As I am writing this column, President Donald Trump has only two days left in his presidency. Then he will go into retirement. It must be hard for him to accept that he would be a one-term president being defeated by President-elect Joe Biden by a stunning eight million votes! Yet he claims that he was cheated. He… Read More »
With a 21-gun salute, a color guard, marching band, and red carpet, ex-President Donald Trump bade good-bye to a handful of his followers at the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews at about 10 am on January 20, 2020. Two hours later President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took his oath of office at the Capitol. But peaceful transition came… Read More »
Marissa Odi Gonzales has been arrested recently as reported by Detective Ruth Moran for scamming multiple victims for more that $100,000. As of press time. she has been released, and a virtual court hearing has been set. Marissa Odi Gonzalez was the subject of this rally that was held in front of her restaurant, The Chelsea Place at… Read More »
As we bid the year 2020 goodbye with a sigh of relief knowing that 2021 can’t be worse than 2020, my apprehension remains the same. With more than 20 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 350,000 deaths and adding 3,000 every day to the death toll, I wonder when will this plague ever end? For one thing,… Read More »
In three days, three events occurred that changed the political landscape of the U.S. for the next two or four years, or perhaps, for decades to come. On January 5, the state of Georgia – long a Republican bastion – elected two Democrats to replace two Republican senators. Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeated Republicans Kelly Loeffler… Read More »
The ongoing saga down south in the USA has kept me sleep-deprived from following all the “shenanigans” or as president-elect Biden says “malarkey” (love it! So quaint. I mean, of course the word “malarkey” and not the shocking riot). I never imagined there would come a day when my attention would be riveted on the goings-on in the… Read More »
Once again, President Donald J. Trump played the game of “chicken” when he held up the $900 billion COVID relief stimulus bill by demanding that direct payments to the people be increased to $2,000 per person. Speaker Pelosi responded that she would go along with the $2,000 direct payment wanted by Trump. But the Republican majority in the… Read More »
Under the Christmas tree is a present to have, to hold and to cherish. Up the same tree is a better brighter future that an angel or a star may lead and inspire us to seek. Remember Kings Gaspar, Melchor and Baltazar whose wise judgment is celebrated on the first Sunday of January? They followed the Shining Light… Read More »
It was revealed a week ago that Russia was hacking at least eight U.S. government computer networks. It is not known at this time how the Russians were able to penetrate America’s top-secret government networks security secrets including the State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Pentagon, Treasury, Commerce, and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons… Read More »
According to President-elect Joe Biden, President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede was “embarrassing and would reflect poorly on his legacy.” Indeed, a leader is measured and remembered by his or her last act in office. And Trump, since he lost the election on November 3, has manifested a strange behavior that makes him look like a sore loser. And as the… Read More »