Joe Biden learned a lot of things under Barack Obama — but reaching across the aisle wasn’t one of them. That’s become quite apparent in the last week, as the new president charges ahead with a controversial COVID relief package that almost no Republicans support. Aides say the new president is trying to “avoid the […]
I occasionally ask people if they’re aware of a layer of government that has far reaching authority over our local region, stretching from north Portland to Wilsonville, and Forest Grove to Troutdale? Most are surprised to discover I’m referring to METRO, the only regional government of its kind. When people hear of METRO, many visualize […]
The word “discernment” has a basic definition which is the ability to judge well, a refinement, cultivation, and sophistication. There is also a Christian definition which discernment in that sense is “perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtaining spiritual direction and understanding”. In these trying times it is important to use […]
For spectators, it may be the most entertaining tradition in the U.S. Senate. The members either pretend to hate it or actually do, but the stories that come out of vote-a-ramas are legendary. Quirky and humanizing, the political all-nighters are painful for both parties, but they always seem to produce funny anecdotes like back-room poker […]
Perhaps the most sinister and dangerous lie the left has beaten into the brains of unthinking Americans is that there is strength in diversity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Diversity, as the first syllable in the word implies, divides. It does not unify. It fractures, debilitates, and diffuses. Energy that could be harnessed […]
We wake up to a Country gone mad…to a World gone mad…just like it has been for the past several years. Those who follow Bible Prophecy are not surprised. Indeed, we Believers—Believers that Jesus Christ was the Son of God who died for our sins and rose again—we consider it par for the course. The […]
Let me start by saying that I believe Donald Trump won the 2020 Presidential Election, only to have it stolen from him by the usual suspects I so well remember from my days living in Chicago: the Democrat Party. There was so much evidence of malfeasance, from statistical evidence, to mysterious dumps of results for […]
Some frown on it and park benches hate it, but chewing gum has many surprising benefits Amid 40+ years in politics and public policy, I sometimes enjoy forays into other topics, like natural and artificial coral reefs, scuba diving, and medical and scientific advances over the centuries. As a regular user, I’ve enjoyed the pop […]
There were two things that the Framers understood to be abundantly clear. One, the United States would necessarily be a nation comprised of individuals. And two, those individuals, no matter how strong in their beliefs, had to respect each other through the embrace of compromise. Today, the Marxist-Progressives of the Left are extending a call […]
One threatens our democracy, the other promises hope for economy, environment and country. We’ve heard about “nuclear options” since Harry was still Senator Reid. America now faces two major nuclear options: one involves political power, the other power to run an energy-dependent economy. In the political arena, President Biden and his allies are already going […]