If you are a member of any of the governments of America’s enemies and strategic rivals like Russia, China, or Iran, you are probably buying stock in the former Party of Lincoln aka the Republican Party. Arguably since the Reagan Era, Republican economic, foreign, and cultural policies have made the United States less united, safe, … Read more
This is an actual headline in the New York Times, not from The Onion: As G.O.P. Digs In on Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try Shaming McConnell. I didn’t know The Times hired comedy writers to be copy editors. I almost spit out my coffee this morning to laugh. The first thing that came to mind was … Read more
Axios reports, Scoop: Sinema’s secret spreadsheets: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is negotiating the size and scope of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget plan armed with her own spreadsheets about the costs and tax hikes needed for each program, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. [Maybe she should actually ask her constituents what they want, … Read more
Over the last couple of days I have been annoyed by a cartoonish, totally ineffectual social media meme-styled political ad from a political PAC misleadingly calling itself the Common Sense Leadership Fund. This PAC name was formerly a Leadership PAC affiliated with former Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). The Hill reports, Conservative group targets Kelly, Hassan … Read more
When I was growing up, my dad stressed the importance of always being united as a family when facing adversity or when one member is wrongly or rightly attacked. This is a theme most families and successful groups and movements in history have adhered to. Democrats like Joe Manchin, and to a far lesser extent, … Read more