I am a 60-year-old man with a Ph.D. in history, and I have never seen or even read about anything remotely like what we are experiencing in the United States today. The country is politically gridlocked, top to bottom, right to left. It has been like this ever since the 2000 election. The Senate is in the hands of the Democrats: 50-49-1. Never before has this happened: an independent as the swing factor in control over the Senate. There are eight Senate races going on that are too close to call. Half of the incumbents are Democrats. We are apparently … Continue reading Gridlock Nation