Month: June 2019

Everyone keeps saying the Republicans are in trouble.. There is ample evidence to support this opinion. Lord knows, the Donald has made it difficult to overlook his constant lying on just about everything. We are left with a fundamental question: can we trust the Donald to keep his finger off the button, especially in a situation that might involve military considerations. Forgive me if I say this is doubtful, but we have no choice. Trump got elected because, when you combine his base with regular GOP voters, there are more “Republicans” than Democrats and because he personifies, in one human body, all the faults inherent in the Republican electorate, such as: indifference to human suffering, straight- faced mendacity, fiscal irresponsibility, whatever else you dislike about politicians, you will find it in the new GOP, and the Donald has it in spades. As long as there are lots of people who identify with the Republican tribe, the Donald will have a reliable base upon which Republicans can count to get them elected, regardless of their horrible border policies .

Howard F. Sosbee 1400 Weston Ridge Road Scotts Valley CA, 95066 831, 335, 8401 hfs@sosbee.com <mailto:hfs@sosbee.com>

. Practically every town, city, and metropolis in America has its hobo camp, usually or almost universally located on the outskirts of town, out of sight of “regular” people: and astride the railroad track which provides regular free transportation into and out of town in empty box cars. The camps are situated this way because the land they occupy is not much good for anything else. Santa Cruz County, believe it or not, has exactly such a place on its North side past Western Avenue. The only missing ingredient is regular freight train traffic, but a twice daily shuttle, provided by the County, could take care of transportation to downtown. The cost of the shuttle would be a small price to pay to get the camping problem out of town, and we would not be juggling the periodic and aggravating problem of where to allow the homeless to set up camp.
Howard F. Sosbee 1400 Weston Ridge Road Scotts Valley CA, 95066 831, 335, 8401 hfs@sosbee.com <mailto:hfs@sosbee.com>

[ This is for Thursday, June 6.]
Try, if you can, to imagine what Europe would be like today if the United States, led by Pres. Franklin D Roosevelt, had not established the Arsenal of Democracy which enabled Russia to withstand Hitler’s aggression, and equipped the Allied forces that eventually squashed the Nazi regime. Can you imagine?
Howard F. Sosbee 1400 Weston Ridge Road Scotts Valley CA, 95066 831, 335, 8401 hfs@sosbee.com <mailto:hfs@sosbee.com>