High Ground Underground

12/22/18 Troops out of Syria As I acknowledged during the 2016 election, Trump may be a bit of a loose cannon, but at least they sometimes shoot in the right direction, as opposed to one constantly pointing in the wrong direction (Hillary).   And that has definitely proven true with his surprisingly many shots in the right direction.   He’s had good instincts and/or surrounded himself with, and heeded the advice of, good advisors. I also said at the start of his presidency that I would criticize him when I felt that is warranted, to make sure he keeps to a conservative and wise path -- back then we were not sure how often he would.   While I have acknowledged his brash style and shortcomings in articulateness, I have felt that the Democrats and Left have that well-covered.   In fact, they seem to focus more on that, and unfounded conspiracy theories, than his policies.   His policies have generally been quite conservative and to my liking.   Bu...

The following is a collection in reverse chronological order of my Facebook posts and notes of primarily political nature from February to March of 2017. I'm catching up, after neglecting my blog during some personal medical issues.   This post i ncludes:  Another much-defamed but great president, the Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster, the neglected US military, the biased media, "deep state" leaks, Trump conspiracy theories, the need for American leadership, politicization of the Oscars, Trump's first address to Congress (a great speech), Presidents' Day & portraits, Trump impeachment & mental illness, the Left-Right civil war, the Flynn resignation, the 9th Circuit ruling on the immigration ban, and a North Vietnamese general's testimonial of how the biased media lost the war for the US at home -- a lesson for today. March 21 Question: Which American president is described here?: "To his detractors, ___ remained a backwo...