Category Archives: Trump
Tell your congress members: Enough already on Greenland and goons
When, oh, when will the Wisconsin congressional delegation take a loud, hard stand against new levels of outrageous policy coming out of the mind and mouth of President Donald Trump? His policies on taking over Greenland and putting armed goons … Read the rest
Despite national chaos, local positives are many
In contrast to the chaos coming out of the White House week after week, good news keeps popping up in the West Bend community. Here are couple of uncollected items to support that observation: One piece of good news is … Read the rest
Apology for Trump/Hegseth anti-Ukraine bias
This column on the Russia-Ukraine quagmire was written before President Trump’s “invasion” of Venezuela. There is an obvious parallel between Putin’s power plays against his neighbors and Trump’s muscling our former allies in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Like Putin, … Read the rest
2026, a political dead-end for Trump?
As 2025 closes and 2026 takes off, the outlook for the nation going forward will ride heavily on the assessment by citizens of the shock and awe strategies and tactics that President Trump and his administration imposed on the nation … Read the rest
How would Cheney have dealt with Putin?
What would Dick Cheney do? I was a colleague and friend of Cheney in the late 1960s when I had a Congressional Fellowship and he was on the staff of Donald Rumsfeld when he was congressman and later a Nixon … Read the rest
3rd West Bend protest assails Trump conduct
Buoyed by dramatic increases in President Trump’s disapproval ratings in the polls and MAGA losses in elections across the country Nov. 4, demonstrators continued to show their disagreement with the Trump agenda visually Saturday in four sign-stakeouts in West Bend. … Read the rest
10 million for Thanksgiving No Kings protest
“No Kings” protesters in Wisconsin and across the 50 states ended their massive, historic and amazingly peaceful demonstrations against the Trump agenda Saturday with high fives and by quickly asking: “What’s next?” Their signs, costumes, patriotic music and jokes sent … Read the rest
‘No Kings’ rallies grow from backlash
NO KINGS PROTEST 10-18-2025 Harsh and off-base criticism by Republican leaders of the pro-democracy protests backfired. The backlash against derogatory statements from Speaker Mike Johnson who slammed the No Kings protests as “hate America” rallies that would draw “the pro-Hamas … Read the rest
Guest Post: A Republic at the Edge
Today I'm sharing an important message from fellow Wisconsinite R.J. Johnson, president of the World Orphan Fund and longtime political consultant. A Republic at the Edge Our democracy feels like it’s standing at the edge of something vast and dark. … Read the rest
Please: More love, less hate from our CEO
This last weekend in West Bend was about as nice as life gets. The weather was near perfect, and the community’s parks were full of life. A huge cast of gifted adults and dozens of kids put on a terrific … Read the rest
