This guy would have an excellent point….if logic and reason were significant factors in the politics of the working-class Republican vote. As previously discussed, they don’t expect anything from government, and they don’t choose leaders based on their prospects for …
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Boycotting Florida
Let’s all hope that our boycott of the moral hellhole that is Florida becomes fully effective in changing the governor’s outrageous behavior. I can’t imagine taking an optional trip to a place that is systematically making life as miserable as …
Taking Political Revenge
Of course, Donald Trump wasn’t the first to exact revenge against his political opponents. And Nixon, with the infamous “Enemies List” may not have been the first either. It was, however, Trump who made this a overt, standard practice. And …
How Did an Authoritarian Get Almost Half of France’s Presidential Votes?
While Robert Reich’s point shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand, I attribute the 40% of the vote that Le Pen received on her softening some of her positions. According to something I read, this time her platform wasn’t so much …
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Pursuing the Trump Organization?
Is progress being made in the prosecution of the Trump Organization? I don’t know, but I have to say that the pressure that the judge is putting on the former president is pretty feeble. If Trump’s net worth is $5 …
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Depravity
There is no real surprise here. These are terrible people who have no sense of shame or personal integrity.
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Are Republicans Removing Themselves From Our World?
When he was a preteen, my son used to be fascinated by the “Darwin Awards,” bestowed unto those who, by virtue of their dying by their own blatant stupidity, went to their doom before contributing genes of lesser intelligence into …
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We Want Our Democracy Back, But There’s an Impediment
You might have thought that, with all the evidence of a conspiracy to overthrow the government, at least some of the people involved would start to tell the truth, rather than continue to block all progress. But you’d be wrong.
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If You Don’t Demand, You Don’t Get
Whether it’s used as a noun or a verb, “demand” is a funny word. If one of these things comes from a powerful source, it happens. If it comes from a daily newspaper, I’m not sure how much weight it …
Indicting Trump
It’s hard to imagine that this won’t happen, even with the evidence we have today. These people conspired to illegally overturn the election. It’s clear as day.
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