Taunting Voters

I have a memory of several past Presidential elections. The year after my birth, Republican Dwight Eisenhower defeated his Democrat rival Adlai Stevenson. I was too young to remember that election or the one that followed when Eisenhower dispatched Stevenson again. The first presidential contest I recall was in 1960. Read more…

The Trust Deficit

Trust is an essential factor in relationships.  We learn that from the moment that our parents take us in their arms.  They are expressing love.  That loving care is the foundation for trust we extend to our mothers and fathers.  The people holding us are taking care of us.  We learn to trust them.  Then Read more…

Term Limits

Have you ever wondered why people get involved in politics?  I suppose there’s a bit of a crusader rabbit in all of us.  I confess to that.  That may explain why people would engage in politics.  They want to make things better.  Maybe.  When I was a member of the Read more…