Dan Rather

5 days ago | record-bee.com | Dan Rather

By Dan RatherAll the money in the world couldn’t rescue Elon Musk from Washington politics. The Beltway bunch made their decision: “Enough!” they said, and without so much as an adios, he was run out of town. The eccentric, multibillionaire conspiracy theorist, who was once joined at the hip with the president, has suddenly found himself untethered from Trump. And just like that, Musk is relegated to the end of the receiving line.

6 days ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

Since Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20, members of his own party have been hard-pressed to defend his indefensible executive orders and legislation benefiting millionaires and billionaires, while hurting poor and working-class Americans. So much so that Republican lawmakers have been ducking and dodging town halls so as not to get caught having to spin the unspinnable. Apparently Iowa Senator Joni Ernst didn’t get the memo.

1 week ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

Sometimes the best thing to brighten your day is simply listening to and singing along with a toe-tapper. The Eagles’ “Take It Easy” is that kind of song for me — and it’s this week’s reason to smile. “Take It Easy,” which became one of the band’s signature songs, was the debut single on their eponymous debut album. “The Eagles” was released 52 years ago today. The song was almost never finished.

1 week ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

All the money in the world couldn’t rescue Elon Musk from Washington politics. The Beltway bunch made their decision: “Enough!” they said, and without so much as an adios, he was run out of town. The eccentric, multibillionaire conspiracy theorist, who was once joined at the hip with the president, has suddenly found himself untethered from Trump. And just like that, Musk is relegated to the end of the receiving line. As Harry Truman once quipped of Washington, if you want a friend, get a dog.

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

When we started A Reason To Smile more than four years ago, we had no idea how sorely we would all need a weekly respite from the deranged, whiplash-inducing, march toward chaos we are all living through. And I mean “we.” I always look forward to your comments, so please keep them coming. Now to this week’s reason to smile … 52 years ago tomorrow, on a cool, overcast day, Central Park hosted one of its first free popular music concerts. The concert giver was legendary singer-songwriter Carole King.