Here along the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66, the characteristic of religiosity commensurate with the values of the political majority comes with the territory. I can personally attest that a strong religious atmosphere in Tulsa was the norm of my childhood and adolescence. Even as a young boy, the open competition among the…
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Picking up the pieces of shattered trust
So we never thought it could happen to us. I’m sure we would all love to think that. This particular train of thought is a familiar cerebral pathway unique to many of us who, either directly or indirectly, have ever had to negotiate their way through the fallout generated by the shambles such an awful…
Continue ReadingThe GOP’s pact with Satan
With total control of all levers of government, it is reasonable to state that it is high tide for the Republican Party as they hold majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress and hold the White House. One thing about high tides, they always eventually recede. I’m curious as to what all the receding…
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