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Numerical Data

The data  being gathered through the testing protocol is only as good as the time frame during which the testing began.  The rest of the world started mass testing well before the United States. South Korea was testing 10,000 people per day at a time we had tested less than 500 people total in the United States.  Once we finally began to test as a country (we still aren't fully ramped up with testing yet, especially in more rural areas), what you saw was a drastic uptick in cases and deaths on a daily basis in the United States because the virus had already spread throughout the country well before testing started. We will continue to see a drastic uptick moving forward and likely won't see our peak for some time in the United States.  We have already overtaken the NUMBER 1 spot in countries with the most cases in the world, our numbers are going up by over 15000 cases a day at this point and with more testing, that number will grow. The simple fact is that we,...
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Truth Matters

If there is one thing I need to keep reminding myself in today's world of political discourse, it is that Truth Matters. At any point in time I can turn on (insert news agency here) News and what I see is vastly different depending upon the news agency I watch.  Why is that?  Every mainstream news organization is bias in some way based upon who runs or owns the news organization.  Don't get me wrong; there are great and impartial journalists and agencies out there, but we are talking in aggregate and not about individuals or one-off agencies. When an issue like immigration is at the forefront of political discourse you can tune into CNN, MSNBC, and FOX and likely get three completely different takes on immigration.  Each news organization tailors their message to speak to what they feel is their viewer base and potential viewer base. That in and of itself is understood by people who follow politics on a regular basis and dig through multiple news sources in ord...
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Solemn Duty

Today is a day that will go down in the history books of the United States.  It is a day during which members of Congress must adhere to their solemn duty to uphold the Constitution and cast votes that will determine if the President of the United States is to be Impeached by the House.  This has happened very few times in our country's history, which is why it is such an important day.  Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress are the two Articles of Impeachment that are to be voted on.  These hinge upon the actions taken by Trump to withhold approved aid from a foreign government until that government went public and announced they would be launching an investigation into a political rival of the President of the United States. The money was withheld and a visit to the White House was also withheld.  This is factually proven through interviews, transcripts, and testimony.  Second, and more overt in nature, is the charge of Obstruction of Congress....
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Electoral College

I have seen a ton of talk about the Electoral College in recent months.  The majority of Americans feel that going to a Direct Popular Vote like the rest of the world is the way to go.  Those on the Right seem to be completely against abolishing the Electoral College.  The question is why? The most common argument given is that we shouldn't let voters in all the big cities decide who is in office for the entire country, and that with Direct Popular Vote, those people who live in rural communities also get a say.  When you break down that argument, you quickly find all the holes that exist within it.  Let's start by talking about one other thing that is completely unfair in our current political system.  Let's look at the Senate. In the Senate, each State elects 2 Senators to go to Congress in Washington D.C.  Sounds fair right? Let's look at the most populous states and least populous states and how many people in each state Senators repres...
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Veteran Connection

Those who have served at war together have a connection that is difficult to explain.  I will start this blog by explaining how I felt after getting out of the Army in late 2004. My Battalion deployed to Iraq from 2003 to 2004 during the initial occupation year of the conflict.  After arriving home in 2004 and going on vacation with my wife and then only daughter, I sat with a retention NCO and got out of the military.  My wife knew at the time how difficult of a decision it was for me to make, and she almost demanded that she come along to ensure I signed on the line to get out instead of Re-Up.   I became depressed when many of my fellow brothers and sisters-in-arms were deployed back to Iraq.  It baffled me.  There I was, back from a war zone and happy to be with my family safe at home.  Why was I feeling sick to my stomach because I wasn't getting thrust back into a war I wanted nothing to do with anymore?  It's because those peop...
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Quid Pro Quo...or Bribery?

What is Quid Pro Quo, and what has to be present in order to determine that a Quid Pro Quo exists?  I wanted to take a blog to explain this to people who may not completely understand the subject. QUID PRO QUO - Something Given or Received for Something Else. I am going to use a term that is very important to the impeachment inquiry currently underway in Washington D.C.  The term is important because is makes the term Quid Pro Quo unnecessary.   It is Bribery.  The founders understood bribery as, "an officeholder's abuse of power of an office to obtain a private benefit rather than for the public interest." If you look at that, it literally describes Trump's approach to the Ukraine and other things in his past, and he can be impeached for that.  Let's talk about the facts we know about today. Trump clearly, even in the partial written version of his phone call to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, held nearly 400 million dollars in aid up for som...
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Political Thoughts of the Day

It amazes me how blind politicians can be to corruption when they feel their future political prospects are at risk.  The laundry list of corruption surrounding Trump and his administration is obvious to the majority of sane Americans, but you ask any member of the GOP about it and they act as if they know and see nothing.  The funniest thing I have noticed in interviews over the past couple of weeks are the replies to one specific question.  Reporters have asked many GOP law makers the following question, or a version of the following question: "Do you believe that a President asking a foreign power for political favors in turn for releasing aid for their country is ok?" Every time the question is asked, the GOP law maker will immediately talk about Biden, gaslight, or completely change the subject.  They can't answer the question because they know it is completely wrong.  Special interest groups and large corporations own the GOP, and many own members ...
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