Author: mtc9393

Some out there agree with Trump that we can have good relations with Russia and not compromise the many ideals we profess to have as a nation. I suggest this is as foolish as the FBI’s belief you could partner up with high level organized crime figures such as members of the Mafia  or vicious…

You hardly hear a mention in Boston about the man Jim who allegedly terrorized Boston and its environs for 25 years. You don’t even here much about Jim from those in the media responsible for hyping up his reputation in order to line their pockets with money. It’s almost as if he never existed. The…

Reading an article the other day about Ireland it stated that the Catholic archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid  Martin, estimated that only 20% of the population are true believers in the Catholic Church. He went on to say: “I could spend all my time being concerned about the people who come to church, but they’re —…

Senator Chuck Grassley was talking the other day about the new tax bill. Senator Grassley is an 84-year- old Republican. He has been in Congress 42 years. He graduated from Iowa State Teachers College with a masters in 1956. From 1959 to 1975 he was in the Iowa House of Reps. The latter year he…

I have to admit that it is somewhat hard to write about the Senate vote last Saturday morning at 2:00 am on the new tax bill. In part because few know what is in the 479 pages (I thought taxes were going to be simplified) and because it has to go to conference to be…

I usually rise early and check on the BBC news among others. I’m not sure whether that is included in Trump’s description of “fake news” or not. I would note that a poll taken by Rasmussen showed the winner of the fake news trophy in the United States is Fox News so maybe he only…