Smoke Screen?

Do you really need to see anything else?

Donald Trump emerging from his shadow in a magical mist on the first night of the Republican Convention should have told any reasonable minded American all they need to know about what "The Donald" thinks of himself -- and more importantly, who he'll put first as commander-in-chief.

Reality TV at its best.

Dynamic Duo or Odd Couple?

Talk about delusions of grandeur.

Leslie Stahl's 60 Minutes interview of Donald Trump and Mike Pence exposed the newly-minted Republican ticket as a political Odd Couple.

Oscar and Felix have nothing on these guys.

Trump did little more than talk about making America "safe" and "great" while ducking Stahl's direct questions about how he would accomplish this.

Trump also promoted himself and an agreeable Pence as the alleged tough "law and order" candidates, this just a day after picking Pence.

Yes, he is a Christian, Pence told Stahl. Then Trump awkwardly tried to claim the same.

Stahl exposed Trump's double standard. The Donald brushed off the fact that his new running mate Pence voted for the Iraq War, something Trump has harshly and repeatedly criticized Clinton for.

Trump also appeared to back off his call for a ban on Muslims entering the country, and had Pence trying to explain it away, ineffectively.

In all, Trump and Pence didn't appear nearly ready to lead this country.

Trump Feeding Violence?

Right about now seems like a good time to seriously consider the extent to which presumed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is directly, or indirectly, promoting the panic and deadly violence that has plagued this country and parts of the world in recent weeks.

Before dismissing this notion as simply silly, the fact is that a demagogue endorsed by a major political party for president of the United States, has a way of inspiring and feeding on such chaos.

Isn't it about time the American people consider that this country's most dangerous home-bred terrorist is Trump himself?

Trump Attracts Fakes

Indiana Governor Mike Pence's gushing endorsement of Donald Trump the other day at a rally was sickening.

We Need Honesty To Overcome Hatred

Until American are honest with themselves about their racial prejudices, until they admit that there in fact is a societal problem such as racial discrimination, little will change.

If we want to end the injustice we need to take a sober look at ourselves. We need to embrace the truth. We need to recognize that yes, there is are lingering racial tensions.

Then we need to explore why and work peacefully toward reconciliation. Perfect love casts out fear.

Repubs Look Desperate Grilling Comey

True to form Republicans are making a mountain out of  a mole hill, trying to peg Hillary Clinton as some sort of double agent, wasting taxpayers funds on a witch hunt, forever pursuing, displaying a double standard.