Seldom to do I pen a post just to quote and recommend the work of another – unless it’s just too good to miss and exactly what I was about to say myself (but probably with more unnecessary words!). Today, political scientist and practitioner Rachel Bitecofer did just that: When the government reopened, cable pundits … Read more
This is a case when Democrats did something and one person can conceivably react “Damn” and “Thank God” at the same time. In case you missed it, eight Democratic Senators, two of whom are retiring and six others who are not up for re-election in 2026, secured a deal with Senate Republicans to vote to … Read more
The Courts, like the American People have had it with Donald Trumps Project 2025 cruelty and bull fecal matter. In an updated order to his ruling from a week ago, Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell told the Trump Government to fully fund the food assistance SNAP program, calling the American Duce … Read more
By former AZ Senator Jeff Flake. The midterms promise growing defections from disastrous MAGA orthodoxy. In politics, migrations rarely happen all at once. They start quietly — one or two members of a herd moving toward safer ground while the rest pretend not to notice. But once the wind really changes, the movement becomes unmistakable. … Read more
What a difference a year makes. In Democratic and Progressive circles, the mood was ecstatic following the trumping (ha ha) by Democratic Candidates and initiatives across the nation yesterday, November 4, 2025. Reaction to the Democratic, as Blog editor Larry Bodine called it, Blue Tsunami was universal praise in center-left and progressive left circles. In … Read more