On this date in 1966, I was on my way to basic training at Fort Campbell, KY....

I remember walking out of that dark hollow on an October 4th morning of 1966 to catch a bus that would take a bunch of us to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. I was then 19 years old and a man, whether I was ready or not?
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The next morning -- still in our civilian clothes -- we played touch football as we anticipated our progression from a "recruit" to a "private" in the U.S. Army. Off in the distance, I could hear Loretta Lynn's voice coming from the nearby EM Club -- singing something about Uncle Sam being a "busy man" and sending her man to "Viet Nam". It all sounded like a very distant drum.

Is Facebook too big to manage?

Should it be regulated?

Should international users be on the same server as American users? Doesn't that open the gate to misinformation, hacking, and other problems?

Should Instagram, Messenger, and other holdings be separated from Facebook?

They are off-line as of last report. All their companies are down also.

It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

Which Side Are You On

Can you imagine if Trump gets his Twitter account re-instated?

The incitement of January 6th will look like a church picnic. He would create a climate of violence all across this land. He is a threat to our society.

I have a feeling that people know that, yet they do nothing about it....except wait.

Wait until it is not possible to wait anymore. The civil war has begun. The truth has been demolished. A brutal and violent dictator has taken over our country.

Then people will say, why didn't they do something?

False Prophet (Bob Dylan)

Are Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger dictating the pace of the Committee investigation?

It is a necessity that the investigation be "bi-partisan" to be credible with the majority of Americans, in my opinion.

It appears that Chairman Benny Thompson and the other Democrats are working very closely with them, in regards to witnesses and subpoenas. By subpoenaing those that organized the rally as their first point of business, it does indicate that they are working closely together.

It will not he hurried. It will be thorough and may take longer than many folks wish? But there are political implications with the re-election campaigns of members of the Committee, notably Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. They are both being opposed by Trump and his cult cadre. As much as they would like to keep politics out of the investigation, it may not be possible?

For the Committee to be successful in its investigation, they must work together. That is the reality they are dealing with. Those are the cards they have been dealt. It may be the most important Committee assembled in Congress in a very long time.

Trumpers hate Joe Biden with a passion.

Probably equal to the passion that many Democrats hate Donald Trump.

It's a sign of the times, I suppose?

The nation is divided and politics seems to generate more hatred than is normal.

If Joe Biden cannot unite this country, I don't know that anyone can. He has always had the reputation as one of the most "bi-partisan" Senators in Washington. Still, they hate him.

Joe will probably think long about whether or not he will run for re-election? Is it worth it? In the end, I think Joe will do what he thinks is best for the country.

I believe he will win if he runs again. But what will he win?

5-year old classical pianist, Elisha from Russia

"Hey look! Britney is free !

Thanks to JHB for the 'toon!