One Way To Still Get a Democratic Majority in the Senate: Appoint Republican Senators to Cabinet or Ambassadorial Positions
November 9, 2020
Senator Susan Collins just won a new term representing the people of Maine. She has been the Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. She might be a good selection for Secretary of the Homeland Security Department. North Carolina Senator Richard Burr has decided he will not run for reelection in 2022.
Pragmatic and Liberal Progressives Should Not Be Openly Bickering the Day After the Democratic Winners are Declared
November 9, 2020
Well, the bickering between the Pragmatic and Liberal Progressive Wings of the Democratic Party did not take long to come out into the open. Less than 24 hours after President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches emphasizing unity and moving the country forward, Democratic House Representatives of both wings of
Where are we? What has happened? Where do we go from here?
November 9, 2020
I still am trying to process the results of the 2020 General Election, which drags on and feels as welcome as the last guest at a dinner party who wants to hang out and talk well after the coffee has been served, and the hosts want to clean up the kitchen (you may remember a
Political Calendar: Week of November 8, 2020
November 8, 2020
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Biden and Harris Talk to the American People For the First Time as President and Vice President Elect
November 7, 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris spoke to the American People for the first time since the calling of the 2020 Presidential Race. Please click on the link below to watch the speeches. The themes both emphasized were: Healing. Saving the Soul of the Nation and Protecting Democracy. Inclusion and a place at
Trump: You’ll Have To Drag Me Kicking And Screaming From The White House
November 7, 2020
If you haven’t figured out by now that Donald Trump is totally delusional, this ought to convince you. Bess Levin reports at Vanity Fair, It Sure Sounds Like Trump May Barricade Himself In The Oval Office And Refuse To Come Out If Biden Wins: [A]s you’ve probably heard, Donald Trump is taking it as well
Biden Victorious: 270+ and Still Counting
November 7, 2020
This post has been hanging out in drafts for almost 3 days. But now this thing is over except the whining. And the rioting. And the lawsuits. And the right-wing terrorism. To paraphrase the famous exchange between a wag and Ben Franklin: “It’s a Biden Presidency. If you can keep it.” We can’t relax,
Initial Statements from President Elect Biden and Vice President Elect Harris
November 7, 2020
President-Elect Biden has issued a statement after the calling of victory for the Biden/Harris Ticket. On social media, Mr. Biden wrote: “America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans
