Category Archives: Tom’s Tidbits
Tom’s Tidbits- We were a cancer patient on fire. Are we any better now?
Greetings, The best metaphor for America today may be a medical one. Every country faces problems and every person faces the threat of disease, but ‘health’ is the ability to deal with these threats. For problems as simple as sniffles … Continue reading
Tom’s Tidbits for Feb 2021- Betrayed by Domestic Enemies
Betrayed by Domestic Enemies Greetings, I can’t get it out of my head. They swore an oath. In America, the one, the only thing that legitimizes a politician’s vast power is an oath to the Constitution… to We, The People … Continue reading
Tom’s Tidbits- Unity, much like respect, depends on actions
Greetings, The Trump era is officially over, and we are a tired and wounded people. Our ‘leaders’ are pushing the balm of Unity, but superficial unity can’t spackle over deep and real discord. Unity, as a goal instead of a … Continue reading
Tidbits for December 2020
Greetings, In these last two weeks of the most surreal year our country has seen so far, normality seems about as believable as Santa Claus. Our lives have been upended by disease, our economy destroyed, our government is in tatters. … Continue reading
Death by Denial
Greetings, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” Trump’s chilling remark hasn’t been tested literally (as of today), but the reasoning behind it has. 5th Avenue is in a city … Continue reading
Who are domestic enemies? The ones that want to steal your vote
Greetings! Federal employees take an oath to support and defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” It appears in the oaths of Representatives and Senators, members of the military, and most police organizations. (Interestingly, a President’s oath doesn’t … Continue reading
We can even learn from THAT debate!
Tom’s Tidbits The Debate was a disaster, but we can still learn from it Greetings, If you’re like me, you’re still slack-jawed at the desecration of human dignity, democratic principles, rational thought, and the vacuum of vision on display in … Continue reading
Welcome Republicans!
It’s official now… Biden v. Trump. I think Bernie had a better diagnosis of the country’s problems and a better prescription to fix them, and I think the Dems are missing a golden opportunity to reboot our country. I have … Continue reading
The Fed’s Occupation hits close to home. Too close.
Greetings, Fury. Absolute, blinding fury. That’s the only word I can find to describe my feelings that my home of Portland is currently occupied by illegal, unidentified, paramilitary pseudocops. In the short time they’ve been here, these mercenaries have picked … Continue reading
The fall of our political parties is not a spectator sport.
Greetings, Though I’m obviously not a constituent, I got a call a month ago about the race for New York’s 16th Congressional District. I almost blew it off, but instead I took time to listen and now I’m glad I … Continue reading