The Jaguar Pickup Truck In 2011 Stephanie and I had been married twenty years. I decided that since she had put up with me for that long, she needed a special anniversary gift. I thought a newer car would be appropriate, so we found a 2010 … [Read more...]
In The Middle of the Night in Italy – Universal Healthcare
August 28, 2016 - Sunday 3:50 AM Italy Time I woke this morning in Italy, preaching the gospel of Universal Health Care to myself. All the smart people in Florence are asleep. I was dreaming about that subject, Universal Healthcare, and woke on … [Read more...]
Chinese Communists Invade the US of A
According to the New York Times, Communists are building a rail car manufacturing plant in Springfield, Massachusetts. Can you believe it? If we remain still and quiet I am sure there will soon be a great hue and cry about the evils of communism, … [Read more...]
Harry Truman and the Republican Platform
It was 1948 and President Truman was fighting for his political life. The Man from Missouri had his back to the wall and was the underdog to his Republican Opponent, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. It is poignant to remember that … [Read more...]
The Best President
THE BEST PRESIDENT A recent, widely reported poll from Quinnipiac suggests that Barack Obama is the worst President since World War II. They reported this based on 33% of the 1,446 voters polled. The same poll laughably suggests that Ronald Reagan … [Read more...]
The Honey Bee Count
I have clover in my yard. Five years ago, I saw only one honey bee the entire summer. I'm not great about mowing as often as I should so there is usually plenty of clover in the spring. I have not seen a honey bee in my yard for the entire five … [Read more...]
Don’t Shoot! I want to grow up!
Blast from the Past: Bush Sells Louisiana Back to the French
President Bush and a giddy Jacques Chirac shake hands on the deal. Bush Sells Louisiana Back to the French BATON ROUGE, LA. - The White House announced today that President Bush has successfully sold the state of Louisiana back to the French … [Read more...]
The Lenda Sherrell Story
I grew up in this district in Pleasant Hill, a small community on the Cumberland Plateau. I am a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a BS in Business Education. After completing post graduate courses at UT Chattanooga, I sat for … [Read more...]
Dr. Mary Headrick calls Refusal to Expand Medicaid a Shameful Moral Failure”
Dr. Mary Headrick calls Tennessee's refusal to expand Medicaid to serve hundreds of thousands of our citizens “ a shameful moral failure” and asks the people of the 3rd District to support “Moral Monday” rallies in Tennessee. It's time to end this … [Read more...]