DENNIS PATRICK: VIRUS AND TRYING MEN’S SOULS
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands…...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: RUSSIA COLLUSION HOAX COLLAPSES
When tempted to view news reports at face value, always remember, “Things are not as they appear.” Over time, the real story behind the story comes out as truth.…...
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: APOCALYPSE? NOPE!
Today’s hot topic again is “global warming.” Or is it “manmade climate change?” Whatever. News flash: “World to End Tomorrow: Women and Minorities Hardest Hit.” Washington Post? New…...
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: ANY ADULTS IN CHARGE ON THE LEFT?
Remember the bygone phrase “youth culture?” It defines the way children and adolescents live their lives and the norms, values, and practices they share. In an astute observation Maureen…...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN AMERICAN
A new term entered the Leftist lexicon of late. That term is “privilege” – “white privilege” to be exact. Listen to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, Elisabeth Warren’s, and Rashida Tlaib’s Leftist…...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE
There was a time not many decades ago when life was straight forward, simpler. Values among most Americans were shared values. Those values were inculcated and reinforced by home,…...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: DITCHING THE PROCESS
It’s the process! It’s the process! President Trump is a pragmatist – a goal-oriented person who focuses on solving problems. He sees a problem, understands it must be fixed,…...
Friday, January 03, 2020
DENNIS PATRICK: THE PAST HAS BEEN HERE A LONG TIME
Human interest stories sell. Many local newspapers carry periodic pieces recounting events from yesteryear. Retrieved from the dusty archives are personal tidbits and scraps of inconsequential history from the surrounding…...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: CAROLS TELL THE CHRISTMAS STORY
Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer greet shoppers. Excitement of the season builds to a crescendo. After Christmas the commotion subsides. Then what? There must be more…...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: INEVITABLE DEMISE OF THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Mainstream media, left wing media, corporate media, big media – these are different names for the same elitist press that regards itself as the fourth branch of government. CBS, NBC,…...
Thursday, December 12, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: AMERICA’S HELLHOLES
“Democrats are committed to curbing the effects of climate change, protecting America’s natural resources, and ensuring the quality of our air, water, and land for current and future generations.” This…...
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: POLLS – CAN YOU TRUST THEM?
Can you trust political polling? Not if your life depended on it. And, it just might. Why is political polling such big news? It is likely that a…...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: THANKSGIVING WELL KEPT
Everyone knows something about our founding history. But reminders often help. Halloween 2019 has past and it’s time again when kids perform Pilgrim pageants, adults over indulge, and everyone is…...
Thursday, November 21, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: SCHIFF JUST CAN’T GET IT STRAIGHT
Quid pro quo? Uh, uh. No quid. No pro. No quo. Representative Adam Schiff (Democrat) from California’s 28th District in Los Angeles County chairs the House Intelligence Committee (oxymoron?). He…...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: REVIEWING THE DEEP STATE’S RACE AGAINST TIME
A sprint. A dash. A race to the finish. Whatever the term used, President Trump, and his antagonists in the Deep State and the US House of Representatives are…...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME – A RECAP
We survived the November 3 end of Daylight Savings Time (DST) with no ill effects -- except those with bruised egos who forgot to turn their clocks back one…...
Thursday, October 31, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: POLITICS FOR PROFIT AND THE SWAMP
Ever wonder about people of modest means who were elected to the US House and Senate or who were appointed to high government positons and complete their service decades later…...
Thursday, October 24, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: VICTOR DAVIS HANSON - ON BEING REDUCED TO PEASANT MENTALITY
What happens when our national leaders divide rather than unite Americans; when leaders no longer inspire a sense of pride in the people? To put it another way, what happens…...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: THE BIPARTISANSHIP SHAM
In the mid-1960s a psychiatrist named Dr. Eric Berne wrote a popular rendition of transactional analysis titled “Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships.” His special area of investigation…...
Thursday, October 10, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: BEYOND TRUMP - WE’RE THE TARGET
News used to be all about Russia, Russia, Russia. Then it was Stormy, Stormy, Stormy. Now it is impeach, impeach, impeach. The same old song and dance about the left…...
Friday, October 04, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: AMERICAN GOVERNANCE IN RETROGRADE
In a very real sense, America as we have known it is very much on the brink of disappearing. Progressives, Democrats, and assorted leftists maintain that America has never been…...
Friday, September 27, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: CONSIDERING TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So states the second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence. It is apparent that some have no problem re-imposing tyranny by denying…...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: SUGGESTED DEMOCRAT 2020 PLATFORM
Political party nominating conventions typically adopt a platform when nominating their presidential candidate. Input is received and a platform committee puts pen to paper drafting the party’s platform. A political…...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: SCARY ENVIRONMENTALISM
On Tuesday, September 4, Democrat presidential wannabes engaged in a seven-hour environmental scare fest. And -- we are nowhere near Halloween! Those who buy into the manmade climate change drivel,…...
Thursday, September 05, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: QUICK! QUICK! SAVE THE PLANET!
There is a reason why loony left environmentalists are laughed at. They brought it on themselves with their foolish proposals to “save the planet.” What used to be known as…...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: TRUTH BY APHORISM
A stimulating e-mail from an old friend last week inspired me. He cited various quotations of famous men. How wonderfully conversant these quotes were to my way of thinking. They…...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: AMERICA FIRST - TRUMP THWARTS GLOBALIZATION
Highly recommended to readers of The Passing Scene is the website American Greatness (https://amgreatness.com). The Passing Scene is hardly a fount of brilliance, but it certainly can point to…...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: BIG TECH THREAT?
Is everyone familiar with Project Veritas? No? In Roman mythology, the word “veritas” was the name of the goddess of Truth. She was the daughter of Saturn and the mother…...
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: PLAYING WITH WORDS
Americans possess a language rich in metaphors and similes. Our language is filled with idioms, euphemisms, and plain old fashion jargon. Why not just talk straight? Why not “tell…...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
DENNIS PATRICK: WILL ANYONE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE RUSSIAN HOAX?
For two-and-a-half years the Deep State has done its best to disqualify President Trump. Special Counsel Robert Mueller spent $35 million looking for Russian collusion in the 2016 Trump campaign.…...
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