The Road to Affordable Health Care
September 11, 2019
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By Arizona Democratic Congressional District Eight Candidate Bob Musselwhite I am Bob Musselwhite and I am running for Congress in District 8. My comments here will be concerning Health Care. Affordable Health Care—There is no such thing as “free health care”. Politicians that promise, “free health care” are not being honest with the public. In … Read more
House Democrats act on Americans’ demand to ‘do something!’ about gun violence over GOP opposition
September 11, 2019
Above image: Every pair of shoes represents a child killed by gun violence since Sandyhooke Elementary School in 2012. The House Judiciary Committee passed three bills late Tuesday evening that seek to address the gun violence epidemic, preparing them for consideration in the full House, as Democrats push Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take … Read more
Protecting Social Security for the People
September 11, 2019
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By Arizona Democratic Congressional District Eight Candidate Bob Musselwhite My name is Bob Musselwhite and I am running for Congress as a resident of Congressional District 8. I would like to thank Blog for Arizona for inviting me to make a few comments. After talking to thousands of people who hold a number of political … Read more
Appropriations bills break down in Senate over GOP poison pills
September 11, 2019
I warned you at the end of July that The budget deal does not avert a government shutdown this fall. Congress still has to pass the appropriations bills to fund the government by September 30. Already, “Senate appropriators had barely begun work on Tuesday before the process blew up, mired in disagreements over abortion-related “poison … Read more
Arizona Democratic Candidates offer their views on Republicans enabling Trump’s Defiance of the Emoluments Clause.
September 11, 2019
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Vice President Pence wanted to see his long lost relatives in Doonbeg, Ireland and find his roots. However, the Vice President, being a considerate distant cousin did not want to inconvenience his distant family by asking them to put up his immediate relatives (who came with him) and the Secret Service Agents charged with protecting … Read more
Maternal & Child Health: a Public Health Model for Social Justice (video)
September 10, 2019
A few weeks ago, I gave the guest reflection at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson on maternal and child health in Arizona. Below is the text of my talk or you can listen to the podcast here. I have been talking with people for months about this topic, and many of you have expressed … Read more
A Twenty Something Shift Manager at a McDonalds or Dominos Pizza lasts longer than a National Security Advisor for Donald Trump.
September 10, 2019
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First, there was General Michael Flynn but he committed criminal acts and he had to leave the National Security Advisor position less than a month after Individual One’s Administration started. General H.R. McMaster served the remainder of 2017 and into 2018, offering skilled service. He left in the winter of 2018 after reported policy differences … Read more
In a Sign of Weakness, the Popular Vote Loser Ventures to North Carolina to secure a seat Democrats have not won since 1960.
September 10, 2019
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Democrats have not won the North Carolina Ninth District since 1960. That is close to 60 years and 12 Presidents ago. Mitt Romney won the district by double digits in 2012 and Donald Trump performed similarly in 2016. Two years of witnessing the acts of members of the Trump Administration (starting with the Liar in … Read more
