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A Kid with a Pistol

Electing Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America is proving akin to handing a three-year-old a loaded pistol.

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452. Racism in the Oval Office
451. Symptoms
450. Cold-Blooded Murder
449. It’s Simple
448. Piggy
447. A Child with a Pistol
446. The Great Trumpsby
445. Narcissist Exposed
444. Right Wing Madness
443. Guns Kill
442. What’s Wrong with This Picture?
441. The “Stable Genious”–Again
440. The Stable Genious
439. Lao Tzu 71
438. The Cancer
437. It’s All Wrong
436. Wide and Shallow
435. Nobel Peace Prize President
434. ICE
433. Presidents
432. Do Something!!!
431. Fascist Manifesto
430. Trumped-up Charges
429. The “Interview”
428. Lao Tzu 81
427. Money and Happiness
426. Martial Law
425. Love and Compassion
424. Maddening and Terrifying
423. Wanna-be Dictator
422. Freedom of Speech II
421. Repugnant
420. Freedom of Speech
419. The Real Jesus
418. Assassins
417. Wheels
416. An Irony
415. Weighty Tome
414. A Shameless Plug
413. Seeing and Speaking With God
412. Lao Tzu 58
411. Lao Tzu 57
410. Upending Republican Precepts
409. Fiddlin’ With Trump
408. Holy Writ
407. Lao Tzu 53
406. Cause for Alarm
405. Miscellaneous
404. Lao Tzu 49
403. On Socialism
402. Madman in the Oval Office
401. Presidential Ethics
400. Of Darkness and Danger
399. Made In China
398. We Were Warned
397. Our Illegal Dilemma
396. What Next?
395. Please Watch
394. Trump Unhinged
393. The Enemy Within
392. The Conservative Creed
391. Donald’s National Sales Tax
390. I’m Puzzled
389. A Clear and Present Danger
388. Self-evident Truths
387. Biden’s Headaches
386. Trump’s Slander
385. Somebody Had to Pay
384. King Makers
383. Two Questions
382. MAGA’s Creed
381. The Human Dilemma
380. Looking For Love
379. SPOILER ALERT!
378. Deportation: Joe v Don
377. Karl Rove on January 6
376. On Easter
375. Gaming the System
374. About Energy
373. Justice
372. An Enigma
371. Sixth-Grade Bullies
370. In Case You Wonder
369. Who?
368. Puppets
367. Think About It!
366. Think About It!
365. Full Immunity
364. The Iowa Caucus
363. Hate and Love
362. Joe’s Market Collapse
36. 1. Blood Poisoning
360. Something’s Wrong
359. Executive Privilege and the Law
358. Yet Another Trump Dodge
357. Trumpism
356. A Guardhouse Lawyer’s Brief
355. In Case You Missed It
354. Drug of Choice
353. Old or Crazy? Your Choice
352. Jousting With Windmills
351. Lock Him Up
350. Donald’s Documents
349. The End of The Grand Old Party?
348. “The Founders Anticipated the Threat of Trump”
347. Shameless Plug.
346. Dismantling the Deep State
345. Trumpian Logic
344. Under the Orange Nest
343. Protecting Donald
342. The Sad Case of Donald Trump
341. The Great White Hope
340. A Lazy Man’s Bike Tour
339. Trumpian Gaslighting
338. Root of Anger
337. The Tragic Insanity of Guns in America
336. Tool of Choice–Again
335. Wisdom
334. Seeing Nobody
333. The Circus
332. Viewers and Mushrooms
331. Out-Foxed
330. About Character
329. Truth
328. Trumped
327. The Question
326. Intent
325. What Now?
324. Prejudice
323. Unfair? Political?
322. It Worked!
321. About Love
320. MAGA Creed
319. Two Nightmares
318. Self
317. Julius, Donald, Samwise
316. The Cancer
315. RICO
314. EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW
313. Donald’s Express
312. Overdue
311. Florida’s History Revisited
310. From Grantland Rice
309. Mean People
308. What Was He Thinking?
307. Counsel For The Defense
306. Ignorance and Illusion
305. Mass Murderer
304. Biden’s “Mess”
303. Urban Gunslinger
302. Who?”
301. Gunfight
300. Check It Out!
299. A Third-Grader’s Threat
298. Desperate Times
297. Counsel for Insurrectionists
296. My Bike Ride
295. Seditious Conspiracy
294. Gunfire
293. Pure Greed
292. A Well Regulated Militia?
291. The Wily Fox
290. High-Tech Guerilla Warfare
289. The Right to Bear Arms
288. Getting Along
287. Troubles
286. Wearing the Pants
285. QAnon
284. EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW
283. The Answer
282. M*A*S*H Wisdom
281. Mark Twain Advise
280. Suffering
279. Dictators
278. Shameless Request
277. Perspective
276. Praising Putin
275. Trumping Putin
274. The Red Hills Ivey-mander
273. A Ray of Hope
272. You Have to Wonder
271. Teachers
270. Thoughts on Jeff’s Post
269. Contrast in Character
268. So Unfair
267. Feeling Old
266. Hugging and Kissing
265.Five Truths
264. The Big Lie
263. COVID-19 Stats
262. Trump’s Kool Aid
261. Choices
260. Pugilists
259. Playing The End Game
258. What Happened to the Music?
257. I Wonder? (Again)
256. About Sissies
255. See How It Feels (Reposted)
254. A Rock and A Hard Place
253. The Grand Old Party
252. Sourdough Autumn
251. It Just Ain’t So
250. Veterinary Medicine
249. I Wonder
248. Putin’s Piece
247. More On “What Happened?”
246. Compounding COVID-19
245. Worry
244. Bravery.
243. No Shame
242. It Was Treason!
241. “They”?
240. All The Love
239. My Fondest Childhood Memory
238. They Told Us So
237. Biking Across America Without Leaving Home
236. Confession
235. Capitalism, Communism, Socialism
234. Boys and Girls
233. The Poachers
232. Cognitive Testing
231. My Epitaph
230. Please Hear What I’m Not Saying
229. Civil Discourse
228. The View From In Here
227. Doing Time
226. Don and Liz
225. Crapshoot
224. Mormons and Mormonism
223. What Happened?
222. Playing Soldier.
221. Kleshas
220. Relief!
219. Guard Mount
218. Wrongful Death Revisited
217. Background Programs
216. Jim Crow Resurrected
215. Pill-Fill
214. Wrongful Death
213. American Rescue Package
212. To Kill A Mockingbird
211. CPAC
210. Why?
209. Profiles In Character
208. Animal Farm
207. Biden and Trump
206. The Trump Experiment
205. Seditious Conspiracy
204. Madness
203. The Swamp
202. The Deep State Conspiracy
201. Roller Coaster Or Bumper Car?
200. Left Behind
199. Dates In Infamy
198. The Steal
197. Thoughts On The Insurrection
196. Crossing The Rubicon
195. Cross The Stream
194. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, History and Doctrine, Questions and Issues
193. Wash Your Bowl
192. Gettin’ Old
191. Happiness
190. Fascists
189. Chipped
188. Gettin’ Old
187. The Graduate
186. An Older Gentleman (Again)
185. The Greatest Fraud In History
184. Balsa-wood Gliders
183. Live Theater
182. Who Do Ya Trust?
181. See How I Feels Revisited
180. Shameless Pitch
179. Housekeeping
178. And The Fight Goes On
177. Fighting Gravity
176. A Good Loser
175. Marty
174. “What’s In A Name?”
173. Windows
172. Brownshirts
171. Certifiably Insane!
170. Jr.
169. Trumponomics
168. Presidential Transition
167. Murder Weapons
166. Pandemic Confusion!
165. Beyond Despicable
164. Off With Their Heads!
163. The Pied Piper of D.C.
162. That’s Crazy!
161. What Happened?
160. How Times Change
159. The Great Shell Game
158. Photo Ops
157. The Dirt
156. Autumn Leaves
155. Racists
154. Losers and Suckers Revisited
153. QAnon
152. The Choice
151. Catfish
150. Losers and Suckers
149. From Day One
148. Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire!
147. Reminder
146. Trumpeters
145. Hate
144. Trump And Friends
143. Trumpian Craziness
142. I Won’t Vote For Donald J. Trump
141. See How If Feels (Again)
140. Go To Jail
139. Warning
138. Going Postal
137. A Disaster
136. A Weighty Tome Indeed
135. I’m Scared
134. An Older Gentleman
133. Cops
132. Standup
131. Law Enforcement and Mental Health
130. Donald
129. There’s Hope
128. Policing
127. Troops and Thugs
126. The Mask
125. Murder Weapons
114. The Speech
123. Snarky Blonds
122. Ignorance
121. Guess Who?
120. American History Revisited
119. COVID 19 Timeline
118. Christians
117. Yearning
116. Vandals
115. Dark Days For Donny
114. Good Cop – Bad Cop
113. Police
112. Behind The Mask
111. Call A Cop
110. Swords and Spears
109. A Big Deal
108. Without A Paddle
107. Criticism
106. New Site
105. American Presidens
104. My New Blog
103. Democracy
102. Old Man
101. Comic Relief
100. George Packer
99. Trumpism
98. The True Believer
97. Absolute Chaotic Disaster
96. Trump Fans
95. Today
94. Now
93. Leadership
92. 1,000,000
91. To The Rescue
90. Doc. Trump’s Cure
89. The Madness of King Donald Revisited
88 . Kill the Messenger
87. Comfort
86. Fear
85. Two Months With Trump
84. Air
83. Socialism
82. 2020
81. Who?
80. Witch-hunt
79. Snow Globe
78. The Crick
77. Impeachment
76. A New Deal
75. JUUL
74. The Madness of King Donald
73. Something Light
72. Out of Fear
71. Border Control
70. NRA . . . Again
69. Assault Weapons Control
68. Rats!
67. Fascism
66. The Rule of Law Revisited–Again!
65. Socialism
64. Deeply Troubling
63. Consume Protection
62. Selected Shorts
61. Old Age
60. Nevada
59. Under the Bus
58. Clear and Present Danger
57. Flimflam Man
56. President Donald
Trump’s Fabrications
and Lies
55. Department of Peace
54. Today
53. Unfair!
52. NRA
51. I Seen the Elephant
50. National Emergency 2
49. National Emergency
48. United States Presidents
47. See How it Feels
46. Who’s Driving?
45. What Next?
44. I Feel Sorry
43. My Devil and Angel
42. Live Theater
41. Mindfulness Revisted
40. Along the Way
39. Justice Expedited
38. Illusion
37. The Patriot
36. Body and Head
35. Hey . . . God
34. Confession
33. Men of Courage Explained
32. Men of Courage
31. As A Boy
30. Stuff
29. The Four-fold Way
28. Even Darkness Must Pass
27. Happiness
26. The Rule of Law Revisited
25. It Was Murder Part III
24. It Was Murder Part II
23. It Was Murder
22. Leo Love and Detta Fay
21. Old Ned Outloud
20. Deja Vu
19. Windows
18. Stop the Craziness
17. Putin’s Man Revisited
16. Marty
15. Writing
14. That Trobles Me
13. Mamas and Babies
12. Balsa-Wood Gliders
11. Putin’s Man
10. Fighting Gravity
9. Hansen Unplugged
8. Off-Again, On-Again Donny
7. A Spectrum
6. Mindfulness
5. The Rule of Law
4. Reality
3. Trump’s Stupid Wall
2. A Profile in Character
1. Tool of Choice

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