Republicans Try To Disappear the MAGA Insurrection on January 6 Down The Memory Hole
The MAGA insurrection on January 6, 2021, is a date which shall live in infamy. It was the darkest day in American history since the start of the Civil War in 1861. Six months after their “Dear Leader” tried to overturn the election he had lost by more than 7 million votes in a failed … Read more
Any GQP Candidate Who Answers ‘Yes’ To Any Of These Questions Is An Immediate Disqualification From Serving In Public Office
Some of the questions that every GQP candidate for office, at any level of office from school board to governor, and the Congress and Senate, must answer in 2022: Have you ever read or shared a conspiracy theory on a QAnon message board? Do you believe Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the election was stolen from … Read more
Mark Your Calendar For The Latest Apocalyptic Prediction, And Prepare To Have A Good Laugh
The world has long been plagued by religious extremist charlatans making apocalyptic predictions for the end of the world. Wikipedia has a pretty thorough List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events. The latest “apocalyptic prediction” for the end of American democracy and the return of “Orange Julius” Caesar from his exile in Mar-a-Lago (or is … Read more
Carpe Diem: The ‘Sausage Making’ of Legislation Is In Critical Negotiations In July
Last week the House laid down its marker in the infrastructure negotiations. House passes $760 billion transportation and water bill, making its pitch on infrastructure: The House passed a roughly $760 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill Thursday, a measure that stakes out the chamber’s position in a debate over how to rebuild the nation’s … Read more
Lesko, Biggs, and Gosar think Statues and Busts of Known Traitors and Racists Should Remain at the Nation’s Capital
Apparently, Debbie Lesko, Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and 117 of their Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives have no problem with keeping the statues and busts of national traitors and confirmed racists displayed in the halls of the Nation’s Capital as long as their Know-Nothing Fringe base is happy. Perhaps what is more perplexing … Read more
Two Americas: One Vaccinated, One Unvaccinated (Putting Everyone At Risk)
President Joe Biden set July 4th as the target date for 70% of Americans to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot on the way to herd immunity and “Independence” from COVID-19. America came up just a little bit short of that goal at 67%, not because of a lack of vaccine or distribution, … Read more
Watch PCDP candidate forums for Ward 3 and 6 Tucson City Council races
The Democratic primaries for Tucson City Council are coming up on August 3, 2021 in Wards 3 and 6. The primaries are in the wards only, not citywide till the General Election on November 2, 2021. Running in Ward 3 open seat are Kevin Dahl, conservation activist and Juan Padres, businessman. Juan ran before against … Read more
Arizona Activists: Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s ‘Utter Betrayal’
Igor Derysh at Salon takes a deep-dive look into prima donna diva Senator, Kyrsten Sinema. “Utter betrayal”: Angry activists who helped elect Kyrsten Sinema say “she has no values”: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who has perplexed the nation, once criticized the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold and urged Democrats to pass critical legislation with a … Read more
