Larry Horist

The year began with a lot of exuberance on the part of Republicans as America faces the 2022 Midterm Election. The talk centered on a big red wave that would give the GOP control of the U.S. House and Senate. There would be…
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Martha’s Vineyard is a playground for the rich and famous. That is especially true for Democrats for some reason. It was made nationally famous by the presence of the Kennedy political dynasty. It was where they socialized…
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Forty-four years ago, a couple of Vermont characters (aren’t they all?) started an ice cream company. They named it after themselves – Ben and Jerry’s. They added a distinctive ingredient to all their flavors – radical…
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President Trump and the GOP has been pegged by the left with the BIG LIE -- dealing with the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Trump has also developed a reputation for serial fibbing – often over inconsequential matters. He…
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It appears that the new owners of CNN are sincere in their stated intention to restore the network as a legitimate provider of news in the best traditions of journalism. As a consumer of all the major news outlets, I have seen the…
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Many of the survivors of the 9/11 attack on the United States – and family members of the perished – have banded together “to get to the bottom of things.” They are demanding accountability – compensation. They come with a…
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In a recent commentary, I opined that former White House advisor Steve Bannon was barely surviving on the periphery of political relevancy. While he talks in grandiose terms as the leader of some vast movement to disrupt the…
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I could say that my anticipatory commentary was spot on. But modesty and discretion require that I not proclaim “I told you so” until the Pelosi’s production is over – at least this phase. Remember… this is only an interim…
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President Biden is beset with a wide range of critical issues – inflation, supply-chain, crime, migrant border surge, gas prices, Ukraine War, China and even his son and brother. To all of these, he has a standard response. It…
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Rather than dealing with the REALITY of inflation, supply-chain shortages, record crime rates, a deadly drug epidemic, the surge in illegal border crossings, increasing Covid cases, the failing of the public school system, and the loss of…
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