GRUFF REALITY

Getty Images Our leaders in Washington seem to have forgotten what's important. Rather than putting aside differences for the betterment of our nation, they seek to find resolutions that give them the most for their "side".  It isn't bipartisan nor symbiotic. Rather, it's self-serving.  Case in point: the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.   Jon Stewart testifies for September 11 Victim Compensation Fund: "Accountability doesn’t appear to be something that occurs in this chamber…I'm sorry if I sound angry and undiplomatic, but I am angry, and you should be too." pic.twitter.com/njxJzSmzSJ — CSPAN (@cspan) June 11, 2019 My heart goes out to these men and women.  Although my husband was not part of this group, we have gone decades without answers for "Gulf War Syndrome".  The first responders of 9/11 share a similar fate concerning their health. Politicians don't want to step up and demand answers on their be...

Herald-Star , 16 Sept 2016 Today's winner of the Obtuse Opinion of the Week award is none other than Barry Bardone, adjutant for the Jefferson County Veterans Association, resident of Bloomingdale, Oh. The problem with Barry, outside of his ignorance, is that he spews his biased opinions in the form of letters to the Herald-Star editor and then points to the comments left by trolls as though they justify the veracity of his statements. Just as Bardone does not speak for all conservatives or republicans, the trolls do not speak of all those outside those two groups. Sadly, Bardone seems incapable of grasping the concept of 'troll', nor does he appear to grasp the notion that his approach is better suited for r/ShitPoliticsSays. This brings us to his latest rant:  To the editor: The reason progressive/communists are depressed (beside knowing that socialism doesn’t work 1 ) is that they get up every day trying to figure out which restr...

The malefactors are scrabbling out of the woodwork as we move closer towards November.  The populace must determine what is best for our nation. Sadly, most just vote a party line.  That's how we end up with people like Nathan Larson on a ballot. Never heard of him?  His " manifesto " seems a friendly read.  He states, "I, Nathan Larson, hereby announce my candidacy as a quasi-neoreactionary libertarian in Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2018. As Representative, my main agenda will be (1) stopping the war on drugs, (2) protecting gun ownership rights, and (3) putting an end to U.S. involvement in foreign wars arising from our country's alliance with Israel. I will also restore (4) benevolent white supremacy, (5) private borders, (6) patriarchy, (7) freedom of speech, (8) freedom from age restrictions, (9) suicide rights, (10) jury trial rights, (11) discrimination rights, and (12) free trade." People like this should be mandat...