Donald Trump is within striking distance of winning Nevada and if he does, union members may well be the deciding factor. Zounds! For decades, one of the deep dark secrets of organized labor has been that roughly four in 10 union members are registered Republicans. Look no further than retired Southern Pacific/Union Pacific workers in the Rail City known as … [Read more...]

About the only thing that we learned from the first Presidential debate was that Donald Trump and Joe Biden do not like each other very much.  Even the adept Chris Wallace seemed overwhelmed at the tempestuous tone of the proceedings. At one point Trump actually said that he felt like he was debating two people. In fact, it looked as if Wallace was trying to help Biden … [Read more...]

I don’t often do book reviews for a couple of reasons. They are one, if I write an overly Reader’s Digest review I probably kill some sales of the complete tome. Secondly, if I am too laudatory and they disagree I might inhibit others from purchasing a copy.  So, in this instance I am going to report on a prestigious award that my grandson, Paul Kerschen, received … [Read more...]

As longtime readers expect, the legendary Barbwire investigative team spared every expense in obtaining an exclusive interview with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. BARB-Q: Judge Barrett, you have seven children. What does your husband do? ACB: Dishes. BARB-Q: I hear you have matching bathrobes. What color are they? ACB: You’re … [Read more...]

By Harry Spencer In days of yore, one of the main functions of political conventions of both parties was to issue a Party Platform. Those platforms were arrived at after considerable negotiation and amendments. Unfortunately, this was not the case at this year’s Democrat convention.  Instead of a platform, an over 100-page proposal known as the Biden-Bernie Manifesto was … [Read more...]

“Only economic devastation brought on by drunken war spending and promiscuous job exporting will allow a more centrist leadership to regain control of the country. But a lot of people will suffer all over the world before a new Franklin Roosevelt emerges to pick up the pieces. God save us all.” Who said that? Me. In this newspaper on May 8, 2005. Has the new FDR appeared? … [Read more...]

The world class Barbwire investigative team has spared every expense to obtain a secret internal memo from my inside source, DeepGLOP: TO: Chairpersons, both Nevada Republican Parties (you know who you are) FROM: Strategery Dept. RE: Presidential visit this weekend in the Alabaster Bastion As you are aware, our leader will descend hereabouts this weekend, flying … [Read more...]

By Harry Spencer Having written more than my fair share of political speeches, press releases, radio, TV and newspaper ads I am currently confused about who is doing the same thing for the Biden campaign. One day Biden says he would shut the country down again, the next day he disavows that statement. Also, in one 24 hour period he says that he will cancel fracking and in … [Read more...]