DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: 1 president, 1 VP, 100 senators and 435 house representatives versus 342,034,432 American citizens – how will history remember you?

 I’m going to begin my column with a little humor. Then I’ll jump right into the abyss of this week’s rabbit hole.Fox News in Chicago reported “Thousands of UFOs spotted off US coastlines raise new national security fears.”Here we go again with the fearmongering.

OPINION: Deposit insurance for billionaires?

 Politicians in Washington have the shortest memories.Maybe that's why they so seldom learn from their sometimes catastrophic mistakes.It was less than 20 years ago that the U.S. economy was flattened by the mortgage and banking crisis. Anyone remember?

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (November 6, 2025)

LAUGH OUT LOUD“[Joe Biden] I think was one of the most successful presidents in the last century. … And I will defend that to my grave.” – California Gov. Gavin NewsomTHE LEFT“Democrats’ support for programs like SNAP is now reduced to cynical control over people’s lives.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (October 30, 2025)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Ellis County Emergency Service District No. 5 (October 30, 2025)

To Whom It May Concern, Voting lets you shape your community's future and can directly impact your finances.The City of Ferris and Ellis County have many bonds and propositions that are important to read and comprehend for the upcoming election.It is our duty as American citizens to vote.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: And the Pentagon said, “If you don’t report OUR news OUR way then you aren’t invited to the party”

 After all, who cares about a little First Amendment when you do not want to follow it.

OPINION: To lower health costs, legalize catastrophic health insurance plans for all

 The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsize continually skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (October 30, 2025)

WHO WANTS TO TELL HIM?“It especially bothers me being brought up Catholic … that Christianity has been co-opted and perverted in such a way. … I think about what Jesus would think of this stuff.”  – Jimmy KimmelJUST BAD“It’s carefully thought through.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (October 23, 2025)

OPINION: How to make the Americas great again

 President Donald Trump is in a fight for the destiny of the Americas.Will Central and South America be free and aligned with the United States – or will half the Western Hemisphere be forever plagued by cartels, communists and Chinese influence?