Time to Change the Channel, Mr. Trump, Before You Become LBJ and Vietnam
Defanging Iran and its global terror network is a noble goal. That being said, what's happening now is something else....
Gary McCarty
Gary McCarty is a retired journalist and communications specialist. He holds degrees in world history, U.S. history and journalism.
Trump’s Fantasy Armada to the Rescue of a Problem ‘Strait’ Out of the IRGC
A childish TV outburst by Secretary of Defense/War Pete Hegseth notwithstanding, the Trump administration clearly did not have a plan...
Trump Can’t Escape the ‘Strait’ Jacket Iran Fabricates
Khamenei Redux is here, and Iran is flexing its muscles in the Strait of Hormuz, the 21-mile passage that transports...
Trump Enters ‘Dubya’ Spin-o-Sphere with Iran Assessment
Stocks did a turnaround today when President Trump told a reporter that military action in Iran was "very complete." A...
Kristi Noem’s 2028 Presidential Campaign Cut Short
Now, there were lots of reasons to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, such as the mishandling ICE and calling everyone...
Shades of Dubya’s ‘Mission Accomplished’: Victory Declarations Can Come Back to Haunt
On May 1, 2003, President Geroge W. Bush, aka "Dubya," stood on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and proclaimed,...
Trump Succumbs to Another Form of TDS: Turncoat Derangement Syndrome
Three days into the war with Iran and President Trump is sullen, refusing to talk to reporters, and clearly freaked...
Standing in the Wings of the Iran War: President TACO with His Short Fuse
Watching BBC News, I was reminded during an interview with an Israeli pundit, who had previously predicted the Iranian onslaught...
Trump SOTU: ‘I Beat Inflation!’ — True, Provided You Buy Only Eggs
Food prices are up 10 percent since Trump 45 left office. Now, almost all of that can be attributed to...
Tired of Life? Canada Now Offers 24/7 Assisted Suicide
Maybe those highly favored Canadian hockey players, fresh from a shocking defeat by Trump USA in the Winter Olympics, may...
