Jan 2021. Vice President Kamala Harris

Joe Biden’s vice presidential nomination made her name by carefully weaving between moderate Democrats and radical socialists. The old photograph shows two children sitting together by the pond, doing experiments involving tadpoles. The boy has a Beatles-ish bowl haircut; the girl’s hair is “wild”. He is future San Francisco city councilman Aaron Peskin; she is… Continue reading Jan 2021. Vice President Kamala Harris

Jan 2021. The Inauguration of Biden

The inauguration of a new president is a day that usually follows decades of custom and precedent. A day that follows a routine set in stone. Well, you can forget all that this year. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will still take the oath, of course, to make them officially US president and vice-president, but… Continue reading Jan 2021. The Inauguration of Biden

Jan 2021. Washington Prior to Inauguration Part 2

Daniel Nelson of Los Angeles sells shirts and flags prior to the Inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of The United States. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Washington went into overdrive mode prior to the US Inauguration. Included is the deployment of a large number of National Guardsmen, who have already begun to arrive in the city. Many are being called up for duty from surrounding states. Speaking to the press, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said… Continue reading Jan 2021. Washington Prior to Inauguration Part 2

Jan 2021. Washington Prior to Inauguration Part 1

Following the storming of the Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, in which five people died, the authorities in the city have called in the National Guard to reinforce security to protect the inauguration of President-Elect Biden on January 20. Potentially placing unprecedented numbers of National Guardsmen on the streets of the U.S. capital.… Continue reading Jan 2021. Washington Prior to Inauguration Part 1

Jan 2021. US Supposed Game Changer

Faced with the likelihood that his party will lose its Senate majority and fed up with a group of Republican senators pushing an effort to invalidate the Electoral College vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a stunning and searing rebuke of the President and many within the GOP. “The voters, the courts, and the… Continue reading Jan 2021. US Supposed Game Changer