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Republican Governor Of West Virginia Is To The Left Of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin
February 2, 2021
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), who likes to fancy himself a “moderate” deal maker – even though he has never negotiated any deal to my knowledge – should be looking over his shoulder at Democrat-turned- Republican Governor Jim Justice, who is decidedly more progressive in his views than is Joe Manchin. He could take your Senate
Krugman: The Republican Economic Plan Is An Insult – Don’t Negotiate, Get it Done
February 2, 2021
President Joe Biden met with a group of 10 Republicans at the White House on Monday to discuss COVID relief legislation, but he quickly made it clear following the meeting that he won’t settle for a watered-down GOP proposal. The full statement: The President and the Vice President had a substantive and productive discussion with
Wendy Rogers said She does not Believe She Harassed Her Aide so it Must not have Happened; Nah
February 1, 2021
That sound of laughter you hear coming from the Arizona State Senate. Those are the people reading Legislative District Six State Senator Wendy Rogers’s response to the workplace harassment charges made against her last month by her legislative aid Michael Polloni. YSR 2-1-21 Rogers-Response-to-Ethics-Complaint-020121 In her letter to the Senate Ethics Committee, Rogers claimed that
Tucson Ward 3 Councilman Paul Durham resigned effective 3/1/21
February 1, 2021
One term Ward 3 Councilman Democrat Paul Durham resigned today, effective in a month. He was elected in Nov. 2017 and had served as Chief of Staff for Ward 6 Coucilmember Nina Trasoff. The Tucson City Council will now name his replacement, who must live in Ward 3. Durham cited “personal reasons” for his resignation
Republican Argument Against Impeachment Is Nonsense
February 1, 2021
Next Monday, the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin at the scene of the crime, the U.S. Senate. The senators are not just the jurors, but also the victims of the crime and witnesses to the crime. In some cases, they may also have been coconspirators and accessories to the crime. For 45
Don’t Get Rope-A-Doped By Republicans Again: ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ On Economic Relief
February 1, 2021
Follow-up to David Gordon’s post, Are Republicans Serious About Compromise On Covid Relief Probably Not But The People Should Know For Sure Soon. Moody’s Analytics Mark Zandi’s analysis of The Biden Fiscal Rescue Package: Light on the Horizon (introduction): President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion fiscal rescue package, the American Rescue Plan, would provide a
New Arizona Democratic Party Chairperson Raquel Teran is Ready to Roll Up her Sleeves and Get to Work for Arizona.
February 1, 2021
Unlike her Republican counterpart, New Arizona Democratic Party Chairperson Raquel Teran is not reluctant to speak with the objective mainstream media. The undisputed (again, unlike her Republican counterpart) victor in her Party’s January 23 Convention, the LD 30 State Representative has, as Party Spokesperson Matt Grodsky said in a January 29 statement: “Our new Chairwoman
Dear Senator Sinema: About the Filibuster and Impeachment
February 1, 2021
At this point, I believe it is important once more to let you know my concerns about your vote on two more important issues as the new Congress gets down to important business. Filibuster Rule The first issue is adopting a Senate Rule concerning voting practices, commonly known as the Filibuster Rule. News reports in
