Republicans are destroying our democratic rules right in front of us. One by one, they’re grinding down their political opponents. An official GOP Enemies List. And we let them. It seems like it should be easier to stop them — they’re attacking basic American principles — and yet we don’t say much. My question is why. Are the corrupt Republicans completely unstoppable, or are the...
American conservatism is a broad system of political beliefs in the United States that is characterized by respect for American traditions, republicanism, support for Judeo-Christian values,[1] moral absolutism,[2] free markets and free trade,[3][4] anti-communism,[4][5] individualism,[4] advocacy of American exceptionalism,[6] and a defense of Western culture from the perceived threats posed by socialism, authoritarianism, and moral relativism.[7] Wikipedia entry on Conservatism in the United States I...
We keep calling Trumpland the new Bizzaro world, but it’s more literally true than we admit. It doesn’t just appear that Trump does the opposite of everything sensible. Trump attacks the American democracy, complaining about how unfair it is that its… um, fair, and might target him or people he likes. (Donald would prefer the law, like the IRS, be his attack dog.) As head...
This’ll be short. The indictment of Maria Butina outlines ties between Russia, the NRA, and the GOP. That goes along with recently disclosed ties between Russia, Evangelical leaders, and the GOP. If true, it helps explain the multi-million dollar surge in NRA political funding. Is this really the criminal enterprise it looks like? The NRA is the biggest Republican political contributor. Evangelicals and gun rights...
I I’ve been reading too many pundits who lament, “What do Democrats want when they talk about Supreme Court nominees?” The question puzzles me. We live in a country almost equally into Democrats and Republicans with a smattering of smaller groups. And we want a Supreme Court nominee that represents the consensus of the nation. That is, someone who’s (again, roughly) in the middle of...
It’s weird. Everything President Donald Trump and his Republican goons are promoting are lies. All a lie; not even a bit true. Immigration, refugees, trade, policing, Medicare, Medicaid, all of it. Trump’s been making up what he sees as happy Republican lies for decades now. I’m assuming his base knows that, too. They’re not stupid people, and (all rumors to the contrary), the Republican base...
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy just announced his retirement. Trump has publicly and repeatedly promised he would only nominate Supreme Court nominees who will reliably overturn Roe v. Wade. While Trump’s a worthless liar, in this case, I believe him. Whatever else happens, and whatever anyone says, every Trump nominee will be rock-solid against Roe v. Wade. And we already know that nobody in the...
So, we’re looking at a new GOP that’s chosen to torture children for their political profit. That’s weird. Did they always do that, or is this something different? Trump, of course, is a coward who lies about the weather, for god’s sake, so he’s no measure. He denies the policy he announced earlier that day. His administration follows their deity and hysterically lie about every...
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