Gamblers are always trying to beat the house. Sometimes they succeed. Almost always their strategies are based on being unpredictable, and in games like poker, bluffing. You can have a lousy hand, but if you bluff you can win big. The house always plays predictably. That is the winning strategy. […]
Strauss for US Senate in ’22 for Missouri
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After I recorded “Four Dead in Ohio”, a friend informed me that Neil Young was homophobic. I have always held Neil Young in high regard, a rock stars that sent a real message — anti-war, rock for a better world, etc., etc., etc. I didn’t believe that this could be […]
US / Russia escalate conventional de-escalate conventional go nuclear surrender / regime change escalate conventional win / lose win / win lose / lose win / win de-escalate conventional lose / win win / win lose / lose win / win go nuclear lose / lose lose / lose lose […]
I am standing on a soap box. I am an Independent candidate for US Senate for Missouri. I have about 230 signatures from registered Missouri voters and I need 10,000 for ballot access to the general election. Still, I am a registered with the US Federal Elections Commission (FEC) for […]
I really hope that the GOP sorts itself out. At the national level in Washington D.C., Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger both House Republicans are leading the House Committee holding hearings on “what really happened on January Sixth?” And you have Mitch McConnell who is the GOP Senate minority leader […]
Hi Jay Ashcroft, I registered with the U.S. Federal Elections Commission as a Candidate for the U.S. Senate for Missouri in 2022. At that time, I noted that my Party affiliation was unknown. The date was February 6, 2021. In past elections, I have registered as Republican, Democratic, and sometimes […]
It’s been about a year since I declared my candidacy with the US Federal Elections Commission (FEC). By several measures, my run has been a failure. I have not raised a significant amount of money. I have not been interviewed by mainstream media — radio, TV, newspaper. I have not […]
This is a clue from the New York Times crossword puzzle of 2022-Jan-25. I am not going to spoil the puzzle for you as I had a lot of fun solving it. I like doing crossword puzzles. Anyhow, this blog post is about more serious matters. Yesterday, one of my […]
In my post LH2 Jet Transport I wrote about the US House hearings on the Hydrogen Economy way back in 1975 in the 94th Congress. The Hydrogen Economy envisioned a world where fossil fuels had run out, and hydrogen could be substituted as an alternative fuel. Back then the problem […]
On December 21, I announced on Twitter that I was going to pause petitioning Out of an abundance of caution, I have decided to temporarily pause canvassing my petition for access to the general election for US Senate for Missouri in 2022 #mosen. The #omicronvariant of #covid19 is apparently highly […]
Lucas Kunce said in a campaign ad on Twitter, “Spending more of our money and blood on war and nation building overseas might make defense contractors, oil companies, and foreign oligarchs richer — but it won’t make our country safer or stronger. Investing in production and good jobs here at […]
Another campaign promise is that in my first 100 days as Senator, I will work to increase the overall intelligence level of the US Congress. This can be considered a jibe at the current intelligence level of congressmen and women, but it really is a serious exhortation. And an incredible […]