Sorry, but it’s Twitter time. There’s another fun re-tweet by Donald the POTUS: What’s happening in our country isn’t just an assault on our @POTUS @realDonaldTrump it’s an assault on the American people. #WattersWorld pic.twitter.com/SYRNEyHU26 — Joe Gooding (@joegooding) June 18, 2017 So… criticism of Trump isn’t criticism, it’s an assault, and it’s not just an assault on Trump, it’s an assault on the pseudo-sacred […]
I keep saying this, but it’s worth repeating: nobody wants healthcare insurance. I keep reading semi-confused articles about it. With the Democratic ACA and the subsequent Republican sabotage, we get lost in partisan positions, but the goal isn’t — or at least, shouldn’t be — to get everyone a shiny new insurance policy. People want medical care. They want to be assured they’ll get help […]
As much as I love the new flood of good news reporting, every major news source continues to fail miserably at basic, essential judgements. I haven’t a clue why, since it’s both obvious, and inexplicable. I’ve been talking for a while about how politicians tear at the social fabric. Need a couple of points in the next poll? Find a wedge issue and tar your […]
What do we call a day where there were two mass shootings, with a combined total of five dead and six wounded by two shooters, both of whom were killed or killed themselves? Apparently, we call it ‘Wednesday’. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have already been 154 mass shootings so far this year (that they’ve verified; there may be more). Since today is […]
It was certainly a spectacle. Very Kim Jong-Il. It is the greatest privilege of my life is to serve as vice president to the president who’s keeping his word to the American people. — Mike Pence The first cabinet meeting of the Trump administration started with each cabinet member praising their boss. We are receiving, as you know — I’m not sure the rest of […]
Bernie Sanders wrote a New York Times Op-Ed: How Democrats Can Stop Losing Elections. It’s more or less what I’ve been saying for a while, so of course he’s exactly correct. This is the start: In 2016, the Democratic Party lost the presidency to possibly the least popular candidate in American history. In recent years, Democrats have also lost the Senate and House to right-Âwing […]
Donald Trump campaigned as the “Law and Order” candidate. Not a big surprise, since every Republican before him positioned themselves as the same savior. And, like the Republicans that came before him, he’s shown a… unique vision of what that means in practice. So far, that’s included Trump firing all the US Attorneys. Including, just by accident, the US Attorney (Preet Bharara) who had suggested […]
Republicans won their power by changing political wars into cultural conflicts. I can’t begin to tell you if it was an intentional plan or just dumb luck, but every election these days is more about winning than any actual goal I can find. People seem to buy that, anyway. There’s a huge investment in winning, but all the effort ends at the election. Once a […]
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