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Trump Economy, Miss America, Liberal Self Destruction

I love reporting from Trumpland (aka the USA). One thing is certain. Life is never dull around President Trump. This is the greatest time to be alive for comedians, radio and TV talk show hosts and columnists. I’ve got it made! First to the economy. My last column reported on “the Trump Miracle.” The U.S. economy is […]

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The Inspector General’s Whitewash of FBI Crimes

— Published with Permission of ConservativeHQ.com — For the past several months those wishing to stall action on the obvious misdeeds of the Obama-era Department of Justice and FBI have been saying “wait for the Inspector General’s report,” however, the much-anticipated Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s conduct during the 2016 election […]

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The Avista-Hydro One Scam EXPOSED

These are the facts: Fact 1 – The CEO and board of Avista Corp would receive $51 Million upon close of the merger. Fact 2 – The existing stockholders of Avista would receive a premium of 24% for their shares during mandated buyback at the close of the merger. Fact 3 – Hydro One is a company owned by […]

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Why Stop Hydro One and Ontario’s Control of Avista

The red arrow in the above image shows the cost of electricity in Hydro One’s territory in Canada at 36 cents per kilowatt hour. If Hydro One takes over, this is what is coming to Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Oregon. PHOTO (right): Idaho Public Utilities Commission Hearing on Avista takeover by Canada’s Hydro One […]

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Trump Proves Torture Works

Liberals hate torture. They claim it doesn’t work. Sorry, but President Trump just proved torture works. No, I’m not talking about beatings, stabbings, electric prods, or even waterboarding. I’m talking about the slow, relentless monotony of something akin to Chinese Water Torture. “Drip, drip, drip.” Eventually, that kind of relentless, subtle torture drives people crazy. Trump concluded […]

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RINOs are Worse than Crazy Democrats

I remember when Halloween was the scariest night of the year. Now, it’s Election night. Shortly after of the election, transformations begin appearing among Republicans revealing people most of us should despise, RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) who are not honoring their oaths to our Constitutions, U.S. and state, and not taking their great GOP […]

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Service, Not Power

1796 “Friends and Fellow-Citizens: “The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Fourth Amendment’s Restriction on Warrantless Searches

— Published with Permission of TheNewAmerican.com — In a lopsided 8 to 1 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has restored a section of the barricade to government intrusion originally erected by the Founders in the Fourth Amendment. Most commentators were busy this past week breaking down the high court’s June 4 decision […]

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Chris Matthews’ false idea of equality

— Published with Permission of ReNewAmerica.com — “A true democrat, lowercase ‘d,’ thinks they’re no better than anybody else. That’s what a Democrat is. And the party regains that when white, black, Hispanic people, everybody, starts to think of themselves as one of them instead of being better than them.” Chris Matthews is almost right […]

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The Dutiful Citizen

1796 “I beg you, at the same time, to do me the justice to be assured that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my […]

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The Truth About Nampa’s Wastewater Treatment Plant

Nampa citizens recently passed a bond that will pay for upgrades to its wastewater system. The bond authorizes funding up to $165 million dollars with an average sewer rate increase of 16.75% each year over the next 7 years, with “… totals of $279.2M in capital investments between 2018 and 2040.”, a fact that was […]

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Amtrak’s decision to degrade service threatens its future

— Published with Permission of HeraldandNews.com — In February, Amtrak deeply downgraded Northwest sleeper service on the Coast Starlight, its most heavily used long-distance train. The train’s elegant Pacific Parlour Car (the dedicated sleeper diner/lounge), was removed. While the train retains the coach diner/lounge (now for all riders), this train is so popular that the […]

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