The political uproar now raging across Westminster is getting hotter and louder. It all started – more or less – with a decision by the city council majority – Mayor Tri Ta […]
That uncivil civil war in Westminster
Why Pelosi is against impeaching Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing a sophisticated game. Since her Democrats took the House, she’s the one who has steadfastly fought off a hasty plunge into the impeachment of President Donald […]
Retorts: (We couldn’t) get into hot water
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts has the week off. Here is a classic Retorts from years past. Pat Ryan, in his sci-fi novel “Alas Babylon,” wrote that “civilization is like snow in the […]
Does Omar hold America in contempt?
Beto O’Rourke, the losing Texas senator candidate who bootstrapped his way into becoming a losing presidential candidate, had a message for refugees who had come to America: Your new country is a […]
Passion vs. politeness in today’s politics
What a sad debate between those who contend that Donald Trump fires off his increasingly hateful comments because he’s cleverly trying to distract and those who insist it’s because he simply has […]
A new class of homeless on the way?
As if the city and citizens of Westminster didn’t have enough on their plates what with recall efforts to remove all five council members from office, an angry split on the council […]
“Middle Class Joe” Biden is cashing in
The American middle class just got a lot richer. Joe Biden, who invariably and tiresomely refers to himself as “Middle-Class Joe,” made $15 million the first two years after the end of […]
Is this the return of “Archie Bunker”?
It’s obvious to many people that our president, Donald Trump, is really Archie Bunker in the age of social media. The problem is, we have to deal with President Bunker. He is […]
U.S. women are winners, not victims
The women of the U.S. national soccer team are famous for being extraordinary athletes, repeat world champions — and plaintiffs. The team’s lawsuit alleging pay discrimination against the U.S. Soccer Federation has […]
Franken: What the future may look like
Let’s give the highest praise possible to President Donald Trump: He didn’t mortify his country on Independence Day. Other than his Revolutionary War airport thingy, he stuck to the script and gave […]
