George
A. Sprecace M.D.,
J.D., F.A.C.P. and Allergy
Associates of New
London,
P.C.
asthma.drsprecace.com
RAPID
RESPONSE...Daily Commentary on News of the Day
This is a new section.
It will offer
fresh, quick reactions by myself to news and events of the day, day by
day, in this rapid-fire world of ours. Of course, as in military
campaigns, a rapid response in one direction may occasionally have to
be followed by a "strategic withdrawal" in another direction. Charge
that to "the fog of war", and to the necessary flexibility any mental
or military campaign must maintain to be effective. But the mission
will always be the same: common sense, based upon facts and "real
politick", supported by a visceral sense of Justice and a commitment to
be pro-active. That's all I promise.
GS
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WEDNESDAY, October 1, 2025
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS AGO...
"...OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT A NEW NATION..."
I hope that you recognize the above as an updated beginning of The
Gettysburg Address, the original offered by President Abraham Lincoln
during the depths of the Civil War. Today, I offer this as a
Prayer just as timely and just as appropriate as was that one.
America is unique in World History for its effort to guarantee for its
citizens the maximum Freedom consistent with God's original gift of
Free Will. But today we are in danger of losing that Freedom, not
from an external enemy but from the Ignorance of our History and the
stupidity of too many in our midst.
What follows is a list of National Issues, poorly addressed by our
national leaders and even worse by our parents in raising their
children. I suggest that we have no more than three years to
right this severely heeling Ship of State to avoid capsize.
- PARENTS. Until the 1970's, your parents did well raising you. Learn and Re-Learn.
- TEACHERS.
You entered a Feudal System, always insulated from Your Professionalism
– and now destructive of it. It is long past time to assert your Rights
and Responsibilities.
- i-PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. An unmitigated disaster as addictively embraced by young people.
- THE DECLINE OF FAITH AND RELIGION, a source of strength and stature that no one of us can do without.
We
have always had to deal with illness and aberrations, not with
Ostracism but with effective Attention and Treatment. That is how we
should deal with "Trans", "Gender" and related demands.
"Equity" does not exist in a free society; only EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.
Human Nature is capable of the Greatest Good – and the Greatest
Evil. Yes, that includes you and me. And that includes
Politics (from "politos, people") and Governance.
THIS IS A CALL TO EACH OF US CITIZENS, TO DO WHAT EACH OF US CAN!
The time is short. The outcome, for each of us, IS IN DOUBT.
GS
FRIDAY through TUESDAY, September 26 through 30, 2025
HOW DOES AN AMERICAN KEEP UP WITH
"THE NEWS" IN THESE TIMES OF NATIONAL DANGER, LIES, HYPERBOLE AND
OMISSION?
With great difficulty.
The following represent my
continuing efforts to assist in that personal and civic responsibility, as I
have been doing for over two decades.
1) TYLENOL AND AUTISM. Not yet
scientifically established. But to be considered. See the article by Sumathi
Reddy, (WSJ. September 25, 2025)
2) THE EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS OF
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Always good; sometimes excellent, still often with a
whiff of "Trump Derangement
Syndrome".
3) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A
special section among the Categories on this web - site. Ignore the
developments at your likely peril.
4) GEN - Z. BORN BETWEEN 1997 AND
1210. Often raised by one parent, often inattentively, by social media
constantly, and by "educators" politically.
5) PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE U.N.
Read his report in its entirety. RIGHT ON POINT!
6) A RETURN TO MORALITY,
ETHICS...AND RELIGION...for each of us in our own way - but absolutely.
Consider The National Catholic Register.
And for where we have been during
the last century, spend some time with the following three books:
- "The
Point Of It All", : Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, 2018.
- "Still
The Best Hope", by Dennis Prager, Harper Collins, 2012-2013.
- "Patton's
Prayer", by Alex Kershaw, Dutton, 2024.
DON'T THANK ME. JUST VISIT
THIS WEB SITE OFTEN.
GS
SATURDAY through THURSDAY, September 20 through 25, 2025
"NOW HEAR THIS".
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS ON COURSE
TO BECOME THE GREATEST AMERICAN LEADER IN THE LAST 50 YEARS.
GS
SUNDAY through FRIDAY, September 14 through 19, 2025
AMERICA.
These times are not an end to The
Greatest Experiment in Human Governance...but a challenging New
Beginning.
Much more on that to come in these
pages.
But first, let us honor the young
Man whose passing from this mortal life to his Immortal Life has focused our
own future life and work.
GS
SATURDAY, September 13, 2025
WE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN MARINATING IN
THE TOXIC LEFTIST OOZE FOR WELL OVER A DECADE.
But this is different. This harkens
back to the "unrest" of the 1850's regarding Slavery, which led
directly to the Civil War.
All the more reason for All Of
Us to Stay Engaged and Not to Withdraw.
Risky, Yes. But
otherwise Fatal - to us and to our Nation.
To this end, I suggest several
readings:
- The
Statement by Erika Kirk, widow, reported on the Jesse Watters show,
September12, 2015.
- "Charlie
Kirk's Murder Feels Like A Hinge Point", by Peggy Noonan (in WSJ September 13-14, 2025,
Opinion, pA13.
- "A
Politician Rises To The Occasion", (Editorial, WSJ, September
13-14, 2025, pA12.
- "Still
The Best Hope", by
Dennis Prager, Broadside Books - Harper Collins, 2012 - 2013.
Whether you are in your Teens or in
your Eighties...YOU MUST DO THIS.
As I approach 93 years of age, you
can be sure that I will continue doing this...for a day or for a decade.
GS
FRIDAY, September 12, 2025
Yesterday, I woke up and asked my husband if Charlie Kirk’s assassination was a nightmare.
Today, I woke up to continued celebrations of his
death, the deeper realization that our country has advanced cancer, and
fear that we are in danger of losing her to it.
That advanced cancer is evil, widespread, and metastasizing.
The disease is not only political, as Charlie himself
knew. It is spiritual. A culture without God will always end in
confusion, division, and violence.
But if we focus only on political solutions, we will
not only be disappointed, we will fail. The root of our decline is
spiritual–hate exists in the human heart–and therefore the revival must
begin there.
Just two days before Charlie’s life ended, the
President of the United States announced an initiative that drew little
attention. He called it: America Prays. He asked for Americans to
gather in groups of 10 for an hour a week to pray for the soul of
America.
Charlie Kirk knew this was necessary; that’s why the
man who did the most to move Gen Z toward conservatism, a +44 shift,
said he wanted to be remembered most of all as courageous for his
faith.
As I said on Newsmax this morning, Charlie’s unique
gift was integrating his deep Christian faith with his unapologetic
defense of America’s founding values. He didn’t compartmentalize–he
lived what so many of us know but need to remember again: that faith
and politics are not enemies but allies when serving the truth about
the human person.
Charlie’s example challenges us: Are we willing to take risks for what we believe, or are we content to stay comfortable?
We must take those risks with our faith and with our witness of it in the public square.
CV is proud to partner with the White House on the
America Prays initiative and we invite you to join us in praying daily
for the soul of the nation into and throughout the America 250 jubilee
year. Let’s start today, all the while refusing to separate our faith
from our call to live it publicly.
Just as Charlie Kirk so courageously did.
Go forward bravely,
Kelsey Reinhardt
President, CatholicVote
THURSDAY, September 11, 2025
FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN AMERICA CANNOT ACCEPT AN ISLAM THAT REQUIRES
DESTRUCTION OF ALL NON-ISLAMISTS.
GS
WEDNESDAY, September 10, 2025
RR#1
HEREWITH, ANOTHER EDITION OF "POT
POURRI"...this one emphasizing us as Human Beings.
But "Who makes me do
it", in the translated version of my Italian - American family?
Answer: No one but myself,
throughout at least my adult life. To which I add: Don't thank me.
Just Visit.
1) First, the Medical issues.
a) Regarding Vaccines..."What a
Mess". But this is what I will be doing:
I'll wait a month for the Covid 19
booster...and then I'll get a "recommended" booster for this year;
I'll get the Flu vaccine in October,
to increase the chance of continued effectiveness by next March;
I'm still reserving judgment
regarding RSV;
I will get the latest Pneumovax
vaccine soon;
HPV is a very good idea for teens
and twenty-somethings;
b) Parents and their Children:
seriously consider Flag football and avoiding collision sports. You really Do
need your Brain for the better part of a century.
2) THINK AND RE-THINK ABOUT MORALITY,
RELIGION AND ETHICS. GOD GAVE US FREE WILL; AND HE PROMISED US HEAVEN -
UNLESS WE
SCREW UP!
3) The most beautiful - and the most
problematic - of our options is Sex. Here I stress Marriage and Children and
Family Life. Otherwise BEWARE.
Regarding the Trans Scene,
STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN...AND DO NOTHING UNTIL YOUR LATER TEENAGES.
4) Our most valuable asset in life
is our parents and our siblings - and a lively family life. Much of the World's
Misery comes from the Absence of That!
5) Computers and I-phones and Social
media should be Tools for Us, especially in our earlier years. THEY SHOLD NOT
CONTROL US, which they have been doing to the latest two generations. Again:
"What a Mess."
6) HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
ARE KEY TO A BALANCED AND HEALTHY LIFE, AT EVERY AGE. That should be your
"Major" at every stage of life.
As I approach 93 years of age, I try
to continue to follow the above guide-lines.
And as both a physician and as my
parents' son, I continue to "Preach and Preach".
"Is Anybody Out There?"
GS
RR#2
It
is with profound grief that I respond to the brutal assassination of
Charlie Kirk during his “American Comeback” tour at Utah Valley
University. Today, our nation mourns not only the loss of a bold voice
for truth, but a husband and father who leaves behind a wife and two
little children. We commend his soul to the mercy of Almighty God and
entrust his grieving family to the consolation of Christ, who alone can
heal such a wound.
Charlie
Kirk was targeted for one reason: he spoke the truth without fear. He
defended faith, family, and freedom with a clarity and courage rare in
our age. His death is a stark reminder that hatred, when left
unchecked, festers into violence. This was not merely an assault on one
man: it was an assault on the principles of free dialogue, civic order,
and human dignity.
As
Catholics, we affirm with unwavering conviction that every human life
is sacred. To meet words with bullets is the way of tyranny, not of
liberty. Truth must be engaged with reason, persuasion, and debate; not
silenced with bloodshed.
I
call upon every leader, regardless of party or persuasion, to condemn
this murder unequivocally. To remain silent in the face of such evil is
to be complicit in its advance. Let this tragedy awaken America to the
urgent need to recover respect for life, civility in discourse, and
courage in the pursuit of truth.
We
pray for the repose of Charlie’s soul, for the strength of his wife and
children, and for the healing of a nation now scarred by his loss. May
God receive him into eternal light, and may the sacrifice of his life
inspire us all to stand more firmly for what is right, without fear.
Go forward bravely,
Kelsey Reinhardt
President, CatholicVote
SATURDAY through TUESDAY, September 6 through 9, 2025
AMEN.
GS
MONDAY through FRIDAY, September 1 through 5, 2025
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BE AN "OLD
SCHOOL'' LIKE ME TO REMEMBER THIS:
"HOW ABOUT THAT????" BY MEL ALLEN, SPORTS ANNOUNCER FOR THE NEW YORK
YANKEES IN THEIR GLORY DAYS.
GS
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