President Biden gave his speech to the nation this week. It was billed as an explanation for why he suddenly withdrew from the presidential race when he had told everyone a day earlier that he was running for re-election. I don’t know what changed his mind, but it is evident that the powers inside the Democratic Party, the power brokers, …

Joe Biden’s eagerness for an early debate to demonstrate his readiness for a second term backfired. His performance was far from satisfactory, and if he repeats such a display, the fate of the presidential election could be sealed. President Biden could not put two sentences together without losing his train of thought, a dangerous lack of a state of mind …

When I first registered to vote, I was 18 years old. I did so as a Democrat. My parents were registered as Democrats, and almost everyone we knew was a Democrat. Republicans were few and far between. In those days, there were many factions within the Democratic Party. Some folks were liberal, some conservative, and some moderate, more liberal on …

It has been said that you will see everything if you live long enough. Well, I guess I have lived long enough to see things I never thought I would see. The assassinations of JFK, Martin Luther King, and Bobby Kennedy. The Vietnam War. Watergate and the resignation of a one-time very popular president. The taking of American hostages in …

Last week, LaPolitics, a publication that covers Louisiana politics and the state legislature, published a “hit” piece on my tenure as Chairman of the Louisiana Tax Commission (2016 – 2023), the state agency that oversees Louisiana’s 64 assessors, among other duties. The article included two interviews with disgruntled parties who appeared before the commission, one on a single tax refund …

Posted January 10, 2021. Reposted February 19, 2021 Last year, 2020, was a year many would like to forget.  Covid-19, hurricanes hitting home, and a presidential election that was forgettable at best.  The wish was that 2021 could not come soon enough.  Well, 2021 came; and, if the beginning of this year is any indication of what the rest of the year is …

Today is election day, and it is almost over.  The most contentious presidential election in modern times is about to come to an end.  For over one year the national media has focused on this election; and, in both corners of the political spectrum, the media has taken sides.  The traditional news outlets such as ABC, CBS, and NBC as well as cable …

A presidential election is just a few weeks away.  Republicans and democrats alike are sniping at one another.  President Donald Trump is on the ropes, and Joe Biden cannot believe that he may just become President after several failed tries. And then Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg dies last Friday bringing more drama to the continuing soap opera we call our …

Impeachment is a political process.  It is not a civil trial or a criminal proceeding.  Rather, impeachment is part of a political process that should not be taken lightly but is being exploited by democrats and republicans alike. Three U.S. Presidents have faced impeachment.  President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment came after the assassination of President Lincoln who had formulated a plan to peacefully reunite …

Democrats never did accept the results of the last election, and therefore it has been a foregone conclusion that at some point during his term President Donald Trump will be impeached by the democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.  Democrats have been looking for two and a half years for any charge or charges they could find that would serve as grounds …