Americans were warned that not electing the 2012 Republican presidential candidate would have consequences, but probably didn’t expect the Donald Trump phenomenon to be one of them. Like begets like, but an extreme begets its opposite. Barack Obama was the anti-Bush, an airy highbrow of
Election 2008
Some readers of Sincerely Amanda might remember the satirical literary lashing I gave to third-party candidates, their supporters and any who refused to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. Well, I called it like I saw it regarding any who turned their noses up at
As this Election comes to an end, I would like to share with readers why such political experiences so deeply affect me. I didn’t think anything of politics and government until Election 2000, when I was a 10 year old child. I didn’t really have
Well, today was my 18th birthday. I believe my littlest siblings were more excited about it than I was (cake and celebrations are so fresh and new in their young minds). When I was but 10 I often said, “I only have 8 years left