# Musings of a Nobody Because when no one is listening the only thing to do is just keep talking. Page: Feed: --- ## [This Is How You Treat ‘Suckers and Losers’](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/this-is-how-you-treat-suckers-and-losers/) _2026-08-16 · Rick Elia_ I don’t know why anyone would think a man who’s called members of the military “suckers and losers” should be entrusted with the job of commander-in-chief over that same military. Not just any military, but the best funded, best trained, … Continue reading → ## [Democrats, It’s Time To Get Your Act Together](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/democrats-its-time-to-get-your-act-together/) _2026-08-06 · Rick Elia_ Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed I don’t know which emotion is more powerful right now after Abdul El-Sayed won the Senate Democratic primary in Michigan – his party’s dread or the Republicans’ elation. The Progressive El-Sayed now advances to … Continue reading → ## [More Proof Of a Long-Proven Case](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/more-proof-of-a-long-proven-case-2/) _2026-08-04 · Rick Elia_ In light of the Republicans’ shameless attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci, we feel it’s important to remember just what happened when the coronavirus ravaged our country and the world. To that end we’re sharing two previous posts from 2021. Today’s … Continue reading → ## [Say It Every Day: They Killed Us and They Didn’t Care](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/say-it-every-day-they-killed-us-and-they-didnt-care-2/) _2026-08-03 · Rick Elia_ In light of the Republicans’ shameless attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci, it’s important to remember just what happened when the coronavirus ravaged our country and the world. To that end we’re sharing two previous posts from 2021. Today’s is “Say … Continue reading → ## [The Elia Manifesto: Israel](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/the-elia-manifesto-israel/) _2026-08-02 · Rick Elia_ Twenty-second in a series. This series – The Elia Manifesto (the title aims to be self-depreciating, not aggrandizing) – will look at some of the issues facing our country and sensible ways to address them. Just picture this exercise as … Continue reading → ## [The Elia Manifesto: Student Loan Debt](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/the-elia-manifesto-student-loan-debt/) _2026-07-31 · Rick Elia_ Twenty-first in a series. This series – The Elia Manifesto (the title aims to be self-depreciating, not aggrandizing) – will look at some of the issues facing our country and sensible ways to address them. Just picture this exercise as … Continue reading → ## [The Elia Manifesto: Unions](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/the-elia-manifesto-unions/) _2026-07-30 · Rick Elia_ Twentieth in a series. This series – The Elia Manifesto (the title aims to be self-depreciating, not aggrandizing) – will look at some of the issues facing our country and sensible ways to address them. Just picture this exercise as … Continue reading → ## [The Elia Manifesto: Affordability](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/the-elia-manifesto-affordability/) _2026-07-28 · Rick Elia_ Nineteenth in a series. This series – The Elia Manifesto (the title aims to be self-depreciating, not aggrandizing) – will look at some of the issues facing our country and sensible ways to address them. Just picture this exercise as … Continue reading → ## [The Elia Manifesto: Homelessness](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/the-elia-manifesto-homelessness/) _2026-07-27 · Rick Elia_ Eighteenth in a series. This series – The Elia Manifesto (the title aims to be self-depreciating, not aggrandizing) – will look at some of the issues facing our country and sensible ways to address them. Just picture this exercise as … Continue reading → ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wT6L4bFowiuw) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [Will Israel’s Victims Include the Democratic Party?](https://musingsofanobodyweb.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/will-israels-victims-include-the-democratic-party/) _2026-07-23 · Rick Elia_ The other day on Morning Joe one guest took umbrage with another for using the word “genocide” in characterizing the Israel-Hamas war. An AI Google search defines the term this way: “Genocide is the deliberate, systematic extermination of a national, … Continue reading →