Farewell to All That

This is a Tough One to Write What The National Election Says About Us As a general guideline, I have always thought one should look at three primary things in choosing a president. One, character. Two, the ability to lead and get things done. Three, policies and positions. In all …

The Closing Arguments Said It All

Today is the Day, America It’s all over except the remaining voters still in line across the country and the final vote counts. It is possible, but unlikely, that we will know who won by late tonight. More likely, it will take a few days. There is nothing left to …

Reflections on Courage

Character Counts. Courage May be the Most Important Component Today So, I Had This Idea I decided a couple of weeks ago that the subject of Courage would be a suitable topic for this posting, the last one before election day. As you will see shortly, my focus was to …

A Little of This, a Little of That

A Mix of Things Rise to Commentary This Week What Next in the Middle East? The death of Hamas leader Sinwar is about a big a thing as one could imagine. Will it lead to a change of fortune for Palestinians and Israelis? It should, but the truth is no …

It’s STILL The Economy, Stupid

There Are Two Areas of Vulnerability for the Harris Ticket; This Is The Main One Some Things Never Change Most of remember the famous line from the first Bill Clinton Campaign, first spoken by the always outspoken James Carville (a guy many of us think of delightedly as the …

Lessons Learned from a Once in 1000 Years Disaster

We Know What Works In Such Situations Hurricane Helene in the Mountains We in the Great Smoky Mountains have all experienced (and many still are very much experiencing) a unique disaster. The force of one of the largest hurricanes to hit the US in many decades coming inland and …