David Brockert

challenge Sen. Johnson

Now that the Democrats are lining up to challenge Sen. Johnson, or whoever, for a Senate seat, I have some suggestions for ads. The first is to take Sen. Johnson’s ad about how Sen. Feingold supported collecting data relevant to climate change. It showed a few men in lab coats chasing some cows with bottlesContinue reading “challenge Sen. Johnson”

a letter to the editor

a letter to the editor (Pecatonica Valley Leader, Thursday, 6 January 2022, Vol. 24, Num. 17, pg.3) from David –I was happy to see the letter to the editor in a previous issue about why that person was not getting vaccinated, and by the way, this goes for not wearing masks, somewhat, too. I amContinue reading “a letter to the editor”

“The 39 Steps” by John Buchan, © 1915

This is a companion novel for “The Riddle of the Sands.” Both were written and published before World War I, so give a perspective of the British military that is not normally read of. These are works of fiction, but still there is some basis in the facts of the times, or they would beContinue reading ““The 39 Steps” by John Buchan, © 1915”

Get over it!

Joe and Kamala won! You may disagree, or you may feel it was stolen, or something, but so what? It is a done deal. Get over it! I have seen bumper stickers and window dressing saying, “Trump 2024 F*** your feeling” uh, yeah, it is too bad, but really it is not our feelings thatContinue reading “Get over it!”

Election

I wonder if we really have a republic? After all the populace votes for candidates to represent us in various roles of our government, yet now we find it does not count in the case of this presidential election, so maybe we are not a republic, but some sort of weird other thing, partly one,Continue reading “Election”

Victims versus Victors

I wrote an answer to a letter to the editor of the Pecatonica Valley Leader in response to previous letter published 2 July 2020. Editor, I do not want to put your paper in the middle of a debate, but I must answer a letter that you published last week. Hopefully I will haveContinue reading “Victims versus Victors”

the risks – know them avoid them

Erin Bromage “The Risks – Know Them, Avoid Them” Jonathan Kay “Enough With the Phoney ‘Lockdown’ Debate” (on Quillette) As it turns out opening the country is like having sex. If you take proper precautions, there will be no problem. If you do not, it is not absolute that you will have problems, just moreContinue reading “the risks – know them avoid them”

“Donald Trump, American Idiot” by Umair Haque

I was happy to read Mr. Fanlund’s article about the American idiot. Before I read that article, I read the one he referenced, “Donald Trump, American Idiot” by Umair Haque. I was surprised at how appropriate the title fit the politics or Pres. Trump, and his followers. But after reading that I went back toContinue reading ““Donald Trump, American Idiot” by Umair Haque”

Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762689 Even the comments are interesting. I have not read the full article, so I do not know what all Taiwan did, but, obviously, it worked, and we did not copy. I am sure that Sen. Johnson will claim that the federal government has been very successful in dealing with the pandemic, just not asContinue reading “Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan”

compensating political activists

I find it slightly hilarious that the protesters carried rifles to the protest. Who do they think they will shoot? But, really, I figure that they are just ‘compensating,’ like Pres. Trump with his sex workers. “They are asserting their rights!” Ya, sure, they are. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).