Republicans did not care in 1988 that the Willie Horton ads against Michael Dukakis were racially charged and unfair. It helped get their man, George H.W. Bush elected. Republicans did not care in the Clinton and Obama Presidencies that their obstruction would hurt the country. They wanted to use the perceived weaknesses of the Presidents … Read more
Amy Klobuchar and Michael Bennet may not have the executive experience that Joe Biden, Steve Bullock, John Hickenlooper, Jay Inslee, Cory Booker, Julian Castro, and Pete Buttigieg have. They may not have the rhetorical gifts and passionate delivery styles that Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Beto O’ Rourke possesses. They may not have the … Read more
Did Robert Mueller look good during parts of the two hearings today? No, he did not. That should be conceded. So what. It does not matter how well Mueller looked because he confirmed the findings in his approximate 450-page report (that most of the nation’s citizens have not read) in two hearings (one before the … Read more
Above: NY firefighter and 9/11 survivor Luis Alvarez testifies before lawmakers. He did not live long enough to see this bill finally pass today by the Senate. 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez who appeared before Congress with Jon Stewart dies. RIP Luis. The Senate finally passed legislation on Tuesday to extend the September 11th Victim … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining his state tax returns through a newly passed New York law. Trump sues to block New York law allowing Congress to get his state taxes: The president’s lawyers said the law was nothing more than an … Read more