by Doug Thompson | Jan 22, 2017 | Musings, News
New President Donald Trump, sworn-in on the front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, spent his first full day in office Saturday doing what he does best. Lying. Trump dispatched his press secretary, Sean Spicer, to stand in front of the media and claim: “This was...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 17, 2017 | Musings
A light drizzle falls outside my studio window this morning at 6 a.m. I didn’t realize it until seeing drops of water on the window as I picked up my coffee cup and headed downstairs for a refill after spending the two hours before editing stories for web...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 30, 2015 | Musings, News
Walked away from a infuriating series of Facebook posts Tuesday because of the bigotry, hate and stupidity aimed at the President of the United States. While I am not a fan of Barack Obama and feel that he disappointed a lot of people who voted for him, the open...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 21, 2015 | Musings
As each year passes in the spectacle-driven drama called lackluster government of the United States, the annual State of the Union address features, at best, a failed President addressing a failed Congress as part of a failed system. At best, Barack Obama is a...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 2, 2014 | Musings
Those opposed to Obamacare and who constantly claim it can’t even meet simple goals took a hit Tuesday when President Barack Obama went to the microphone at the White House in Washington and announced the official signup number from the last-minute rush at the...