All the President's Men

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Déjà Vu all over again. The term déjà vu is French and it means, literally, already seen. Those who have experienced the feeling describe it as an overwhelming sense of familiarity with something that shouldn't be familiar at all. 

The classic Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman movie tell the story of the infamous Watergate Republican Party scandal.

Scotland Bound Trump?

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So he's thinking about moving to Scotland? Perhaps the self-described law and order politician wants to avoid the long arm of the law.

Here are some facts we’ve collected and believe would be beneficial if he's thinking of making the move—they are, at least, things he would’ve liked to have had a better understanding of before he moved. But some might word to the wise tips and tricks he might not have thought about before moving to Scotland.

USA Top Guns Campaign

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Georgia voters decide the balance of US Senate power today that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

The GOP is unified against Biden’s plans for health care, environmental protection and civil rights, but some fear that outgoing President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to undermine the integrity of the nation’s voting systems may discourage voters in Georgia.

GOP Desperados

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desperado is someone tantamount to a loner, and the way these titular characters are being presented as those who are afraid. 

Kelly Loeffler has reached out, David Perdue has, Nikki Haley, Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump Jr, and POTUS among many others.

Cuba To USA

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I was born in the Pearl of the Antilles around the middle of the century, but I am not able to return to my homeland under the present circumstances. The description was reportedly coined by a European artist whose 1873 book of illustrations bears the title "The Pearl of the Antilles."

A Know-Nothing Party?

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Will there be a dissolution or implosion of the GOP and does it relaunch into another political party that is no longer a national Cult?

Some Republican politicians are voicing their concern for the future of the grand old party.  The Republican Party name was

christened in an editorial written by New York newspaper magnate Horace Greeley. Greeley printed in June 1854: "We

should not care much whether those thus united against slavery were designated 'Whig,' 'Free Democrat' or something

Take Your Veto and Shove It

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US Congress is standing up to Trump and basically tells him to take his veto and shove it where the sun doesn't shine. Congress has overturned his dumb veto of the mammoth annual defense bill, marking the first veto override near the end of his one term, and now lame-duck presidency. However, More than a dozen House Democrats wound up voting no on the "bloated" $740B military budget.

My Worst #NewYearsEve

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My worst #NewYearsEve was spent as a young news field producer in 1983 when #FALN, a Puerto Rican terrorist group was reportedly responsible for a series of bombings on New Year's Eve that rocked four government buildings in #NYC and seriously injured three police officers.

These blasts also struck #NYPD Police Headquarters, two Federal buildings, and the Brooklyn Courthouse during a 90-minute reign of terror.

Kiss At Your Own Risk

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The mysterious origins of the New Year's Eve smooch are interesting, to say the least. I don't know about you, but I plan to be holding and kissing my honey at midnight.

The origins of the USA kiss is not clear. German immigrants’ New Year’s Eve parties in the mid-19th century would have helped spread the idea of ringing in the year with a kiss, but Europeans do not have a monopoly on kissing.