by Loren Adams, 05.10.2015

The election of America’s first Black President was supposed to be a celebrated milestone. Now, after six grueling years into Obama’s presidency, the jury is in. It appears America was not ready for an African-American to take the highest office. Nor a woman.

What held Obama back? First and foremost is the Republican Party which embraced Karl Rove’s edict to be in a constant state of war against the Democratic Party, including all its elected officials. Rove poisoned American politics. No longer is there a time when Americans support the President in office no matter what stripe. Honeymoon period? Hell, no! Republican leaders met in private the night of Obama’s first inaugural in 2009 to plot his downfall.

By Loren Adams, 03.08.2015

Republicans picture themselves as lords over the country – the American Granthams of Downtown Abbey – living the good life on the floor above the submissive working class – maids, butlers, doormen, etc., which are beaten down by a life-long irreversible social stigma – while the upper crust, seemingly oblivious to anything beneath, is upstairs and insurmountably segregated from the worker bees that make the queen bee’s over-indulgent opulence possible. The workers are banished to the basement and lower quarters where the only “upward mobility” permitted is to fetch tea and extravagant meals for the sovereigns perched and pampered on the floor above.