Author: Emmett

Whoever thought to limit February to only 28 days was a great humanitarian.  Better were it 10. Two years ago, my brother died.  February 21, 2015: the…

Yep, it was a good song by Leo Kottke (which you can see performed here) but it’s generally true in human affairs.  By now, it…

Today is a sad day.  Donald Trump is taking over the office of President tomorrow, and Barack Obama will no longer be my President.  I’m…

Earlier this year (2016) journalists and pundits were falling all over themselves declaring the Republican Party to be “broken.”  Now, after the disastrous and terrifying…

The hypocrisy of religion can no better be illustrated than in the support given to Donald Trump by religious zealots across America.  Never has there…

Sometimes it seems as if there is a universal radio station, some worldwide broadcast working in polyglot fashion to influence the minds of the world’s…

Donald J. Trump has won more electoral votes than Hillary Clinton and so shall occupy the White House on January 20, 2017. I never thought my country…

Mike Derrick (D), Elise Stefanik (R), Matt Funiciello (G) All three say they want to “bring back jobs to the North Country.” What a load of nonsense.  It’s…

The Republican Party is the shame of the Western world.  Not only have they nominated Donald Trump to be their candidate for President, but they…