Paul Waugaman 
With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel, this parody can be applied amid a rapidly growing crisis in the life of our Republic. After 200 days, it should be clear to even the most ignorant of my fellow citizens that the crisis is deepening due to the actions of the President and his enablers in the … Read more
Ukraine Down – Russia Up I watched the disgraceful spectacle of the President and Vice President of the United States trying to shake down the President of Ukraine on television for all the world to see on Feb. 28. It was a stunning display of the Trump Administration’s willingness to turn the United States from … Read more
As I write this late Wednesday morning, many results of this year’s general election are not clear. We Democrats lurched into this election buffeted by highs and lows in public opinion polls, a tepid economy, and a truth-free messaging barrage from well-funded interest groups supporting Republican candidates everywhere. For our benighted state, many races remain … Read more
At least the primary elections are over, and here is the message for Democrats in Arizona: extremist Republicans are dangerous. An optimistic view (and I always strive to be optimistic) is that the radical-right Republicans, led by the twice-Impeached former president, are turning off the less-committed Republican centrist voters who will flock to the Democratic … Read more
At last, the primaries are over in this state, and here is the message for Democrats in Arizona: extremist Republicans are dangerous. An optimistic view (and I always strive to be optimistic) is that the radical-right Republicans, led by the twice-Impeached former President, are turning off the less-committed Republican centrist voters who will flock to … Read more