Democrats: Tell Us What You Stand For
For Democrats to win more than one election cycle, they need to inspire, not just criticize.
Men Are Not Angry; We’re Livid
After watching the Ford/Kavanaugh hearings, and especially after listening to the Republican responses, I have to follow the MSNBC commentator who felt like apologizing to all women on behalf of all men. The Republicans have become the party of child abuse, racism, sexual assault, misogyny, and toxic masculinity. And they imply that all men are this way. Idiots. Men are not angry; we’re livid. I’m even enraged […]
Kavanaugh Is Not Critical for Republicans
The Senate Republicans treat Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a life-or-death struggle. Does every political difference need to fall into bloodsport? We’ve watched Senators Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, and Lindsey Gramm, especially, shouting red-faced at the cameras. And who can forget the nominee himself bellowing revenge threats under oath? Unless it’s all theater, they believe there’s no backing down for any reason, ever. Compromise is death. That’s […]
Democrats show up at the wrong fight
Why do Democrats, liberals, and people worried about our nation keep showing up for the wrong fight? I’m exhausted listening to the talking heads debate whether Brett Kavanaugh would be a good or bad Supreme Court nominee. It’s like watching a drunk trying to hit on a store mannequin, confident he’ll score any second now. Don’t shriek about justice Kavanaugh’s morality as if that’s what matters. […]
Republicans Win No Matter What
I’m watching TV, waiting for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to begin testifying at the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. It’s all a Republican con job, I know, but here we are. I see this going one of two ways. If two Republican Senators suddenly find their spines and admit that Trump stumbled by nominating Kavanaugh, then the judge goes back to his lifelong appointment on the […]
Republicans Try to Blackmail Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
As of this writing, Sen. Chuck Grassley and the other Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are openly trying to blackmail Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Appear alone, Grassley insists. She has to submit to every condition the Republican majority might choose. The Senate hearing will be closed to the public. The GOP will not allow any corroborating evidence or testimony. They will not question Brett Kavanaugh’s friend […]
In the Kavanaugh Hearings, as in All Things, Republicans are the Party of Bad Faith
The Kavanaugh hearing is a lie. Senate Republicans lie. There is nothing left that isn’t a fabrication. They are the party of corruption and dishonor.
How Republicans Warp Everyone Else
I’ve written about how Republicans warp the discussion around them. There was an excellent article in the Daily Kos a few days ago: Teaching the Holocaust in the South after Charlottesville. It’s a heartfelt discussion of how student sensibilities changed after the racist Unite the Right riots. It’s also nearly a primer on how conservatives use our sense of community to shift the discussion center. […]