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Will someone please lend President Biden a history book? He thinks Georgia’s new voting integrity law is “Jim Crow on steroids.” And Georgia’s pretend ex-governor Stacey Abr... — Updated 4/10/2021

The pandemic of 2020 was a tragedy for the whole world. But our all-out war against the coronavirus taught Americans a bunch of important lessons. It proved that our political... — Updated 4/3/2021

I can hardly wait to see how President Biden’s second 100 days in office go. So far he’s ripped up Trump’s successful immigration policy by the roots, stopped work on the... — Updated 3/20/2021

So what was the big point of Oprah’s “bombshell” interview? Was it to watch Meghan Markle throw her husband’s family under the bus as a bunch of racists? Was it to prove... — Updated 3/13/2021

Say what you will about the personal and political failings of Donald Trump, at least he was an optimist. Along with being a cheerleader for America, he talked positively,... — Updated 2/27/2021

His fans knew it was coming, but they were still crushed to hear the news that Rush Limbaugh had died. His political enemies and the liberal mainstream media, on the other hand,... — Updated 2/20/2021

It’s not often you can watch a major event playing out on the national stage and predict with certainty how it will end, but this month that’s happened twice. The first was... — Updated 2/18/2021

It’s not right. It’s not fair. And, on top of all that, President Biden’s executive order allowing transgender males to compete against girls is going to destroy girls sports... — Updated 2/6/2021

Everyone agreed the inauguration ceremony was nice. Lady Gaga was Lady Gaga. Garth Brooks was Garth Brooks. Everyone also agreed President Joe Biden’s speech was nice. Nothing... — Updated 1/23/2021

Wednesday was a sad day for America. We watched the mob violence and lawlessness in Washington with a tear in our eye. We saw images of the Capitol stormed by hundreds of yahoos... — Updated 1/9/2021

What a difference a terrible year makes. Last year at this time, my wife, Colleen the travel agent, and I were getting ready to take 40 of her clients on a 15-day cruise out of Duba... — Updated 1/2/2021

Christmas in California has effectively been canceled by Emperor Gavin Newsom. And now it looks like here in L.A. we’re going to be locked in our basements by the local yahoos in... — Updated 12/19/2020

I thought I was going to escape the madness of the L.A. Lockdown. I thought if I rented a small weekend getaway house in a rural part of the state two hours north, my family and I... — Updated 12/12/2020

The state of California has felt like a minimum-security prison for eight months. In the name of fighting the pandemic and preventing our hospitals from being overwhelmed by COVID-1... — Updated 12/5/2020

Californians have suffered greatly in our crazy war against the China virus. Our economy is a wreck. Restaurants are dying off by the hundreds. Schools are half closed. Disneyland... — Updated 11/21/2020

Our politicians and leaders still don’t get it. They don’t seem to understand — or care — that China has already declared World War III. The Communist Party thugs who rule... — Updated 11/14/2020

It’s crazy political times like these that I long for how quickly, simply and peacefully the 1980 presidential election ended. That was the year President Jimmy Carter called my... — Updated 11/7/2020

It doesn’t matter who wins on Tuesday, America is in for big trouble. If it’s Joe Biden, the Democrat Party’s street gangs will celebrate by rioting in the streets. If Donald... — Updated 10/31/2020

Listen before you speak. My mother Jane Wyman taught me that sensible lesson a long, long time ago. And based on his fine performance at the second presidential debate on Thursday... — Updated 10/24/2020

Watching the Senate confirmation hearing of Amy Coney Barrett reminded me of the promise my father made to my sister Maureen to put the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. It's... — Updated 10/17/2020

The Kamala Harris-Mike Pence death match will go down in history as another forgettable vice presidential debate, but it had its pluses. It showed us two important things we... — Updated 10/10/2020

It didn’t matter what the findings of the Breonna Taylor grand jury were going to be. Black Lives Matters and their sympathizers were well prepared to riot on Wednesday night in L... — Updated 9/26/2020

Lots of people in politics and the media out here in California are blaming global warming for the 26 major wildfires that have killed at least 24, burned more than 3 million acres... — Updated 9/19/2020

Am I in hell, or just L.A.? The other day it was 121 degrees here. There’s so much smoke in the air from all the wildfires the sun looks like the moon. Everything’s closed... — Updated 9/12/2020

At least the media haven't politicized the weather reports - yet. Watching the next Category 4 hurricane hit Florida is about all I can stand to see on TV these days. The news and... — Updated 9/5/2020