Governor Chris Christie said he was “not going away” while suspending his presidential campaign. Fantastic news since he is the person who really knowns Donald Trump.  He left no doubt he is committed to preventing Trumps return to the oval office. It didn’t take long...

OUT                                                                                         IN House Speaker Johnson                                                      Who Knows Gov. Ron DeSantis                                                               Ms,...

Not all races are political, there is horse racing. Many readers of this blog including my wife & I have been involved with horse racing over the years.  She claims to have cut her teeth “on the rail” at Charles Town! Being native West Virginians a piece in...

Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster and moderator of the New York Times Opinion focus group series, took a usual look at the 2016 presidential race vs the 2024 one in progress. Below are excerpts from Ms. Anderson piece “How Trump is Running Differently...

Since posting Robert Kagan opinion piece about a Trump dictatorship he has written a second.  Some of his readers were unhappy he did not offer a solution.  Below are excerpts from his response. “Can a Trump dictatorship still be prevented? Yes. It does not require a...

Posted on this blog earlier was an article from The Washington Post.  I failed to point out those without a subscription to The Post would be required to enter their email address to read the entire piece.  Our apologies

Since reading an opinion piece last month “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable.  We should stop pretending.”  The points made by the author are worth considering and worth my time to read.  After much thought and a couple re-reads, I decided to post on...

…history in my home WV county…Randolph now has more registered Republicans than Democrats…Mary Heineman…who guided my political career must be smiling from Maplewood Cemetery…congratulations to Carolyn Jackson GOP Chair in Randolph. Looks like FL Congressman Matt...

Democracy is at stake in the 2024 election at all levels.  One of the greatest threats is the loss of local newspapers.  As a native West Virginian and advocate for rural America my immediate concern is how rural areas are being impacted. A report “The State of Local...

MAGA is the Republican Party.  The remnants sit on Capitol Hill masquerading as the Republican National Committee in a building dedicated by President Nixon in 1971. The building has not been abandoned.  However, Republicans are leaving the party.  The party structure...