We Have Work To Do! (June 2018 Version)

I attended the Placer County (CA) BOS meeting today. The GOP had recruited their members to come to the meeting and speak in support of the Placer BOS joining an amicus brief in the lawsuit against SB54, the California Values Act (aka Sanctuary State Law). The majority of the speakers were representing the Anti-SB54 point …

Eyes on the Prize

As some of you may know, I’m active with my local Democratic party. I’m a member of the Placer County Democratic Central Committee. With the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, we’ve had a tremendous increase of interest in our Democracy. This is a good thing. This new interest has sparked …

Turning Red States To Blue (part 1 of many)

Tonight I was speaking with my wife after a few too many Brandy Alexanders. While discussing / arguing about Paul Kingsnorth‘s book Real England in the context of the good old USA and in the shadow of the 2016 election, she was discussing the concept of “the little guy fighting the  big guy.” This is an important …