Author: craigshields

Re: the meme here: confusing? How about repulsive?

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FWIW, I agree with Michael Foot, Labour Party Member of Parliament in 1980s England.  I would add that this whole matter is even simpler now, 40 years later, as the rich have gotten far richer and the poor far poorer. …

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Here’s a voter named Mark. Question: How many “Marks” are there out there? I get the feeling that there are plenty of Republicans who understand that Trump is a criminal sociopath and will refuse to vote for him, regardless of …

Good People Will Refuse to Vote for a Criminal Sociopath Read More »

I thought readers would enjoying the mug shot of a Republican lawyer arraigned on charges of election fraud. All this is reminiscent of the Nazi principle: blame your opponents for the crimes you have committed.  

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A reader and I had a brief (but interesting, I think) conversation about presidential immunity: Craig: If I had told you five years ago that the U.S. Supreme Court would be considering the assertion that every American was subject to …

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I thought I’d publish this piece I just received on Louis DeJoy, postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service.  We haven’t heard much about him in the news recently, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped destroying the USPS.     Louis …

Even Republicans Can’t Stand Louis DeJoy, Trump’s Appointee to Head the U.S. Postal Service Read More »

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The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. – James Madison Erecting the ‘wall of separation between church and state’… …

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Dr. Alex Cannara (pictured below) is the incredibly senior proponent of nuclear energy whom I’ve referred to frequently here.  He heads a group of about 50 of us who share his views, and writes: Hi gang.  I wrote a short …

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Sadly, there are American voters–plenty of them–who believe what they want to believe, despite all evidence. A good example is that a law already exists that prohibits non-citizens from voting.  And it’s not  some obscure law like those concerning jaywalking …

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It’s hard to respect anyone whose viewpoints on social issues goes from white to black in the blink of an eye, simply to attain political power. When Haley was a U.S. representative in Hawaii, she was a liberal–on everything from …

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