The Rational Ram

I thought I’d lead this blog post with a photo that sadly fails to resonate with some people, but thankfully resonates with far more of us than the media will ever televise. I’m blessed to have friends and acquaintances from diverse backgrounds, nationalities, and ethnicities who understands and lives by the fact that this photo […]

Not much to say on this one that I didn’t cover in my Obamacare post, but if I were on the debate stage with the Democrats or with President Trump, this is what I would say with regard to healthcare… Firstly, I would reinstate the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate and give it bigger teeth. […]

(Source of photo: pagesix.com) Much to everyone’s joy (that he’s dead) or chagrin (that he now can’t talk or face prosecution), depending upon how you feel about Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire child molester/hebephile/accused sex trafficker, died today, ostensibly by his own hand (suicide). However, this post is not about a rich pervert who appears to […]

For the first entry of my hypothetical presidential candidacy series, I proffer my ideas for immigration reform. Let me preface by saying that I think the majority of Americans do not have a problem with immigration, but rather with illegal immigration. I am of the opinion (based on demonstrated actions) that illegal immigration is at […]

I thought I’d have a little fun in the midst of the early stages of the 2020 election season and start a series of blog posts articulating what my policy positions would be if I were running for president. For the record, I’d run as a Democrat, as that would be my best (and most […]

(Source of photo: YouTube.com) Keeping this entry pithy today… The common denominator that I see with most mass shooters has nothing to do with the typical excuses (yes, excuses) that are proffered in the media by the typical partisan pundits. To recapitulate those excuses: -video game violence -mental illness (always non-specific and generic) -broken home […]

(Source: BrainyQuote.com) President Trump and his supporters should be ecstatic in the aftermath of the latest round of Democratic Presidential Debates this past week. The candidates are busy tearing each other down, which is to be expected since they all wish to be president, but that isn’t the problem facing the party and its 2020 […]

Yet another senseless mass shooting within the same 24 hours as the El Paso shooting with 9 dead and 26 injured: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html?ofs=fbia Again, my condolences to the fallen victims and their families and my best wishes to the injured and uninjured survivors. As of this writing, the identity and motive of the dead shooter has […]

Three thoughts… Firstly, my condolences to the fallen victims and their families and my best wishes to the survivors. Secondly, my stance whenever these mass shootings occur is that the race and/or political ideology of the shooter is irrelevant. The shooter is responsible for his actions, no one else, especially and including Trump supporters. It’s […]

(Source of photo: https://drrichswier.com) Let me preface this post by saying that I don’t write blog posts on a schedule. Whenever the mood strikes me or I have a thought I want to convey, I just make the time to do it. Sometimes this leads to my posting three or four times in a day […]