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Monthly Archives: April 2022

Of legal weed and monkeys on the wing

UncategorizedBy John YoungApril 25, 2022Leave a comment

         Why did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott back down and revoke the wrench he threw into truck traffic at the border?           Because it caused produce to rot and manufacturers to gasp for precious parts?           Because it broke the law – trade and borders being Congress’ responsibility?           Because it was…

The shrinking tent of Trump’s GOP

UncategorizedBy John YoungApril 18, 2022Leave a comment

            “Big Tent Party.” The words still ring in my ears.             It was the 1992 GOP National Convention, which I covered at the Houston Astrodome, and the party wanted us all to know it welcomed all sorts.             Thirty years later, the party has become, without apology, a closed…

I pledge allegiance to her right to sit

UncategorizedBy John YoungApril 11, 20221 Comment

Mari Oliver is my hero. Me and Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Abe Lincoln and so many people of consequence. Much more consequence than, say, responsible figures at her school who harassed her because she would not recite the Pledge of Allegiance as Texas requires classes to do. Much more consequence than the lawmakers who made…

So, GOP, now lying is disqualifying?

UncategorizedBy John YoungApril 4, 2022Leave a comment

The purpose here is not to defend Madison Cawthorn. Madison Cawthorn is indefensible With Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert and Paul Gosar, he’s a member in good standing of the Congressional National Embarrassment Caucus. The Republican from North Carolina is 26 but acts a decade younger. This tendency got him in…

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