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And nothing will change until the guy with the oar gets wet.

Where is the finish line?

College doesn’t always prepare you for the real world.

There was evidence scissors may have been used.

In an atmosphere teeming with violence this man of faith, a true American hero, insisted on unrelenting yet peaceful means to bring justice to the repressed.

This is a drawing I did some time ago and thought I’d post again. The original is in private hands but I had a photo of the drawing in my digital files. I used white pencil on black mat board. You can see some of the texture in the photo.

Isn’t that what the other side said when they lost?

If you loudly and repeatedly scream insulting and inflammatory accusations about people who don’t think like you maybe no one will notice the weaknesses in your own arguments.

Unfortunately, it works way too often.

I did this painting some time ago. It is in a private collection.

The tug of war between press and politico is never ending. One wants to gather and provide meaningful information and to elude evasive or misleading responses. One wants to avoid being trapped into giving harmful and incomplete soundbites and to express a point of view without it being distorted. An optimist appreciates the checks and balances as a beneficial system. A cynic begins to despise both sides.

Acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 36″

If I can’t have it my way then neither can you. So, let’s just put it off until after the next election.