivalent of the personal "things couldn't get any worse." Things can always get worse. The minute you believe "it can't happen here," that is exactly when it happens. Here or there. For years I would “jokingly” comment that in the final analysis, the only thing my baby … Continue reading IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE?

SWITCHING REALITIES -TOM CURLEY

Fandango’s Flashback Friday — June 10th Ah the memories this post brings especially while the January 6th hearings are in progress. We thought Trump was merely vicious and had no respect for law. We didn't know he was ready to stage a coup! Talk about learning the hard way. We can't put that genie back in … Continue reading SWITCHING REALITIES -TOM CURLEY

MORE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS?

Fandango’s Provocative Question #166 So. Do you figure our thoughts and prayers are working on the violence thing? Are you also sending thoughts and prayers to the children who are afraid to go to school because they might get shot? Do you feel President Biden’s plea to act and to do something to stem the rising … Continue reading MORE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS?

HAVE WE ELECTED JOE YET?

I was just glancing through another post on The New Yorker asking whether Joe Biden is electable. I have read similar stories in the Washington Post and other newspaper, online and offline about every potential candidate. It's almost as if we don't want to find a viable candidate because there's something wrong with everyone. I … Continue reading HAVE WE ELECTED JOE YET?