Lawrence Baron

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — To defend the country from foreign attacks, the United States has developed sophisticated weapons like stealth jets and weapons capable of shooting down incoming missiles. The Chinese spy balloon alerted our leaders to the dangers of low-tech threats to our security. A supplemental military appropriation bill addresses this problem. […]

By Laurie Baron (Melody: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head) In Memoriam to Burt Bacharach (1928-2023) SAN DIEGO — Catcalls are shouted when he speaks, And like the woman whose mouth emits those shrieks, Dressed in her white fur. Spouting all her slurs, he is not deterred. He tells them to check what colleagues had

By Laurie Baron (Melody: Matchmaker, Matchmaker) SAN DIEGO — Documents, documents Scattered around. Some still hidden. Others were found. Documents, documents. Secret ones too. Which DOJ must impound. Documents, documents. Trump just refused. Joe had some too. Pence wasn’t excused. Documents, documents. Which don’t belong to them Mistakes or power abused? For Donald He thinks

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — There have been 40 mass shooting in the United States in the first 26 days of 2023. We need to give up trying to regulate guns. Instead, if you can’t beat them, shoot them! We should rename the country the Unrestrained Shooters of America not only to keep the

By Laurie Baron (Melody: “Still Crazy After All These Years,” by Paul Simon. Listen to Baron’s recording here.) I got the latest booster several months ago. I wear a mask when I visit crowded rooms. I was hoping that by this time vaccines would ease my fears. Still Covid after all these years. Oh, still

By Laurie Baron (Melody: My Blue Heaven) The GOP votes multiple times. ‘Cause the crazies reject blue Kevin. Turn to the right, the extreme MAGA right Will make him the blue, blue Kevin. He bargained away, whatever sway, the Speaker has had. When they vacate, and agitate, he’ll end up sad. Too bad! Just Matt

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — On January 3 Kevin McCarthy hopes to become the next Speaker of the House. He needs 218 votes to get elected Speaker and Republicans hold 222 seats. The problem is that 5 radical right-wing Republicans have announced they are opposed to him. McCarthy is making all sorts of deals

Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah,
Are things getting better?
Last year our party
Was a super spreader.
Celebrating this year
Covid is still here.     
But we have the flu and RSV to fear. .. [Laurie Baron]

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Donald Trump publicized it as a “major announcement,” but should have called it a fundraising grift. Here’s what’s really behind his promotional video for Trump digital trading cards. First, he introduces himself as our favorite president, better than Lincoln or Washington. After all, he freed American bigots to openly

By Laurie Baron (Melody: Revolution) We must suspend the constitution Well, you know There’s no way I could have lost. It’s just a form of restitution Well, you know I’m gonna rule at any cost. But when I talk about our greatness You know only I can drain the swamp. Don’t you know it’s gonna

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Most polls indicate that inflation is the most important issue to voters. Many voters say they will vote for Republican election deniers because they blame inflation on President Biden and the Democrats. I thought I’d take a closer look at the reasoning behind why high prices “Trump” the preservation

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Since I have been dumbfounded by the shift in the Georgia Senate race polls from Raphael Warnock to Herschel Walker, I decided to interview some Georgians who support Walker to find out what they like about him. Georgia Football Fan: He’s a great football player.  If there’s an Antifa

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — We increasingly are entering perpetual holiday mode from Halloween through New Year’s Day. Now it appears the holidays are becoming homogenized. As evidence of this phenomenon, look at the photo below of a decoration atop the chimney of a house in my neighborhood. It shows a skeletal Santa next