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After Giving Thanks, It’s Time to Save America

Posted on November 28, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 28, 2021 This was what my Thanksgiving was all about, ten children ranging from six months to almost nine years old, all grandchildren of me and my family members. They represent our futures, and they mean everything … Continue reading →

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A Ray of Hope

Posted on November 6, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 6, 2021 Last evening two notable events occurred. One was at a social gathering of my senior community, where I took a lot of razzing from my very purple friends. Their consensus was that henceforth I would … Continue reading →

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A Pox on Both Houses

Posted on September 27, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 27, 2021 This week will probably be the most difficult one this or any recent Congress has faced in years. The need for bipartisan agreement is more desperate now than at any time I can remember, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Baltimore Ravens, Biden Administration, bipartisan legislation, budget reconciliation, climate change, congress, credit rating, debt ceiling, default, Democrats, financial markets, infighting, infrastructure, Justin Tucker, Lamar Jackson, mid-term elections, Mitch McConnel, obstruction, Republicans, tax cuts, trump's base, voting rights | 3 Comments

It’s About Time

Posted on September 24, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 24, 2021 This isn’t about time travel, though the subject fascinates me. It’s about time as the enemy of progress, the antithesis of positive inertia for needed change. It’s about the basic truth that delay and procrastination … Continue reading →

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Saving Our Future

Posted on June 30, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 30, 2021 If it wasn’t obvious before last week, it should be now. Our country and the planet of which it is a small part are in trouble. The problem is more serious than petty politics, huge … Continue reading →

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Centrist Compromise May Be Our Last Hope

Posted on June 11, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 11, 2021 Although it’s been looking grim lately, all hope is not yet lost that the partisan impasse in Congress can be broken. That’s not to say that salvation from congressional gridlock is at hand, but why … Continue reading →

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Regulations and the People Who Hate Them

Posted on February 19, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 19, 2021 If we learned anything during the last few years it’s to be wary of anything that comes out of a politician’s mouth, especially when there’s a good chance there is a hidden agenda behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2016 election, Capitalism, compatibility, congress, constitution, environmental protection, executive branch, federal funding, federal laws, fire insurance, medicaid, power grids, reliability, social security act, socialism, state options, Tea Party, Texas, waivers | 3 Comments

The Coming Reckoning

Posted on January 11, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 11, 2021 There will be a reckoning for the Capitol insurrection. It’s not a question of “if” but “when.” And the when is critical right now, as right-wing militant groups enabled and incited by the president and … Continue reading →

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Voting in a Pandemic

Posted on July 31, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 31, 2020 Americans who were fearful of Trump’s relentless attacks on the Constitution and the Rule of Law, myself among them, have waited for three-and-a-half years for the single act that would tell us how much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2020 election, absentee voting, chaos, congress, Contstitution, COVID-19, fraud, kevin mccarthy, mail-in voting, Mitch McConnell, postpponing an election, Trump, voter suppression | 2 Comments

The Slow Death of Democracy – Part Two

Posted on June 12, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 12, 2020 No analogy is perfect. Brokerage firms warn us that past performance is not a guarantee of future success. Similarly, while the rise to power of Adolf Hitler has much in common with Donald Trump’s, America … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged absolute power, Adolf Hitler, Comstitution, congress, deep state, Donald Trump, Enabling Act, fake news, Franklin Roosevelt, free press, germany, Great Depression, labor unions, lies, Mitch McConnell, Nazism, Rule of Law, supreme court | 3 Comments

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Tag Archives: congress

After Giving Thanks, It’s Time to Save America

A Ray of Hope

A Pox on Both Houses

It’s About Time

Saving Our Future

Centrist Compromise May Be Our Last Hope

The Coming Reckoning

Voting in a Pandemic

The Slow Death of Democracy – Part Two

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