Category Archives: Tom’s Tidbits

Tom’s Tidbits- The goose is cooked while the gander goes free

Posted on March 13, 2019 by tomdwyer

Greetings, Crime and punishment have dominated the news the past two years, but pick the past two decades, centuries, or millennia… the questions of what crime is, who should be punished, or what ‘appropriate punishment’ means are as old as … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Who are we? Who do we WANT to be?

Posted on February 18, 2019 by tomdwyer

Greetings, In 1992, Ross Perot’s running mate Admiral James Stockdale became famous for two questions… “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” Stockdale asked as self-deprecating humor, but I wonder if every political campaign shouldn’t start with exactly those … Continue reading →

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Emergency. Emergency! EMERGENCY! No.

Posted on January 4, 2019 by tomdwyer

Greetings, DONALD TRUMP DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY! He’s not ‘thinking’ about it, he’s DONE it… three times, actually, once in 2017 and twice in 2018. (In a painful spasm of irony, one of these declarations even enabled sanctions “in the … Continue reading →

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Freedom Is Participation In Power. Choose To Be Free.

Posted on October 26, 2018 by tomdwyer

Greetings, In October Barack Obama said “the threat to our democracy does not come from one person in the White House or Republicans in Congress or big money lobbyists. The biggest threat to our democracy is indifference.” He is correct … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- John McCain’s final act of service

Posted on September 5, 2018 by tomdwyer

Greetings, John McCain, United States Senator from Arizona since 1987, has died. McCain was loved and respected by his friends, and if not loved, at least grudgingly respected by his enemies. I’m not going to add more adulation or snipe … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 July-August, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged death, funeral, mccain, politics, tidbits, tom, Tom's Tidbits, trump | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- Ethics are annoying. Why bother?

Posted on May 30, 2018 by tomdwyer

“If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.” -Thomas More Greetings, I’m very proud and excited this month to announce that Tom Dwyer Automotive has been recognized with the Rotary Club’s 2018 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 June, 2018 May-June, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged Commission, ethics, ethics in business, ethics in staff supervision, rotary club, service advisors, tidbits, tom dwyer | Comments Off

What, precisely, is a “Domestic Enemy”?

Posted on March 28, 2018 by tomdwyer

What, precisely, is a “Domestic Enemy”? Greetings, Members of Congress and the Judiciary, enlistees in the military and intelligence, even some local police jurisdictions swear oaths to defend the Constitution against “all enemies, foreign and domestic”. It seems easy enough … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Feb-Mar NL, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged all enemies foreign and domestic, constitution, corporate people, corporations, cruz, domestic enemy, government, koch, mcconnell, oath, pelosi, reid, ryan, schumer, tidbits, trump | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- There’s hope after Dope… dim, dim hope, but hope!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by tomdwyer

Greetings, In January 2017 I promised an addition to our newsletter, TRUMPWATCH, in which we’d “…try to keep track of the most egregious lies, the most insane policies, the most blatant violations of Constitution and basic human values that the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Dec-Jan, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged bush, corruption, deceit, hope, lies, Obama, tom, Tom's Tidbits, trump, trump watch, trumpwatch | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- We’ve been in Sellwood 30 years. With your help, we’ll be here 30 more!

Posted on November 17, 2017 by tomdwyer

Greetings, Why would any sane person start their own business? The romantic notion is of a driven entrepreneur working well over 80 hours a week against long odds, to avoid working 40 for others. Their mission is sustained by a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Oct-Nov, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged 30 years, anniversary, auto shop, sellwood, tidbits, Tom's Tidbits, vehicle | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- Trump… why wouldn’t America vote for him?

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

Greetings, About 60% of Americas aren’t tired of winning after eight months of Trump but at least the Democratic Leadership is feeling good. They see big wins on the horizon but without significant changes those wins might never materialize. The … Continue reading →