See some excerpts: So, about that con: Vance, now the junior senator from Ohio, talks a lot about his hardscrabble roots. But people should read what he wrote in “Hillbilly Elegy,” which shows startling contempt for the people he grew up with but who, unlike him, didn’t escape small-town poverty. And people should also be…
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Brian Tyler Cohen Looks at J D Vance – Ed O’Rourke
Brian Tyler Cohen is always entertaining. See his commentary on J D Vance.Sincerely, Ed Trump makes FATAL mistake with new running mateTrump makes UNFORESEEN mistake with new running mateTrump makes UNFORESEEN mistake with new running mate Attachments area Preview YouTube video Trump makes UNFORESEEN mistake with new running mate Trump makes UNFORESEEN mistake with new running mate
High Ranking Republicans Have Turned Away From DT – Ed O’Rourke
They include VP Mike Pence and VP Richard Cheney. They include 40 people have been his cabinet ministers. I would hope that the media would pay attention. What will George W Bush and Danny Quayle do? My prediction is that on September 11, 2024 the judge will give DT a week to settle his affairs and…
The New York Times Looks at American Priests Today – Ed O’Rourke
See this excerpt: Priests ordained since 2010 “are clearly the most conservative cohort of priests we’ve seen in a long time,” said Brad Vermurlen, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, who has studied the rightward shift of the American priesthood. Surveys tracking the opinions of priests have found…
DT’s Second Term – Ed O’Rourke
See this 4 minute forecast from the Lincoln Project. Aftermath Aftermath Aftermath Then, see this commentary from the NY Times. The Enormous Risks a Second Trump Term Poses to Our Economy Sincerely, Ed Attachments area Preview YouTube video Aftermath Aftermath
Telstar – An Old Song Remade – Ed O’Rourke
The Tornados made Telstar a hit in winter, 1962. The Tornadoes – Telstar The Tornadoes – Telstar The Tornadoes – Telstar The BBC Concert Orchestra played the song recently in a different way. See which you prefer. Telstar BBC Concert Orchestra Telstar Telstar Sincerely, Ed Attachments area Preview YouTube video The Tornadoes – Telstar The Tornadoes…
President Biden’s Income Tax Reform Plan – Ed O’Rourke
The One Percent have been on welfare starting with Ronald Reagan’s presidency. They have gotten tax breaks, sent factories overseas, put their money in tax havens and stifled labor unions. In 2020, when regular people’s net worth diminished, sometimes by a bunch, the One Percent increased their wealth by 3.9 trillion dollars. That is trillion with…
The Lincoln Project Looks at DT, Sharks and Batteries – Ed O’Rourke
Many people are concerned about nuclear proliferation, a bloated Pentagon budget, poverty, global warming, runaway artificial intelligence, industrial contamination and other social issues. DT says what truly threatens life on Earth are sharks and batteries. See the story here, Ed Shark Week Shark Week Shark Week Attachments area Preview YouTube video Shark Week Shark Week
Progressives Need a Comprehensive Plan – Ed O’Rourke
DT voters know what they want. If there is a need for detail, they look at the Project 2025. Progressives are only reacting and trying to prevent things from getting worse. As a teenager, I was a conservative. Barry Goldwater’s Conscience of a Conservative explained his vision. Progressives must produce a similar work now. See attached my plan…
A Bleak Future But It Does Not Have to Be – Ed O’Rourke
Everybody wants to leave behind a world that is better than when they arrived. I am not able to do that. Things are getting worse and I see nothing likely to change. During WWII the Big Three transformed their economies to produce aircraft carriers, landing craft, tanks, artillery and everything else to bring Allied victory. Today…