What the MAGA House Republican Terrorist Default on America Act Would Mean for Arizona If It Were Enacted
Fortunately, voters do not have to think in the abstract when it comes to what would happen if, in some twisted alternate reality, Joe Biden actually signed the MAGA House Republican Terrorist Debt Ceiling Bill passed with less than a majority of the 435 Representatives last week. Arizonans do not have to imagine much either … Read more
Kevin McCarthy’s Ship Of Fools in The House ‘Walk The Plank’ For GQP Messaging Bill
Dana Milbank of The Washington Post writes, House Republicans walk the plank: Jen Kiggans had the haunted look of a woman about to walk the plank. The first-term Republican from Virginia barely took her eyes off her text Wednesday as she read it aloud on the House floor. She tripped over words and used her … Read more
House GQP Bill Would Result In 22% Cut To Federal Assistance Programs, Including VA Health Care Benefits
The U.S. is facing a default on its national debt for the first time in its history, in violation the constitutional obligation to maintain the full faith and credit of the United States, as early as June 1. Treasury Chief Janet Yellen Says U.S. Risks Default as Soon as June 1 Without Debt Ceiling Increase. … Read more
McCarthy’s Faux Concern for Children
As reported by the Associated Press, “House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday said Russia must pull out of Ukraine, blistering Russia’s ‘killing of the children’ and “emphatically stressing his support for Ukraine”. Responding to a Russian reporter, he said, “I do not support what your country has done to Ukraine, I do not support your … Read more
Flagstaff City Magistrate Judge Amy Criddle Was Way Out Of Bounds In Granting An Injunction To ‘Snowflake’ Sen. Wendy Rogers
Update to QAnon/MAGA Fascist Sens. Wendy Rogers And Justine Wadsack Are Boosting White Supremacist Kyle Clifton In Rogers’ Attempt To Smear A Reporter. Seth Stern, Director of Advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation, writes at the Arizona Capitol Times, Alarming restraint against journalist should be dissolved immediately: The news that a judge granted a … Read more
The Point of Vouchers
Improving Educational Outcomes is Not the Point of Vouchers. In 2017, I wrote a post on RestoreReason.com titled “Vouchers: Some Common Sense Questions” that supported this fact. I’ve included some of the original post below. My updated comments, now six years later are included in italics below. Just for a few moments, I’d like to … Read more
Fox News Poll: Republicans Are Completely Out Of Touch With What Americans Demand To Reduce Gun Violence
I rarely do this, but Fox News – yes Fox News – reports on just how out of touch Republicans are with what Americans want. Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun limits over arming citizens to reduce gun violence: After a series of mass shootings this spring, including the killing of several students at a … Read more
