(UPDATE, 1pm: Rep. Kirkpatrick’s office confirms to Arizona’s Politics that the Congresswoman has co-sponsored the resolution, although it was shortly after the deadline that had been set by prime sponsor Joaquin Castro and House leadership. The co-sponsor list will be updated on Monday, and Kirkpatrick’s name will be on it. Rep. Kirkpatrick remains opposed to … Read more
They Said the Clinton Economic Plan would lead to a recession. It did not. They said we would be greeted as liberators in Iraq. We were not. They said the Bush II tax cuts would lead to increased economic prosperity. Instead, we had the Great Recession. They said Obamacare was Socialism. It was based on … Read more
With the start of his prison term delayed, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, after numerous delays is finally scheduled to testify before congressional committees next week. Hs testimony was postponed because of his concerns over President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani making “threats against [Cohen’s] family.” Cohen’s legal advisor, Lanny Davis, says: “Remember John … Read more
The Hill, which does very good reporting (but pairs with the right-wing propaganda site Newsmax, and redirects to Fox News) has an unfortunate but very telling headline today: Emergency declaration to test GOP loyalty to Trump. Sorry, but no. This is actually a litmus test of their oath of office “to preserve, to protect, and … Read more
This is what happens to the country when there is a President who was endorsed by the KKK. The country gets: A President who says there was fault on both sides and good people on both sides when White Supremacists stage a racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A President who will pardon anti-government militia members … Read more