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    If you’re unfamiliar with the history of the Donner Party it’s a fascinating, if gruesome, read. Of the 83 members of the Donner Party who were trapped in the mountains, 45 survived to reach California. Some became quite successful there.

    There were 90 wagons in the train and they were trying a newly conceived route to California that obviously didn’t pan out well.

    Imagine taking a wrong turn in the wilderness and finding that you’ve led 90 wagons into hard terrain and deep woods. They were at times literally having to cut trees down to clear a path through dense woods for miles and miles. Horrible, slow going, and hard work.




  • Yes, he has played a significant role in past elections all the way back to Reagan, and you haven’t noticed.

    He’s an intellectual pundit that was on Fox News until 2017. He writes political commentary for the Washington Post; his column currently appears in 415 newspapers.

    He won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

    He continues to appear on MSNBC to this day.

    He’s also considered to be a baseball expert who has written extensively on the subject including his own book. Their “baseball fan” comment was intended to be cute, I think.