Category Archives: politics

They Are Coming For Your Pets

While I was celebrating Kamala’s absolute devouring of Trump last night,  my poor dog  Moe had nightmares about wild-eyed immigrants snatching and devouring him. Shaken to the core, Moe was working the phone late last night when he heard Trump claim they were

They Are Coming For Your Pets

While I was celebrating Kamala’s absolute devouring of Trump last night,  my poor dog  Moe had nightmares about wild-eyed immigrants snatching and devouring him. Shaken to the core, Moe was working the phone late last night when he heard Trump claim they were

Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?

Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s

Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?

Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s

Another School Shooting as America Sleeps

  Here we are again. Yawn. Another school shooting. Another day in America. Yawn. Let’s go back to sleep It has become so commonplace that this latest tragic shooting at  Apalechee High School in Georgia wasn’t even the lead story

Another School Shooting as America Sleeps

  Here we are again. Yawn. Another school shooting. Another day in America. Yawn. Let’s go back to sleep It has become so commonplace that this latest tragic shooting at  Apalechee High School in Georgia wasn’t even the lead story

Joy to the World DNC

Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,

Joy to the World DNC

Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,

America’s Dad

Last night I felt what my dog Moe must have felt when he finally came to live with me. Last night, watching Tim Walz at the Democratic rally in Philadelphia  I felt rescued. Safe. Normal. Hope. Joy. We’ve been starving

America’s Dad

Last night I felt what my dog Moe must have felt when he finally came to live with me. Last night, watching Tim Walz at the Democratic rally in Philadelphia  I felt rescued. Safe. Normal. Hope. Joy. We’ve been starving

I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz

I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born

I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz

I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born

Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing

  Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from

Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing

  Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from

Black Like Who?

    Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President,  Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at

Black Like Who?

    Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President,  Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed